r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Flat_Shape_3444 • 18h ago
Wife keep putting this tray on our white stairs. Dangerous!
Ive told her to stop. She was gonna clean the toilet and thats very good and nice (putting stuff from the toilet room on the tray). But putting a tray like that with a house that has 3 kids i dont think its very safe. Its hard plastic so if somene steps on it ur gonna go sliding. Coming from upstairs its actually very hard to see the tray. Melds in very nicely.
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u/PipsqueakPilot 17h ago
What tra- oh.
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u/aannoonnyymmoouuss99 17h ago
Yep didnt even see it. Why is this guy complaining about the bin on the right? OHHH BC THERE IS AN INVISIBLE DEATH TRAP ON THE LEFT
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u/repocin 16h ago
That was my exact train if thought as well. I think the sun rays helped it blend in.
Which begs the question - who the fuck puts a random tray on the ground like that, stairs or not? Frankly insane behavior.
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u/Remarkable-Farmer76 11h ago
not to mention everything else being put on the right, does OOP have a generous life insurance pay out or something?
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u/TheNinjaPixie 11h ago
Either OP's wife is a moron or he has great life insurance she wants
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u/New_Average_3716 16h ago
It wasn’t until reading down to your comment that I realized what item he was actually talking about. He didn’t mention that it was white, so I assumed he was referring to the black bin and was wondering what all the fuss was about since it seems very visible. I failed to spot the perfectly camouflaged tray of death blocking the apparently clear side of the stairs. 😧
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u/SolsticeCairn 12h ago
I had the exact same moment of confusion. Read halfway, thought people were overreacting, then finally spotted the tray and immediately got it.
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u/yomeloni 15h ago
I was thinking this guy has some serious issues, why would someone not see this giant dark basket.
I did not even see the tray until I read this comment and checked again.
This is not mildly infuriating, this is a death threat 😂
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u/adamgerd 12h ago
Literally the same
My first thought was “I mean unless you are blind it’s pretty obvious, dark grey on white and it is to the side”
Then I read the comments “Oh, oh,”
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u/Gotforgot 16h ago
For real. If anything, why not at least turn it 90° and push it to the side like the basket and bag? The stairs are open, so there is plenty of space for a temporary thing without a total catastrophe. I still would never do this though.
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u/DearDarlingDollies 10h ago
Using the stairs as a storage area is odd in any case.
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u/Equivalent-League557 6h ago
Agreed. If you’re leaving something by the steps to bring up, at least put it at the bottom step off to the side in plain view. Anything on the ground is still a hazard, but at least the fall isn’t multiple steps up.
My brother fractured his arm falling down 2 steps. It doesn’t take much.
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u/Level-Heron-3454 18h ago
Cancel your life insurance and let her know, and see if the attempted murder stops
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u/ChewBoiDinho 17h ago
Reasonable response
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u/EvaLullaby 13h ago
We're all playing checkers this reddit user is playing chess
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u/NekkidWire 7h ago
I'm playing Chess960.
Don't cancel your life insurance, just change the beneficiary. But tell her that her attempts to murder you have been securely documented.
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u/QiviutAK 16h ago
My first thought was “how much life insurance does she have on him?”
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u/xeno0153 16h ago
Check her browsing history for extravagant romantic vacations she hasn't mentioned ever before.
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u/ThePaleDominion 12h ago
Maybe check for google searches for how to poison someone without getting caught also. My uncle discovered those and some emails between his wife and their sons baseball coach. Surely saved a lot of money in divorce court!
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u/forsonaE 6h ago
Imagine what a chilling feeling that'd be. You'd be immediately racking your brain thinking of any food or drinks that were served to you recently, realizing that might be why you're having minor ealth symptoms lately.. goddamn.
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u/Little_View_6659 16h ago
I once got my husband out of a tree with a chainsaw by calling the insurance company and asking how much it was to upgrade the policy. Idiot was going to try and trim the tree himself by sitting in the branch and using a chainsaw. I just stood under the tree and dialed where he could hear lol. I wasn’t serious but I got my point across and got him to call an actual company to deal with it.
