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crazy nick wrote:

DennisM wrote:RPM got You covered -
Sell the wife

I thought Mrs. Hyacinth Bucket (eh.... Bouquet) was UK based

Haha lmao ring, ring, ring "The Bouqet residence, lady of the house speaking"

How bizarre - the program 'Keeping up Appearances' is about as quirkily British as Marmite & PGtips & here it is being referenced on a predominantly US based forum

With regard to your cars - don't sell them if they mean that much to you, try & negotiate to display them somewhere else where you can at least enjoy looking at them.

Ah, the struggle between wife and hobbies. It's a constant battle that never ends. My cars stay in my hobby room and are not displayed in any other parts of the house. My vintage cameras on the other hand, I have two over flowing display cases in the living room. My off road Toyota stuff, it stays in the garage. It's just a matter of what you can get away with and knowing her tolerance

Or one can turn their wife into a hobby.

If I really pushed it I could easily display my cars in the more "high traffic" areas of our home. I keep up the act that she won't let me to gain leverage in the buying department. It's a plan I intend to stick with.

myfordcnc wrote:Or one can turn their wife into a hobby.

NOBODY has that kind of money!

---------------------HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DATA SHEET------------------

ELEMENT----WOMAN
SYMBOL-----0+
DISCOVERER----ADAM
ATOMIC MASS-----accepted as 55kg, but known to vary from 45kg-225kg

---------------PHYSICAL PROPRETIES-------------

1) body surface normally covered with film of powder and paint.
2) boils at absolutely nothing-freezes for apparent reason.
3) found in various grades ranging from virgin material, to common ore.

------------------CHEMICAL PROPERTIES----------------

1)reacts well to gold, platinum and all precious stones.
2)explodes spontaneously without reason or warning.
3)the most powerful money reducing agent known to man.

-------------------COMMON USE----------------------

1) highly ornamental, especially in a sports car.
2) can greatly aid relaxation.
3) can be a very effective cleaning agent.

---------------------HAZARDS--------------------

1) turns green when placed alongside a superior specimen.
2) possession of more than one is possible but specimens must never make contact.

scr8p wrote:so because you can't display them in the living room you get rid of them at all?

yea i dont understand .. looks like she sad he cant have them?

Halgar wrote:Tell the wife that man has to have a hobby and that yours is going to be drugs, alcohol, other women, or toy cars, it's her choice.

if i had a wife telling me to get rid of my stuff id Tell the wife that man has to have a hobby and that yours is going to be drugs, alcohol, other women, or drugs, alcohol, toy cars, it's her choice. to stay in that situation i think id need drugs/alcohol...im not a heman woman hater i can understand a wife not wanting some stuff in the living room, thats ok make her happy .making you sell something you care about that i cant deal with.

Before we moved to the new house I told her I was getting out of racing and getting into vintage. It was agreed between us that I could display 2 cars in the living room as long as I make them look new and build nice shelving for them. So 2 months later I have 2 shelf queens Iin like new condition and go to build the shelves and she totally shot the whole thing down knowing for the past months I spent countless hrs and money for this purpose. I did not do that to throw them in the dingy basement.

sounds like a man cave is going to be in the new house ... it sucks when you cant desplay what you like .. if i have a new trophy or action figure it will be displayed for a couple of months then ill see it get moved never to come back

Man ,it's been so long I cant remember what I did to keep the 3rd bedroom when #2 was born But I somehow talked her into closing in the second living room ,,what I do know is it took a BIG ring to let #3 "share" a room with her sister an I still got to keep my car room