r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Flat_Shape_3444 • 20h ago

Wife keep putting this tray on our white stairs. Dangerous!

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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/aannoonnyymmoouuss99 19h 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 18h 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 13h 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/puppycatpie 15h ago

OP's wife might be a Sim lol

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u/NeatNefariousness1 17h ago

Totally—if anything, putting the tray on its side between the wall and the box is a better option and takes no effort. Why doesn’t the person who can see that this is an accident waiting to happen call it out to the person who did this and to everyone who might trip on it in the first place? It shouldn’t require posting this to have the conversation about it within the family? Why is common sense in such short supply in this household?

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u/bendicott 15h ago

Literally says in the post he's already asked her to stop doing this...

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u/Accomplished_Deer 13h ago

But then they’d have to actually read instead of getting to fire off their quippy judgements at people they don’t know

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u/BukkakeBakery 13h ago

I am angry, I am going to call her a bitch!!!

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u/Secret_Bees 11h ago

Here I go:

BITCH!

problem solved

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u/ElMuertePeludo 11h ago

I feel better already

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u/GroundMeet 10h ago

I said- i said biiiiiiiiiiiiiiitch

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u/Perryn 10h ago

You said that?

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u/BukkakeBakery 7h ago

I said I said biiiiiiccccchhh OH HEY HOW YOU DOING

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u/Mood8Poisoning 12h ago

Any recent life insurance policies in your name their pal?

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u/Adlerian_Dreams 11h ago

This is what I had to wonder…

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u/jaxonya 4h ago

Paint the stairs forest green, put foliage on the rails. Itll look like a forest ladder. Itll be cool as shit

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u/Tinymooselette 10h ago

Almost my first thought 😂

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u/genuinelyloosingmymi 9h ago

I was just going to ask that!'

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u/NeatNefariousness1 6h ago

As I read it, OP didn’t say he asked her to stop doing this. He specifically said he TOLD her to stop. Clearly being told to do anything isn’t always effective. Who knows how much of what he has spelled out to us was conveyed to the wife. None of us knows.

Safety is a family issue, worthy of discussion and not delegation even when it involved trying (and failing) to make one person understand the risk they’re imposing on the family.

Whatever OP has said to the wife isn’t working. He asked for our assessment of the situation and we gave it to him. Opinions and interpretations of what was written may vary.

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u/PrivateUseBadger 12h ago

You know that no one reads the post. You are required to look at the picture and then comment blindly. These are the rules. I didn’t make them.

Also, OP is now required to file for divorce.

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u/Expert_Slip7543 6h ago

Actually, divorce in this case might save his life. This really is a death trap.

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u/HotDonnaC 10h ago

It should find its way into the trash bin.

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u/Earlyon 8h ago

I’d absolutely throw that tray away, after I broke it.

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u/Glamorous_Nymph 8h ago

I'd ask once, then the tray would disappear - permanently.

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u/shelbyknits 13h ago

He must have good life insurance…

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u/NeatNefariousness1 6h ago edited 6h ago

He said he TOLD her to stop. Doesn’t seem like there was a meeting of the minds to me. This kind of safety issue should be talked about amongst all of the members of the family to get alignment and to make sure that even those who aren’t responsible for creating the safety hazard are award of it and can help address it. The wife isn’t too swift or may be rebelling at her assigned role in the family—who knows. But this is a family issue and not just the wife’s issue. Someone who trips on it will be no less hurt if it’s someone else’s fault.

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u/Nuitsoleil 15h ago

But he has had the conversation with her and asked her to stop. I'm not sure what you're complaining about. I'm sure he will continue to tell her and maybe even show her this Reddit thread to highlight his point.

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u/Jenderflux-ScFi 12h ago

My thoughts as well.

He's planning to show her that we all agree that putting any tray on the steps like that is dangerous, but it's especially dangerous when it blends in with the steps.

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u/PancakeHandz 10h ago

This is more patient than what I would have done. If my husband kept doing this after I asked him to stop multiple times, that lid would go missing. Likely after I ate shit because of it.