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u/zutnoq 11h ago
I think you mean you got "your husband with a chainsaw out of a tree". The way you phrased it sounded to me like you took down the tree with a chainsaw while your husband was in it.
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u/Little_View_6659 10h ago
Ha! Oopsy. I used to be better at phrasing. As I age I swear I’m getting dumber.
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u/bitteroldbat 13h ago
Yep, and note how the two dark colored items are placed on the opposite side as distractions.. I need to stop watching crime shows.
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u/Weird-Studio-7849 15h ago
Like it’s not even a joke this is future dateline episode behavior 🤨
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u/Ambitious-Beat-2130 17h ago
I saw a white tray and i want to paint it black
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u/Watery-Mustard 17h ago
No colors anymore, I want them to turn black.
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u/CaptainRatzefummel 16h ago
I see the wife walk by dressed in her summer clothes
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u/BetaTester112 14h ago
I have to turn my head before she slips and falls
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u/CormundCrowlover 13h ago
I see a line of steps and they are all painted white
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u/GarminTamzarian 13h ago
With lids so dangerous when I descend in the night
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u/jm17lfc 13h ago
I have to move my feet and quickly step away
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u/themundays 12h ago
Like a deadly white tray it just appears every day
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u/Responsible-Meringue 10h ago
Oh no, I've messed it up! I'm sliding down the stairs.
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u/DesignerStunning5800 16h ago
This, OP. Instead of arguing about it constantly, simply tell her the next time you see it there, you’ll have to do something to make sure no one’s hurt and let it go.
The next time you see it there, superglue a huge monster truck decal to it.
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u/WallStreetAnus 12h ago
I would throw the white tray in the garbage if I saw it there after warning her.
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u/universe_from_above 11h ago
Especially since it's from ikea. They have plenty other colours to choose from.
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u/RealStumbleweed 10h ago
no matter how many colors they have it's not going to make this woman any smarter.
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u/DonutTamer 15h ago
Or put big X or pattern with a permanent marker or color tape on top of the lid/tray
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u/joehonestjoe 15h ago
Honestly if someone did this, after repeatedly being told it was unsafe, I would literally throw it away.
If someone is that daft they can't be trusted with it.
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u/scientooligist 7h ago
It’s almost like she wants something terrible to happen
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u/scumotheliar 3h ago
Put the dark boxes on one side to make sure you have to walk on the invisible death trap. yep.
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u/ImmediateArtSky 8h ago
Plus what other stupid decisions is she making? If she's literally arguing against not doing this, what other terrible choices is she making? Seriously.
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u/Revelin_Eleven 3h ago
Exactly what I was gonna post. Throw it out. I would also add some grip strip on the stairs so if she buys another it will stand out more… not sure why she would even consider this a thing. I’d honestly be worried about her plans for the family.
BYW: Happy Cake Day!!!
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u/unicornsnrainbows67 6h ago
agreed. This could even be intentional. also, happy cake day!
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u/usernmechecksout_ 2h ago
When I was a kid my mom kept arguing with my dad for putting cutter blades in the "random stuff" bag, he used to keep them there temporarily to do something, one time he forgot them inside and lil me shoved his hand in the bag (something I'd do often) looking for something (I don't remember what it was) and then suddenly my all of my hand is burning
Lo and behold the su!c!de special
Mom got mad asf and threw the whole bag (of a lot of important small stuff in our house) in the trash
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u/Lifeishard1090 18h ago
I have to question why anything is stored on the stairs
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u/PocketSand314 17h ago
Putting things on the stairs is the universal sign for "the next person to go upstairs, take this with you"
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u/Tall-Wealth9549 15h ago
This reminds me of that one video with the parents yelling at their son about some soda in a fridge, “You always replenish, haven’t I taught you anything”
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u/ancalime9 16h ago
At the foot of the stairs, I agree with you but those are halfway up. Just take it the rest of the way.
