Oh man, girls on scooters! My favorite. My girlfriend loves riding pillion and we're starting an Allstate project that will be all hers when finished. Can I have that Series II?
Agreed...both are hot but if the one on the right is not your wife, do you think you could hook me up with her number? Actually...my girlfriend is PISSED at me. I've been hiding this out at the shop and I drove it home for the first time last night. i had NO IDEA that she could spit fire! I think she said four words to me all night and they went something like this....You STUPID f*cking dumb@ss! In all honesty...it went MUCH better than I expected.
Hey man get a load of this ok my gal likes my car unless its cold no heat oh well. The worst girl not to like my car is my momma she hates that dam thing my dad dosent like it to be driven here is the worst part he has a 56 chevy and my truck is a driver. No ride!!
Yeah, I know there's women out there who like Hot Rods...but let's have a little reality check on what one of these things is: -Loud -Obnoxious -Subtle as a sledgehammer blow -Usually uncomfortable -Often not shiney You get where I'm going here? Women (not all) like things a little more, uh, refined. Comfort, reliability, etc. I EXPECT my wife not to like my Hot Rods and bikes. These ****ing things have been built to be the an***hesis of what has been pushed down the modern American's throat: New, shiney, blah-blah-blah. They're exactly what I intended them to be. All that said, I appreciate where you're coming from and am a realist. You love and live with the woman. Two things that I've found to soften the blow of our hobby: 1. When you spend time w/ her, make sure it's quality time. Concentrate on her and her alone. No reading 'The Birth of Hot Rodding' while she sits next to you in disgust 2. Do something nice for her a day or so before you plan to hit the garage for an eight hour bender. It works.
Actually the gal on the seafoam scoot is my wife & my scoot. i'm in the process of building her a small frame. and the gal on the left is my friend's fiance. i knew there was some closet scooter guys here!
My wife early on ,39 years ago this month, started to complain about the time in the garage. For the next two weekends we went to the bars. She came to me then and said she would rather have me in the garage. But winter time ,every Sunday evening,Dinner out and a Chick movie. I never use household money for a car project, and for the past 15 years our vacations have been paid for by the parts dealin. Small price to pay.
It is unusual for two people to have the exact same interests. And like was stated most women hate hot rods. Some guys are lucky and find one that likes them. But if she cares about you then that is what matters. If she is all about herself and never gives and always takes that is a problem. An older buddy of mine gave me some good advice when I was in a similar situation and was thinking about getting married: Life is short. And every day you spend miserable with a woman is a day out of your life. I ended up breaking it off. She may give, but just complain about your cars. If so there was a lot of good solutions I read to ease her into letting you do what you love without to much flake from her.
I really feel sorry for you guys that have posted with negative comments. I think it's already been covered about the possible mistake you might have made by getting married to someone who doesn't share your interests. That's a tough one for someone like me who believes that marriage is forever. The time to go seperate ways is before the walk down the isle. Sad, but I think too many couples marry the first ***ual experience (or whatever experience that made them feel REALLY good) without regard to the fading of temporary/new feelings. For those who took the time to wade through this and found enough common ground to establish a true lasting relationship congratulations, your life will be a rewarding experience if you keep working at it. And make no bones about it, it takes work (by both parties) to make a successful marriage, it just doesn't happen by chance. It's already been stated that by participating in each others interests is a great way to stay connected. That way neither of you feel like you are only giving and getting nothing in return. My wife likes antiques, history and early American furnishings so I go to antique shopping with her and we include interesting historical places for our vacations (you do take vacations that don't include cars don't you?). We have a 3 event antique festival here.(takes place 3 times a summer) where it is divided into two parts, Automotive and antiques. On Saturday we go our separate ways and concentrate on our individual interests. On Sunday we go together and hit both sides of the event sharing what we found and discuss any "big ticket" items before purchase (usually complying with whoever is interested in the item). I could go on but it would get too boring for most here. I'll just say that the last 40 years couldn't have been better (dispite some REALLY tragic events). I wouldn't have wanted to experience them with anyone else, I have a sense she might feel the same. Frank BTW, in case you get the wrong idea, we have had our differences of opinion during this journey but in the end the differences and how we dealt with them just made things better. There is one key ingredient that makes it all work and I'd be happy to share it with you in person if we ever meet., just ask. Frank
From 2000: A photo of my fiancee on the back of my '74 Primavera. This is one of the last times she agreed to ride with me (she rode on my motorcycle a few times.) We rode 250 miles that weekend though. At 50 mph tops... Ahh, the good old days.
Sorry Rashy, kid has not called her nut sack.. I think she may come around when its up and running..I hope...I going to lay down the law tonight.
Damn if only I could find someone like you in the Seattle area. My problem is not only do I have the cars but I am also in the Coast Guard. So I am gone for half the year. Well only 5 more to go till retirement from the military which removes one of the problems. then maybe I can find someone. 1st wife hated the time spent on the car. Soon to be second hates the time I am away and is convinced I cheat in forein ports. I just can't win.
You have to sell your girls on the fact that it's better to have someone who's p***ionate about fabricating and old cars than the other possiblilites.. Would they rather excessive sports watching or a guys who play playstation 24 hours a day?? More guys are into that then what we're into and they seen ti get kess *****ing. At least what we're doing is productive.. Whenever my old lady gets to the stage of *****ing I remind her how lucky she is to have someone like me rather than the nuetered ***s her other friends are with.. then I fetch her slippers and make tea so we can watch gilmore girls! haha
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