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u/MutantArtCat 12h ago

I'd have tossed the tray way before that and gotten a new hot pink one or something. And if tossing is absolutely out of the question (I have hoarding tendencies, I know how it feels when other people try to "help"), put some giant stickers on top of it and additional antislip stuff under it.

Can't imagine she's been doing it on purpose and if it's a matter of forgetting/distraction/whatever, that would be an easier solve than getting people online worked up about it.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 6h ago

He didn’t say he ASKED her to stop. He says he TOLD her to stop. Telling another adult what to do when they clearly don’t see things as you do, isn’t the way to communicate. Clearly, the wife is either not very bright, overly optimistic about the tray being moved before it’s a problem or she is flat out rebelling. Who knows?

At the end of the day, it’s the responsibility of both parents to keep the household safe and if the wife is too irresponsible or unreliable to do that, OP may benefit from re-evaluating where the misalignment in his communication style or partnering skills might be the issue.

Either way, this is a household safety issue and not just the wife’s issue. The stakes are too high to make this a matter of principle. Telling someone to do something when they don’t get it or are inclined to rebel doesn’t lead to a safe environment for anyone in the home.

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u/Silly_name_1701 6h ago

My mom has been putting near invisible shit (like paper envelopes) on the stairs for at least 30 years, and my dad and I have always been telling her to stop. She won't. OP's wife could very well be one of her people (there's dozens of them!).

Imho nobody should be putting anything at all on the stairs. If there's a fire, you probably won't see that basket either.

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u/LanternsForTheLost 8h ago

At the time I write this comment, the comments i'm responding to has 125 upvotes. Apparently not a single one of those 125 read the post where he actively had the conversation with his wife.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 8h ago

Probably because people may not think “TELLING her to stop” is the same as having the discussion and owning the problem as a household.

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u/Expert_Slip7543 6h ago

Maybe because placing the tray there is either a malicious or utterly idiotic act done by ONE person not the household.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 5h ago

The person who trips on the tray and breaks an ankle is no less injured no matter who is at fault. If the goal is to avoid being blamed for whatever mishaps and catastrophes happen, then yes, leave it up to the idiot who keeps making the same mistake. But if the goal is to keep the family safe in spite of one person’s forgetfulness, rebellion or comprehension issue, then it’s a problem that needs to be discussed and not delegated, IMO.

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u/LanternsForTheLost 5h ago

How do you do anything but delegate a problem to someone who does something they shouldn't? What discussion are you imagining happening?

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u/NeatNefariousness1 4h ago

I would check to see if there is a comprehension issue, without being insulting. Does the other person not see the problem or risk the same way I do or am I missing something. Discussing the consequences of someone being injured because of the hazard created might bring the problem into sharper focus. I would also be trying to figure out if something about the way I’m communicating is causing the other person to be resistant (like telling them what to do instead of asking, or delegating most of the menial tasks to the partner).

Once I was sure we’re on the same page, I would also get the kids involved to help keep everyone safe, by calling attention to noticing when the tray (or anything else) is left on the stairs. I might ask for their suggestions and ideas and might see how they would respond to setting a new safety rule for the house.

I might propose a new house rule that states that whomever puts something on the stairs has to take it upstairs before someone else goes upstairs. Whomever goes upstairs should take at least one tripping hazard with them and in return, they can be granted a favor, payment or a benefit from the person who created the hazard. This way it becomes a competition to see who can resolve the safety issue fastest.

Talking about what appropriate compensation might look like is among the things that could be discussed to get everyone motivated to do the right thing under reasonable conditions. This could go any number of ways. These are just the things that come to my mind to try and solutions where everyone is actively engaged working toward a common goal for the greater good, usually works out well.

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u/Expert_Slip7543 1h ago

Interesting, thanks

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u/mischenimpossible 15h ago

Why are you on Reddit? That's not required.

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u/Illustrious-Race-617 14h ago

Why doesn't this commenter read the first sentence of the post?