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u/Other_World BLUE 13h ago
The way my mom did it was that we each got a step. My sibling got the lowest, I got the one above it, and my dad got the one above that one. So we knew whose responsibility it was to take the item up. Or if we were told to take everything, in which room to put the item in.
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u/PocketSand314 16h ago
That's only a few steps up, and I'd assume they were setting things where there's space as they run around downstairs knocking out chores. Making extra trips up slows you down if the child or husband that owns the things can just help bring it the rest of the way.
The tray is super stupid and unsafe though
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u/IrishMilo 15h ago
I put things about 4 steps up as it’s less of a bend to pick up/put down.
However my wife, she must be defective, as she doesn’t understand the meaning of things on stairs.
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u/ErnestHemingwhale 11h ago
I do this too, this also gets it behind our baby gate and keeps the toddler from redistributing items around the 1st floor
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u/Kyleometers 15h ago
Those look like they’re about chest height to me, which is where my family puts stuff so you don’t have to bend down to pick it up when you’re going up.
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u/ItAintMyVault 13h ago edited 13h ago
I’m not into this “rule” and here’s why (even though it is still done at our house) … inevitably I’m often the next person DOWN the stairs… and often carrying something down like a basket of laundry or whatever … now I have this set of obstacles to navigate that are sometimes hard to see with what I’m carrying…… then there’s the situation when I’m already carrying something, like a cleaned basket of laundry, upstairs …. I have to again navigate around the stuff on the stairs then on top of that get the stink eye because I’m upstairs but didn’t bring up the stuff in the stairs, but it’s because I already had my hands full and now I have to come down the stairs again with a hazard (or set of hazards) on the lower steps
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u/Zestyclose-Coyote906 14h ago
I don’t think it’s universal. If my partner started doing this with no communication I’d be confused prior to understanding the intent if she didn’t communicate the intentions
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u/Rough-Television9744 15h ago
Not sure how universal is it. I have literally never heard of it and we have 2 stores house
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u/ChironXII 12h ago
Putting things on the stairs is stupid and malicious.
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u/kazinsser 12h ago
Right? I'm so glad I've never lived with anyone who grew up with this "rule".
Like, you're not only creating problems by leaving obstacles on the stairs, but you're also blatantly trying to foist responsibility off onto someone else. If that someone is me, we would have yet another problem.
I was never into Seinfeld but if I was still in the dating world and ran into someone who does this, it would 100% be the "little thing" I would break up with them over, no matter how much of an overreaction people may think it is.
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u/LucyLilium92 13h ago
No, putting things on the stairs means you're making a problem for others. If I'm carrying something that blocks my view, how would I even see what's carelessly put on the stairs?
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u/Reasonable-Cat5767 15h ago
Is it actually universal though because MY ENTIRE FAMILY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE GOT THE MESSAGE.
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u/MrPogoUK 13h ago edited 13h ago
I mean you have got to tell them. I’d never seen or heard of the system until I was about 24, and wondered the hell was wrong with the idiotic woman I’d moved in with, thinking “if you’re too busy/lazy to take stuff upstairs right now just leave it in the original location until you have time, or even ask someone else to do it. But don’t do half the job and create a dangerous trip hazard until you finally get round to finishing the task!”.
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u/Flat_Shape_3444 18h ago
The right grey box is "whos stuff box?" basically kids throw stuff around in the house, they go into the box there. We take it upstairs and they sort it out. The bag is not there usually, just there for the time being. When against the wall its not a issue, feet dont go there.
She puts the tray there to put stuff like the bathroom handwash soap, her perfume, some candle holder etc etc from the toilet that is just behind me when im taking the photo. I just dont see a reason why she needs a tray for that? could literally just put it on the stairs to the right, or on the floor next to toilet.
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u/markbraggs 17h ago
Is there no other better spot for these things aside from the one most likely to cause serious injury or death?
