This has been irritating me for years but is so much part of the fabric of my life that it has only just occurred to me to have a rant about it. I think Mrs Nick's presence at home at the moment has moved it higher up my
scale.
Here is how it works.
The Boy appears and says something like "I haven't got any socks on". This translates as "Go and find me some socks" but I just say "Very interesting, I expect your feet will get cold".
Mrs Nick offers me information all the time. For example, she has just informed me that "There is a mound of dog shit in the driveway." This means "Go and remove it, " but she hasn't actually said this, so I can legitimately say, "Really, I wonder how that got there" and then wander off.
I also get told things like, "There is a big cobweb in the bathroom" ("WOw") or "The radiator in the dining room is leaking" ("Oh dear").
Does anyone else find this oblique method of communication
UTTERLY INFURIATING 
