Crump: How To Get Hubbies Off Couch

How much is a backyard paver worth? I’m not talking about how much it costs; I’m thinking more tangible value. Like beer. If you ask me, one paver is worth one beer. My wife thinks otherwise. So this weekend will find me out in the broiling March sun, putting down pavers in a most uninspired way. But if beer were in the equation, each paver would seem progressively lighter. Sure they might be a little uneven, but close enough for yard work. The issue arises because I have a friend — a homeowner like myself — who cut a deal with his wife some time back: He wouldn’t play poker with the guys on Friday evenings and carouse at the bowling alley on Saturday nights if on weekends he could punctuate his household chores with Budweiser. Worked out great, until he fell off the ladder/ Steve Crump , Twin Falls Times-News. More here .

Question: How do you get your husband off the couch on weekends?