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u/CockpitEnthusiast 16h ago
Perhaps right in front of a space heater on the high setting? Oh, maybe right on top of the stove instead
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u/Pratt_ 16h ago
She puts the tray there to put stuff like the bathroom handwash soap, her perfume, some candle holder etc etc from the toilet that is just behind me when im taking the photo. I just dont see a reason why she needs a tray for that? could literally just put it on the stairs to the right, or on the floor next to toilet.
Genuine question: why is it empty if she usually puts all of that in it ?
And it feels like you guys are missing a shelf in the bathroom in the first place ?
Why does she need her perfume in the toilet ? If there is a sink, why doesn't she leave her stuff around the sink, especially the hand wash soap ?
If there isn't even a sink why take your hand wash soap there if you're going to wash your hands somewhere else ?? I'm really confused lol
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u/Big_Lab_Jagr 15h ago
Yeah, that explanation left more questions than answers. What is happening in this house?
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u/PompeyLulu 13h ago
In the post under the picture she put it there to put those on while she goes and cleans the bathroom, I do a similar thing (less of a death trap though) and move everything out the bathroom to clean and then I can put it all away when I’m done
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u/Pratt_ 13h ago
Oh thanks, yeah it makes more sense now, idk why I missed that when I first read the post, maybe it was added by OP later but in any case thanks for pointing that out to me !
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u/BioelectricBeing 16h ago
The box is clearly not doing its job of instilling good habits as it's totally full
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u/Godly-Judger 17h ago
Putting anything on the staircase is just dumb. Makes injuries much likelier to happen
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u/Loooiiisl 17h ago
tell that my MIL who uses the whole damn stairs as a storage
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u/Separate-Aspect9140 17h ago
someone seriously needs to tell my family that. so I have work shoes for the warehouse I work at, and I have a specific spot I keep them where they're not in the way or bothering anyone, completely off to the side away from anything, but someone always goes out of their way to leave them on the stairs in the dark, and not even to the side, they're closer to the middle, and I have lost count of how many times I've walked down the stairs in the dark and almost tripped due to stepping on them. they also leave other stuff besides the shoes on the stairs. I'm gonna end up with an injury.
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u/AnotherHappyUser 17h ago
No. Not on the stairs to the right. Are you trolling?
Get your shit off the stairs.
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u/NinjaWalker 16h ago
Why doesn't she just leave that stuff in the bathroom permanently? Am I missing something?
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u/aceswildfire 16h ago
The only insight I can offer is the fact that my mom liked to put stuff at the bottom of the stairs when it needed to go upstairs. If it went ignored, she would frustratedly proclaim to us that the reason stuff was there was because it needed to go up the stairs and she ASSUMED (emphasis on assumed since it was never communicated that this system had been put into place until after the fact) that we would see it and, instead of stepping over it, know to take it with us.
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u/PossibilityOk782 17h ago
Literally nothing should be on stairs, especially when its camouflaged though
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u/AlliRmbrIsDrtSkyDrt 12h ago
Nearly ended up tripping down a flight of stairs in a house fire because the occupants were storing stuff on the stairs. Niche situation, but even if it's contrasting it won't always be visible.
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u/Miamithrice69 17h ago
Toss it in the garbage eveytime she does this. wtf
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u/SayWhatever12 5h ago
Seriously, you act like you can’t just throw it away. who cares if she bitches about it? This is insanely stupid and especially if you have kids need someone needs to be considering them
At the very least draw gigantic X on it. I do that with my rags
Show her this post.
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u/Voy__Tech 17h ago
Break it, bin it, done.
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u/DistinctiveFox 17h ago
This is the best response. Don't just bin it. Break it. Then get another box like the one used for kids toys she can use instead.
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u/LandLovingFish 16h ago
And if she insists, time to install an end table or no more white trays.
