A friend is told us about the conversation that took place when she tried to get her husband to cut down an old tree in their garden.
“Where’s the axe?”she asked her husband.
“It’s right here,” replied her husband, from the bed.
“What is the axe doing beside the bed?” she asked.
“Well, its in case someone tries to break in.” he paused, “then I can break out through the window”. (Sod the rest of them, he says with a smile.
“We had to move the bike chain after we caught the six year old the chasing the eleven year old across the landing with it…” he explained to us. Apparently the axe is now on her side of the bed.