vesparex and I are coming up on our 3 year anniversary and to remind him of why he married me I figured I would display to his peers what I tolerate on a regular basis. I have attached photos of our home in its current state: A Vespa engine disassembled on our dining room table with parts neatly displayed across the mantle and another work-in-progress, the gauges to our '60 Comet stored on my stove. What you don't see are the plethora of car magazines and books that have found their way into every other nook and cranny not already occupied by a scooter or car part and a manual complete with work gloves and hand cleaner on the side buffet. So, since I know he stands a better chance of paying attention to me if I post it on the HAMB board... Happy anniversary to Mr. Rex, here's to many more years of having my home turned into an indoor garage! To the rest of you HAMBers- please feel free to share these photos with your wife or girlfriend to remind them that they are not alone when living with a gearhead! Love, Mrs. Rex
Happy Anniversary, Now if you planned on getting us to get on him about this you need to go to the Home Beautiful Forum. Hey, at least everything is in a box! Just think, by the time you hit 10 yrs how much stuff you'll have.
<font color="green"> Happy Anniversary!!! You're a good sport, I emailed this to my wife, maybe she'll appreciate me a bit more? I see a bare spot on that stove, I will go home tonight and pack up some miscellaneous crap and send it your way. Think of it as Anniversary present from Mama Rash and I. RASHY </font>
[ QUOTE ] <font color="green"> Happy Anniversary!!! You're a good sport, I emailed this to my wife, maybe she'll appreciate me a bit more? I see a bare spot on that stove, I will go home tonight and pack up some miscellaneous crap and send it your way. Think of it as Anniversary present from Mama Rash and I. RASHY </font> [/ QUOTE ] lets assume that bare spot is there because she is the #1 wife...and actually COOKS some steak every once in a while for him....now that would be a good wifey.....dream wifey.. my apt. just smells like 1-shot like...24-7 with rat fink stuff all over the place...
......welcome "Mrs. Rex." Very cool!! I hope he at least takes you out for dinner?? (if not, dump his ass and e-mail me....) Happy Anniversary!
Congrats MrsREX! I see REX is in phase II of getting his ultimate shop built. Around phase 5 (Car parts in the bathtub, oven along with using drawers as a toolbox) you will be yelling those lovely words that all gearheads dream of hearing....."Get that f'in shop built now!"
Congratulations to both of you, please take some time to think how lucky you are to not be into wooden boat rebuilding.
Thank you for the advice, I've been asking Mr. Rex to put it somewhere else for ages. Hopefully he will take the advice of someone with your authority! I do move it when I cook, if that's any comfort. I do not appreciate the previous suggestion, however, of putting parts in the bathtub. Now you're just giving Rex some ideas!
Happy Anniversary to the both of you,,,,,,,,,I can applaud a woman who uses the word PLETHORA to describe a mans treasures(some say JUNK). Having cerebrated our 32 wedding anniversary,,,,,,,,,This plethora can change and rear its ugly head,,,,,,This is a picture of Mrs.HRP's ,,,,,UH,treasures that have migrated into the shop!,,,,,,,, HRP
My former GF would have remorselessly slaughtered me like that poor kid over in iraq had I crapped up the inside of her house like that... you one lucky SOB!
If he ever thinks it might be a good idea to de-grease pistons in the white plastic dish washer, tell him it's not....
speaking of degreasing...how does one effectively remove royal crown hair dressing out of a brand new set of sheets. my lady and I have been married for 7 years and I think this is the first set of new sheets in that time, then I had to go screw up!
[ QUOTE ] speaking of degreasing...how does one effectively remove royal crown hair dressing out of a brand new set of sheets. my lady and I have been married for 7 years and I think this is the first set of new sheets in that time, then I had to go screw up! [/ QUOTE ] Id try Simple Green on the stain. Then move up to the '60's and switch to Aqua Net...
WOW! What can I say! I don't read the H.A.M.B. ONE day and look what I miss! We are house searching, so I was spending my internet free time looking at houses and I sent her a link and I get this response back, " What are you doing? Why don't you read the H.A.M.B.?...." so I'm like what?? Well now I get why! I am very lucky. While we have been married for almost three years, June 2nd, we have dated like 5! She knew what she was getting herself into when we met. Our first movie was "Roadracers"! Everything in my life revolves around cars and scooters. Always has always will. She allowed me to build the Vespa engine in our tiny apartment because she knows I am in a terrible rut without my garage. I have stuff at my pops in Michigan, her parents, a storage room that we rent and our basement as well as inside the apartment at the moment! What can I say? Eat your hearts out?!! It took me a long time to find a woman like her! BTW, the stove top is an electric pilot, no flame. But in the interest of safety, the cardboard box with the speed-o from my Comet has been moved! Vesparex aka Duane
Congradulations!!!!!!! And might I ask if you would call my girlfriend and let her know that it is ok to have some parts in the house too... I keep telling her that it is because I just wanted to be closer to her,,, not spending all that time in the garage.. You know quality time in the house re-building parts with her
Wholly Crap, I can't even wear the shoes I wear in the garage in the house, let alone bring in car parts. You lucky guy, hang on to that one!
Happy Anniversary to the Rex's Let me know when you make it to - wait- the Mrs & I are married a little over 3 years too! AND we haven't killed each other yet! Mrs E won't let me have car stuff on display the way you do with Rex. Talk to her, will you?
Happy Anniversary to you both...Looking for house? One bonus for the Mrs. is with a house most of what's on the stove can be relocated to HIS garage pretty easily. Yes, the garage in our house is off limits to me. I have to ask permission to store things out there. 7 years and counting for us. I have yet to find a remedy for grease on pillowcases, parts and tools are still found in the strangest of places in our house even with his garage. He has more tools than I have shoes!
Happy Anniversary!! My wife of 15 years was glad to see she is not the only one who has this uhhhhh what did she call it ???oh yeah dilema.
Congrats on your anniversary. I showed the post to my bride of 43 years, Her comment was,"don't go getting any ideas!"
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