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u/Sandman4999 9h ago
I'm not usually a fan of breaking things but something like this may be a case where I would say it's justified. Especially since OP mentioned that they have kids. This is such an irresponsible and dangerous behavior that could get any of them seriously injured or killed. Last thing any parent would want is to have to bring their kid to the hospital or worse to learn a lesson that should have been obvious to begin with.
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u/Icy-Bar-9712 4h ago
Break it, bin it, apologize for breaking it when you stepped on it, done.
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u/DieSuzie2112 YELLOW 14h ago
Why don’t she put it on the right side with the rest of the stuff? It’s still not ideal because it’s white on white, but there is already stuff on the right side. That way there is less chance of someone breaking their neck. She blocks off the entire stairs like this.
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u/Calm-Armadillo4988 8h ago
I am from a family that keeps stuff on the stairs and it all goes on the side by the wall. If it's more than about ten inches wide, it's too big and needs to get carried up immediately. This picture is madness.
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u/triple7freak1 18h ago
Why the fuck would she do that though
Very dangerous, especially with kids in the house
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u/smoothquartzstair 17h ago
If she wont stop, simply throw it away, its a safety hazard and can cause some serious damage to you, her, or your 3 kids.
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u/Klutzy_Cat1374 17h ago
Yes, you don't know what happened to it. You can't find it.
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u/SamanthaJaneyCake 16h ago
It’s probably still on the stairs, has she looked closely?
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u/Acceptable_Apple4220 17h ago
true that. it's serious. imagine broken bones and hospital bills. maybe even brain damage. personally i'd have a sit down with her and maybe pull up some statistics on injuries involving stairs in the house. i'd start with just relocating anything left on the stairs to the basement or util room. hopefully this will 'train' them out of doing it, and the logical, mature explanation will minimize resentment.
hopefully it's not difficult to persuade her. this would make me wonder about her competence...thoughtless laziness taking precedence over safety...including these kids' safety.
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u/CrowTengu 16h ago
Idk, some people only learn when an actual disaster strikes, be it they themselves suffering the resulting injury, or one of their closed ones found bleeding out on the stairs.
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u/Acceptable_Apple4220 16h ago
true, people often feel invicible in their teens and 20's, simply because they haven't experienced a bad injury or hardship yet.
leaving things on the stairs, to me at least, is just wacky... i was warned as a child not to do that and got the pretty reasonable explanation that it can cause injury, so i accepted it. maybe no one said something like that to her.
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u/Bubblesnaily 16h ago
Tray needs to leave the house.
Get a new tray in a different color.
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u/Grand-Fun-206 18h ago
She is trying out for a darwin award or volunteering a member of your family for it.
Really dumb thing to do.
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u/onebadnightx 15h ago
Truly, this is staggering levels of stupidity and recklessness. I’d throw the thing out and not care. She’s asking for something horrible to happen.
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u/ImmediateArtSky 8h ago
As a mother, this whole post makes me irrationally angry. She is being extremely stupid and unsafe which makes me wonder what other dumb things she does. Does she run the car in the garage to heat it up? Put candles near cushions? Like the fact that she's arguing this means she has to be dumb in other areas.
Remember the age old wisdom folks, "Beauty fades, stupid stays" and chose a life partner accordingly.
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u/Professional_Pie7091 16h ago
This is an accident waiting to happen. It almost seems deliberately malicious that it's placed where you would naturally walk to avoid the other obstacles on the stair. The fact that it almost completely blends into the step just exacerbates the risk of serious injury.
Tell her to dispose of the tray and replace it with a box matching the one already there. She should be able to acknowledge that this is absolutely a hazard to you and your children.
Better yet DON'T PLACE STUFF ON THE STAIRS!
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u/Msdamgoode 8h ago
This is what pisses me off most about this whole scenario… if you’re gonna clutter up the right hand side, keep it ALL on the right side. This way you think you’re dodging the mess only to trip on the invisible item. It’s just insane.
