MWF
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Apr 28, 2006 11:37:55 GMT
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Just a general warning really. When lying in bed and your partner asks you the following:
"Do you still find me attractive."
A response that is not recomended is:
"I saw a rat look splitty on the way to the pub earlier."
Apparently you might be accused of not listening or something.
That is all.
Any other tips?
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Apr 28, 2006 11:45:53 GMT
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another one is
wife says 'you smell nice today'
the recommended response is not
'oh its only wd40/aft/ep80/gtx (delete as applicable)
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Apr 28, 2006 11:54:59 GMT
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I could do with some advice actually. Whenever I reveal news of another car purchase, the GF says something like ‘how come you can afford to buy yet more wibblepoo old cars, yet we can’t afford to go on a big spangly holiday to N. Africa where I have ALWAYS WANTED TO GO??’
I always struggle to come up with a good answer and end up feeling about -0.5cm high.
Any tips?
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Apr 28, 2006 11:56:57 GMT
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Hmm its not good, constantly buying tat but can't be assed to sort the flat or save up for hols! We're all destined for the dog house eventually.
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Apr 28, 2006 11:58:18 GMT
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I could do with some advice actually. Whenever I reveal news of another car purchase, the GF says something like ‘how come you can afford to buy yet more wibblepoo old cars, yet we can’t afford to go on a big spangly holiday to N. Africa where I have ALWAYS WANTED TO GO??’ I always struggle to come up with a good answer and end up feeling about -0.5cm high. Any tips? Tell her to shut her whining cake-hole? ;D How about a 'self-drive' N African adventure? 'Morrocco by Luxury seventies Toyota!' How can she refuse? |
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Apr 28, 2006 12:12:37 GMT
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I wish!!! Nowt i'd like better than lobbing the tent and some mineral water in the back of the 929 wagon and setting off to Marrakesh listening to the MW radio, but unfortunatley she is not so keen on such medieval standards of holidayage.
Imagine that, right down to the S of France, over the mountains into Spain, across spain via the backroads, on the ferry to Morocco, and then chugging off into deepest Africa!!!! Shades + shorts on all the way, lots of batteries for the digicam, pigeon Spanish, absolutley great. Might upgrade the radio for such a mission tho.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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MWF
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Apr 28, 2006 12:28:07 GMT
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I could do with some advice actually. Whenever I reveal news of another car purchase, the GF says something like ‘how come you can afford to buy yet more wibblepoo old cars, yet we can’t afford to go on a big spangly holiday to N. Africa where I have ALWAYS WANTED TO GO??’ I always struggle to come up with a good answer and end up feeling about -0.5cm high. Any tips? How about replying with "Surely you mean how come -I- can afford to buy all this tat I've always wanted, which I openly share with you, yet -you- can't afford the holiday you've always wanted and share it with me." I suggest saying this to distract her away from you loading various car parts into the dishwasher . |
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Apr 28, 2006 12:30:51 GMT
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take her to new zealand,she gets two weeks of stunning scenery,you get two weeks of posing in a rented splittie or bay window bus.
viola,peace and quiet.
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Apr 28, 2006 12:36:19 GMT
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hmm, not sure about the Kamper, maybe I could hire a Toyota 1000 or something. That would be a quality moment as I presented our 'hire car' in the airport car park, ha ha, I can just imagine the look on her face!!!! Would be a great holiday that though.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Apr 28, 2006 12:39:29 GMT
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After dismantling an engine on the kitchen table, hide yourself in the garage for two weeks after the resultant screaming.
Guilt is a wonderful thing sometimes.
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Apr 28, 2006 12:40:03 GMT
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Can I suggest NOT having cookies on your eBay log in, and also NOT showing your partner how to use the 'find items by bidder' feature on eBay....
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Apr 28, 2006 12:49:22 GMT
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also a good bit of advice is telling them not to open attachments on spam BEFORE they do .this saves you having a hard drive full of p*rn and a huge phone bill from the dialler she unwittingly downloaded.also saves you getting the blame cos she didnt realise that she did it.
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Apr 28, 2006 12:52:08 GMT
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Can I suggest NOT having cookies on your eBay log in, and also NOT showing your partner how to use the 'find items by bidder' feature on eBay.... She's sussed that herself! I have resorted to watching Metro's Chevettes and Cortinas on her log in to inspire her. It nearly worked too, she emailedthe Metro owner and nearl went for it!  I am in the dog house though just for my continued exploits here!  forgiven now i think.  |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Apr 28, 2006 12:55:54 GMT
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Thankfully my GF just lets me get on with it....i was like this when she met me 9 years ago, and have been into cars since i could talk about them, so I'm pretty unlikely to change now....hehe... I did build her panel van for her though - and i am eternally thanked for it.  |
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Apr 28, 2006 13:46:27 GMT
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I don't fare any better than anyone else. One of my neighbours got a Sierra recently, and left it parked in the road untouched for a fortnight. While it was there, my GF asked me, on average, once an hour whether it was mine and I was keeping it secret.
Relationship reached crisis point when I nearly purchased a 4.0 Jaguar Sovereign for my 5-mile-a-day commute, a few weeks back.... It's all good again now, as long as I don't mention Ebay, satin black bonnets, or "bargains".
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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1900sr
Part of things
I like Mantas me!
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Apr 28, 2006 13:54:25 GMT
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My solution was to get a girlfriend who was already a petrolhead. Although she does think that 8 cars between us is probably a couple too many.
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Apr 28, 2006 13:58:26 GMT
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Pah. Women.
Me: "I've seen this..."
Her: "the next word better not be 'car'..."
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Apr 28, 2006 14:08:57 GMT
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I'm limited by space and cash more than 'the home-boss'. As long as she has a car to use locally and can use one of the good ones occasionally, She's very good.
She's known I'm a petrolhead since the day we met....
I've never bought her flowers or celebrated st valentines day but we do go out together regularly, despite being together for 17 years and living in sin (whatever sin is?).
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Apr 28, 2006 14:15:24 GMT
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Shackled In Nest?
I do see her point of view though, I just cant stop finding new tat and jibbering on about it. I mean what else is there!
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Apr 28, 2006 14:18:36 GMT
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If buying parts, large boxes of magazines etc off eBay get them sent to your work address, not home.
In my case, of course this is only to spare Mrs SL being interrupted by the postie when she's busy with children, not trying to hide anything. She is thoroughly overjoyed at seeing the study increasingly filled with yellowing 1970's magazines, brochures, kits etc etc........
Otherwise it's just a matter of choosing the right time to drop the "there's this bargain......come up for sale" into the conversation. An increasing art-form with two young kids and her recent redundancy to deal with (sadly the money from this can't be spent on cars, apparently).
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forgiven now i think. 