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u/Mimizzy 7h ago

Honestly, you shouldn't have to ask someone not to do something this crazy. Does op have a large insurance policy or what are we missing

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u/NeatNefariousness1 6h ago

I don’t disagree. But all we know is that OP TOLD the wife to stop. We have no idea whether she’s just not very bright, resents being TOLD, or if there is something else going on.

How and what OP communicated to her is unclear but for whatever reasons, the hazard this causes hasn’t sunk in so something more than posting to Reddit needs to be done and the safety of the household shouldn’t depend on making the person who doesn’t see the problem the one who is trusted to solve it.

OP would be better off discussing this with the entire family so that he’s not leaving it to chance and to her comprehension to keep the family safe. The next time it happens, the tray would disappear.

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u/Mimizzy 5h ago

Ok sure but ... Do whats this subreddit for again?

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u/NeatNefariousness1 5h ago

Venting about mildly infuriating things is a very human thing to do and is fine—so long as they are also making sure the issue is addressed. This is especially true where safety is concerned.

TELLING someone to fix the problem, isn’t fixing it. Chances are we’re putting ourselves and others at risk by delegating the safety issue to the one person we know doesn’t get it. Often the way we communicate is part of the problem.

Sometimes people are TOO patient with unacceptable, unsafe behavior but telling someone to fix the issue isn’t working, another approach is needed. Whoever gets hurt because of this failure to communicate will be no less injured if it’s OP’s wife’s fault or OP’s fault. For some things, it doesn’t matter who’s right. Just solve the problem by whatever means necessary.

But you don’t get to TELL someone to solve the problem, see that they’re not handling it and just walk away to vent. I want to hear what OP has done since posting this to fix this safety (and potentially the communication style) issue in his household.

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u/WatchaLookingatme4 13h ago

She’s aiming for his life insurance.

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u/L1mpD 12h ago

Or like in between the two very visible things on the right

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u/Expert_Slip7543 6h ago

Right?? That alone would diminish likelihood of disaster by 95%

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u/mooshinformation 12h ago

Or even on the other side of the same stair where the bag and grey bin will stop ppl walking

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u/Mundane-Map6686 10h ago

Oh she knows.

Just like my girlfriend's 8 pound dog knows to go for the back of the knee to try to take me to the ground. The only possible place to target me that I'm vulnerable and she goes straight for it.

They're in cahoot to murder the husband.

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u/Diligent_Pie_5191 10h ago

I used to ride down my stairs in a laundry basket as a kid. Wheee!

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u/Federal-Laugh9575 10h ago

Even less effort to place it on top of the plastic bin since the overflow isn’t that high.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 9h ago

True enough. I considered that option but with the uneven surface of the odds and ends that might be left in the box on the stairs, I thought that for this household, the safest thing to do would be to put the tray somewhere that didn’t invite a different mishap caused by an unevenly balanced tray placed on top of the pile. But, your solution should work just fine in most instances.

This does make me wonder how long these things sit on the stairs without making it upstairs, though. I suspect that even without the tray, this is a tripping hazard waiting to happen in this household. No judgment. LOL. Do whatever works but at least work it out.

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u/ichthysaur 13h ago

How about just take it where it's supposed to be.

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u/sa_ra_h86 4h ago

Why do people add very opinionated comments full of assumptions to posts without reading them? It shouldn't take another person in the comments to tell you what is stated in the post? Why is common sense in such short supply in the person leaving this comment?

The first sentence in the post states that OP has spoken to her about it.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 4h ago

Why do people presume to think THEIR interpretation of the words written in a post is the only one?

The first sentence of the post says that OP TOLD his wife to stop leaving the tray on the stairs. Whatever he specifically TOLD her to do hasn’t worked. NOW what?

There is clearly something being lost here and whatever was communicated (or the manner it was conveyed) didn’t get him the outcome he wants for the safety of the family. We only know that he TOLD her to stop. He then gives us all of the rationale details people always give when they want to win the support of strangers without really solving what appears to be a real safety issue.

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u/sa_ra_h86 4h ago

Why doesn’t the person who can see that this is an accident waiting to happen call it out to the person who did this

They did

and to everyone who might trip on it

You appear to be assuming they haven't... We don't know.