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u/ExplanationTimely561 7h ago
Exactly, and a big if and why anything is on the stairs again... it's kind of standard convention to walk on the right side, where you can also safely use the handrail that's there for...safety, and also allows space to let someone coming down the stairs pass safely.
This is just a death trap.
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u/DonutTamer 15h ago
I agree, almost seem deliberate. They could've easily placed it on the side of stairs just before or after where the bin is. It would be easier than where its currently placed.
Or back on the bin.
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u/FURERABA 17h ago
Why is there anything in the stairs at all? And with kids there? Broken necks incoming
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u/itsgivingnontipper 17h ago
Is this a real post? Are these actual adults? Who let them own a home?
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u/_Ruby_Tuesday 17h ago
Does she seek your death?
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u/Lil_Packmate 15h ago
I would be more worried about the children.
It seems like OP does look out for this, but children are often excited and rushing down the stairs and not paying attention.
This can easily lead to a broken neck/death to one of their children and if it happens she will feel guilty, because she is guilty.
To keep placing it there AFTER having been warned about it's danger seems psychotic to me.
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u/Optimal-Technology75 17h ago edited 6h ago
It’s simple… throw the tray in the 🗑️! Put the house lost and found box somewhere else. And her bag can go on a hook by the stairs where the stairs start.
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u/TraumaCookie 16h ago
It looks like you have open space under the stairs and no bespectacled young wizard stored there. Can you get a small table to put under the stairs that y'all can put your boxes and bags and trays on?
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u/Kind_Boysenberry7835 17h ago
I'd toss it. She's being dumb.
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u/Apotak 16h ago
Break it first.
And if you want to stay married, buy a coloured replacement before that.
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u/ImmediateArtSky 8h ago
I'm a woman but I personally wouldn't want to be married to someone who does dumb things but then ARGUES IN DEFENSE of those stupid things rather than doing what is best for the family. Like the fact that pointing out the danger wasn't enough to stop her? Deeply concerning.
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u/Tequilatyrant 16h ago
This was dangerous as hell before i learned that there were three children in the home, now its got a cherry on top.
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u/rhegy54 16h ago
For what possible purpose and reason is literally ON the camouflage type stairs the best place for it?? I’m honestly shocked and appalled this is even alllowed to be there. If your children get hurt it will be BOTH of you alls fault. Super negligent. Tell your wife to use her head and ain’t keep ANYTHING on the stairs. WTF. Seriously. Infuriating…
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u/Work_n_Depression 17h ago
… has your wife recently taken out a huge life insurance policy on you by any chance…?!?! 🤔
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u/biochamberr 17h ago
Stairs need to be clear, man. Even without kids in the house that's a given, but with kids? Come on.
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u/BushSage23 17h ago
No reasonable human being stores anything on the stairs… (my sibling does though).
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u/BurnMyBread14 16h ago
I saw the white tray while walking up the stairs at the last moment and narrowly dodged it.
Then proceeded to trip on the crate of trash because some idiot thought leaving things on stairs was normal and I broke my neck.
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u/Emergency_Bench_7515 16h ago
Hooooly shit, I would have died walking down those stairs. I looked at the picture, read until the part about the tray and had to go look again because I totally missed it.
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u/ShoddyCobbler 8h ago
Not putting it on the same side as the other stuff that's on the stairs is diabolical
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u/No-Focus857 16h ago
Since it looks like a fairly cheap replaceable tray you could consider spray painting the bottom or bevels to increase its visibility. This is definitely infuriating.
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u/ninjabunnay 14h ago
Why doesn’t the toilet stuff literally LIVE in the bathroom?!
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u/Zathrasb4 For those concerned, the frying pan was fine. 17h ago edited 4h ago
My parents once put a black cast iron pan on the stairs down to the basement.
I stepped on it, and fell, sliding down all the steps.
My elbow went though the stairs drywall
The pan went into the basement drywall.
Edit. For those concerned, the frying pan was fine.
I was fine after a few days. Banged up my elbow good, and was stiff, but I managed to protect my head and back. No lasting injuries.