How come I regularly get cries from the wife to immediately drop what I'm doing
and come and fix something that has suddenly, mysteriously, spontaneously stopped working,
snapped, or collapsed..???

Just now it was the clothes drier.
Last week her hairdryer.
Before that the shower... microwave.. fridge door.. tumble drier......

Anyone notice a pattern..??

But it's never her fault.. ever..
she will consistently swear her innocence and argue against any suggestion or evidence to the contrary...

.. uncanny...