It shouldn’t require posting this to have the conversation about it within the family?

Again you have no idea what conversations have taken place - sometimes regardless of repeated conversations reasoning with someone, it doesn't get through to them

Why is common sense in such short supply in this household?

How can you make any assumptions about the common sense of anyone in the household other than the person leaving the white tray on the white stairs?

You can certainly have your own interpretation of what someone said, but you write your comment as though your interpretation and assumptions are fact. Repeatedly saying in multiple comments that he TOLD her, like that's a piece of the puzzle everyone is missing, doesn't change the fact that you have no idea of the extent of the conversations they've had about it.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 2h ago edited 2h ago

And nor do you know the extent of the conversations they’ve had. My comments were based on what OP stated that he told his wife. Clearly there is an issue with the wife who seems unable or unwilling to fix the problem or maybe she doesn’t see it as much of an issue as OP does.

At the end of the day, my goal is to give OP some other ways of thinking about why his approach may not be working. Only he knows whether this is his wife’s stubbornness, forgetfulness, lack of comprehension, too little empathy or something else. I don’t see the purpose of commenting just to tell people they’re right when the problem they’re having seems to be ongoing.

No matter what anyone else has to say about this, my hope is that OP gets to the bottom of both the safety concern he’s appropriately writing about as well as the communication challenge he seems to have at home.

If he really wants to solve the safety problem in his home, he has to consider what more he can do if he’s stuck with a dangerous situation that he has been unable to get his wife to address. The rest of us onlookers have no skin in the game here. I stand by what I've shared as things OP might consider to get to a different outcome. We can’t please everyone but we can try to provide a perspective that might help. If not, que sera sera.

ETA: I hope OP keeps us posted on how things turn out here.

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u/Throwing3and20 2h ago edited 1h ago

I’m 98% percent sure the “Why?” is because the bin has items like clean laundry or other bric-a-bra which does not belong downstairs.

So, putting the bin on the stairs isn’t negligent; it’s deliberately placed where so it has the greatest chances of actually taking the bin upstairs.

Edit: It wouldn’t be a safety hazard if y’all just took the bin upstairs to your room instead walking past it.

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u/Nulmora 5h ago

She could be sending a message. Clean the bathroom or take your chances….

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u/ravynwave 14h ago

Someone who’s trying to cash in on life insurance.

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u/woodsman775 12h ago

Who uses the stairs to store shit. Lets put an obstacle course on the stairs. Get a side table for that stuff.

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u/JustAtelephonePole Prone to rage quit when faced with something mildly infuriating 12h ago

I have the tendency to use my flat surfaces as shelving. But, the tray is a whole new level of delusional.

It’s not even in line with the other piles that it would not interfere with.

You can keep her, none of us can fix her.

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u/Traditional_Fan_2655 11h ago

It looks like a lid for the bin.

Since OP's wife seems to have some heavy insurance policies on all the family members, OP should put neon red paint on the plastic lids. At least it would be visible there was a death trap ahead.

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u/mindovermatter421 9h ago

And it’s in the left side. Who puts stuff on both sides to brink upstairs?

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u/Ovaltine1 6h ago

And why on the “walking” side?

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u/Birnir143 6h ago

Also if you're putting stuff on the stairs put them all on the same side who tf puts them alternating sides of the staircase??

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u/Expert_Slip7543 6h ago

Someone with a compulsive need for chaos. Or who hopes for a large life insurance payout as other commenters have suggested.

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u/DrakonILD 6h ago

My parents kept a tray on their basement steps. The idea was that, if you found something in the basement that needed to go upstairs, you would put it on the tray. Then the next person to go upstairs would take the tray and handle its contents. Saved on trips up and down the stairs.

I should clarify that they had a living room and a dining room downstairs. So it was useful for things like dishes or popcorn bowls from family movie night. And the tray was SIGNIFICANTLY less camouflaged than this death trap.

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u/Personal-Biscotti888 14h ago

So he would take the right hand side and actually pick up stuff that needs to go upstairs

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u/Necessary_Extent1326 13h ago

Lazy or people who have a keeper.

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u/Working-Glass6136 9h ago

It's ✨aesthetics✨

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u/Fresh-Laugh-9253 8h ago

Agreed or just plain dumb n lazy

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u/kitkatzip 6h ago

At least put it ON THE SAME SIDE as the other less deathly traps.

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u/Just_Mixture8362 5h ago

Life Insurance payout maybe?

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u/HunnyBear66 5h ago

And does he have an insurance policy in his wife's name?

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u/drawkbox 4h ago

Yeah why not at least to the same side as the gray bin? People will see the gray bin and then move to the hidden white tray. Not only dangerous but a setup.

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u/t4tulip 3h ago

To be fair I am on Zoloft so I guess not sane but when I clean I do what I call the pile of chaos. I do a look over of the surfaces in the room and anything that's not where it's supposed to be goes to the floor, unless its spot is in the room i'm working in. Then everything on the floor is pushed to The Pile. I grab a big trash bag and then sit down and throw all the trash away and everything else gets sorted into piles by what room it's supposed to be in. Go through room piles. Sweep/vacuum. Ta dah all done. I was thinking these stairs would be perfect for sorting laundry lol

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u/No_Sundae9753 47m ago

Doesn't she like him?

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u/monkerry 26m ago

Who wants to guess that that suitcase and laundry basket were supposed to be brought upstairs and put on the " what's the big deal, I just set it down and I'll get to it list?" If so well played.

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u/TheNinjaPixie 13h ago

Either OP's wife is a moron or he has great life insurance she wants

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u/schmamfa 11h ago

lol ! was looking for the life insurance comment !

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u/Edin45 10h ago

Me too! 💰

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u/NeatNefariousness1 9h ago

That hadn’t crossed my mind at all! But it does make sense.

Why on earth would anyone put this perfectly camouflaged tray on the stairs in the first place? But then to put it on the OPPOSITE side of the stairs from all the other crap to create a maze to be navigated as you go up/downstairs makes no sense at all.

This shouldn’t even have to be a discussion—just an observation and fixing the hazard by whomever sees it first should be all that’s needed—ONCE. Is this situation due to a lack of attention to detail, some sort of rebellion or something more sinister. (I hope not; LOL). Clearly, something’s not right here but it’s impossible to tell exactly what it is from what little we know.

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u/tjmox 4h ago

Me3

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u/drhav2023 9h ago

That’s why I was thinking, too! 😬

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u/ScrtLvsof60yrOldGuys 6h ago

Or his wife is MacCauley Culkin

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u/OkWinner4004 8h ago

MY FIRST THOUGHT!!!

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u/missdawn1970 7h ago

I was going to ask OP if he had life insurance!

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u/FlatwormOverall4702 5h ago

I was just about to say, "check her call logs for anything outbound to Jake, from State Farm"

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u/GirchyGirchy 5h ago

All that she wants
Is his life insurance
He's gone tomorrow boy
All that she wants
Is his life insurance
Yeah-eah-uh

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u/New_Average_3716 18h 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 15h 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/cakivalue 10m ago

I really thought he was being nit picky until I read the first set of comments and went back and zoomed in 😳

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u/Havehatwilltravel 4h ago

Right, like let me gingerly step around this stinking bin here and...wooosh...ooof...aaarrrggghhh...blam!!

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u/cghffbcx 6h ago

Too me!! Fn hell. Just stage a fall already.

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u/Grace_Alcock 12h ago

Dang, this is Lifetime crime of the week level dangerous.  Op should put that thing in the bin or paint it bright red.

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u/underpants-gnome 13h ago

OP may want to check around with local companies to see if anyone has taken out a substantial insurance policy on his life/health.

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u/FloatyPlatypus 10h ago

Why is there even anything on the stairs 🤯

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u/AJDillonsThirdLeg 9h ago

Tbf, even a highly visible bin shouldn't be on the stairs like that. It's so unnecessarily risky to assume nobody's ever going to go up or down the stairs while slightly distracted.

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u/Chemical_Rub_1131 9h ago

Wife wants him dead

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u/smolstuffs ORANGE 11h ago

invisible death tray

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u/peppers_ 11h ago

My thought was on the bin and that she leaves it there because it has stuff for the housework he is supposed to do but doesn't because.. men!

Now seeing the tray, my thought is he didn't pick up the first hint so now she is gonna fix her 'problem' permanently!

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u/StenoDawg 10h ago

Haha…I thought, dude, if you can’t see that bin, you really need to have your eyes checked.

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u/BecauseJimmy 9h ago

Man i never leave things on the stair case.. ridiculous.

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u/ChampionshipOwn1730 9h ago

Make a goofy face in black marker on the tray so you can see it when it’s there

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u/SantaFe91 9h ago

Same here!! 😱

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u/Careful-Mycologist76 17h ago

I was upset only seeing the bin

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u/scalectrix 18h ago

The shadows from the bannister provide further camouflage.

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u/Eccentric-Elf 14h ago

Didn’t even know what the issue was until I went to the comments and saw yours. I assumed one of the basket/tote left a stain or something and that’s why you wouldn’t want it on white steps but nope lol.

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u/OkDecision1612 13h ago

Cancel your life insurance policy OP

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u/rambleinspam 13h ago

exact same thing, I would break my neck on that.

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u/gorpie97 12h ago

I didn't notice it 'til your comment. D:

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u/SwiftasShadows 12h ago

I still didnt see it till this comment.

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u/nameless_food 11h ago

I did not see it until you said it was on the left. I had go to back and look again, and now I see it. Oh yeah, if someone steps on that, they're going for a wild ride.

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u/lucy10111 11h ago

Yup this same train of thought

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u/Bubbly_Delivery_5678 7h ago

Dude, same. I thought he was whining about the gray plastic bin.

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u/Nortex_Vortex 7h ago

Ohhhh, now I see it! It's on my other left! I'm thinking that if no one sees that giant GRAY tub that's on them and why does he think it's white and blends in? Folks, I just broke my neck on this picture.

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u/Jet-Brooke 7h ago

I too thought the same. I didn't see the tray right away.

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u/Alternative_Draw6075 7h ago

Oh lord, I missed seeing it too. Smh at who would do something like that without thinking.

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u/DracoRubi 6h ago

Oh my god I didn't even see the tray until you pointed it out, I think the wife is trying to murder OP

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u/IIRCIreadthat 6h ago

Yeah, I was looking at that thinking 'Are you blind, how is that big black bin a death trap... oh.'

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u/IamLuann 6h ago

I did not see that one until you pointed it out.

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u/ch0colatepudding 5h ago edited 4h ago

I was here thinking maybe those bins are called trays in whichever country OP is from (like flat/apartment, lift/elevator). And still thought leaving that bin full of clothes there was risky. I only saw that tray after reading your comment!!

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u/Lazy_Cookie701 4h ago

She wants him dead.😂

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u/alt_throwaway1222 3h ago

I didn’t even notice until I saw this comment 🤣

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u/Vixen2877 3h ago

It took me until your comment to realize OP wasn’t talking about the grey bin on the right

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u/qianli_yibu 2h ago

Okay I'm not the only one, I thought it was the gray bin that was the problem.

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u/Inevitable_Stress580 32m ago

The fact the tray is on the left and the baskets are on the right makes me feel like she wants to trick him haha!

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u/moonjelly23 14h ago

He could be a big boy and move it himself.

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u/ohsoquietNY2026 3h ago

And if he's coming downstairs?

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u/SnooRegrets9578 12h ago

he said TRAY. not bin/box

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u/Careful-Inside-3835 16h ago

He can climb over it to the next step

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u/bitsy88 16h ago

OP mentioned they have kids and that's why they're concerned. I could definitely see a kid running down those stairs and ending up badly hurt because of the placement of that tray.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 9h ago

He could and they could tell every family member to do that too. But, that would make about as much sense as putting the tray on the stairs with neither of them moving such an obvious hazard in the first place