So who else has gotten into trouble

when the wife/girlfriend/sig. other found out about the parts you bought? Or the SLIGHTLY underexaggerated price you told her you paid for them?

That couch is getting pretty uncomfortable!

 

i'm good to go.
i already sleep on the floor at my house...

 

Like, last weekend. But she was happy when I hit 100 at the dragstrip.

 

My wife doesnt ask anymore.

As long as the bills are paid, it really doesnt matter,
except she'd like more $$ to buy junk for herself.

 

I'm on the shit list right now, but I got my parts.

 

My attitide EXACTLY!!!!

 

Everybody on the board I'm sure.

 

sorry man not what you to hear but my wife is soo cool, she saves up money from time to time and gives it to me for my swap-meet shopping.

 

Last year (or was it two) anyways teh wife gets home from work and I told her, "by the way - I just bought another old truck" She rolls her eyes and I proceed with the story....good buddy.....life's curves......downsizing....killer deal....I'll sell the other truck and basically spend nothing.....almost instantly she suggested I pass on the truck and buy one of his OTHER (read more expensive cars) 'cause the kids would fit in it......good idea I said.....by the time it was over I bought them both!!!! FYI I'm NOT the kind of guy who BUYS cars (or trucks) but this was a really tough situation - anyways in the end I get my other old truck running again - so I could sell it. After driving it around the block I realized I couldn't part with it.....now she's a bit irritated and asks if I plan on then selling the other truck.....I ask would it make you feel better?? She says YES it would - I say hummmm good to know, but no I ain't sellin' neither one

She understands it's a SICKNESS!!!!! I'm sick and I don't care!!!

I mean - I'm gonna need a tow vehicle right??? Why not an old cool one!!??!!

Not being strapped with a new car payment really makes these decisions easy!!!!!!!

 

YOU, sir, are a lucky bastard!

 

Not me.......

I take my best friend ( the wife ) with me almost every where I go...

When I bought the 32 3W.....she paid the guy while I was loading it.... and she is always encouring me to order the stuff I need.....and work on the 32.....

Went I go to get major $$$ stuff......she rides with me, and does the banker thing.....

This is GREAT........ .IMHO......because when I die.....she knows what I have....and what I paid........and will have the contacts to sell my junk at a fair market value and not get cheated.....

.

 

Dang,I used to laugh when the subject came up..I never lied to her,I just didn't ever tell her...
I wasn't laughing the 3 hours I spent on this past Monday getting crucified by her lawyer at my fucking deposition..
And yeah,car shit came up in the conversation pretty damn quick and pretty damn often..
And now I have to give this shyster a list of EVERY FUCKING CAR THING I OWN...
What happened to me won't happen to many other guys,and no,the divorce doesn't really have a damn thing to do with my love of car shit..
Naaa,her married boyfriend had more to do with that than my garage full of cars..
BUT....BUT.....BUT.....
Take care of your wives,guys...
This shit sucks worse than you can believe..
Just call me Dr.Fucking Bill...and yeah,I can give damn good marriage advice now...

 

Yep, That's my current conundrum.

Sorry to hear about ht elawyer/ divorce thing. A close friend of mine is in the same boat and that SUCKS.

 

What, haven't you guys tried the

"what this old thing - Oh it's been in the garage for ages"
"yes, this is the first time you have seen this, but I have had it for a long time"
"don't you remember this little item, I'm sure you saw it last time you were in the garage, remember??"

approach?

These are standard female comments for new purchases!

I guess I am lucky, I buy my own hot rod parts with great encouragement from my husband

 

i have done this once,,,well once with a high ticket item anyhow... it dont count if you dont get caught right?,,, things are still a little chilly when willys pickups are mentioned

NO i aint gonna tell you about it cause she's on the board and she'll read this shit...

 

Mine's pretty good as long as we're able to keep the house.
She doesn't usually ask any questions. I guess she figures what she doesn't know won't hurt her.
I do get that eye rolling thing a lot though.

 

Mrs Fiddy hears that often,,, so often in fact that those phrases are now considered an admission of guilt at Casa Del Fiddy

 

OK My wife was born the same year my last divorce was final...

He dad has steam locomotives

She grew up with race cars to play hide and seek around

I'm not braggin' just letting you guys know THERE IS HOPE!!!

I'm with Hoppy.....my wife is wonderful

Yesterday she says '' We need a truck in Europe I think we should ship the Diamond T pick-up there. We can run it on LPG''

If an old fart like me can get this lucky you can too! HONEST!!!

 

My wife is so cool she loves going on old car hunts and helping pick them up she even went and barrowed 1000 bucks from her dad to help buy a model a we found. she works at the hospital and talks to the old guys to find out where the model a's and t's are at and anthing else cool

 

You need to read...no EVERYBODY needs to read "Old Tractors and The Men Who Love Them" by Roger Welsch....you will find the answer...http://www.agriculture.com/ag/files/welsch/roger/books.html

 

I caught hell over the FOURTH firetruck. Now she gets mad when I help somebody else pick up car stuff (stuff that I have no ownership in what so ever)


....oh well.

 

2 weeks ago i parted ways with my girlfriend of 2 1/2 years because of my cars. not for buying parts, but because she thought i held them in higher regard than her.

 

Whew! Tough one.....um like heck it's just some old rusty stuff, the old I got a good deal just don't fly!!!


Skibo

 

I know Rodger Welsch. He live about 15 miles north in little town of dannebrog, Ne. He sure love them old tractors, Allis Chalmers mostly

 

Just ask her would she rather you spend the money on crack and whores. Or better yet, crackwhores?

 

As long as I stay out of the bars, jail or don't mess around with other women, everything is okay. Its usually her saying buy the part when I'm having second thoughts about it costing too much.
After 34 years I think I'll keep her.

 

I have my own account for car stuff and I still haven’t slept with my wife in about 60 days . They all hate cars and always will . Good luck.

 

My wife bought me that book, and the sequel; "Busted Tractors and Rusty Knuckles"
which features "Norwegian torque wrench techniques and other fine points of tractor restoration."
She also bought me a 60 El Camino and her a '55 Chevy pickup, which I've been working on lately, because every good old truck deserves to get "worked", and it's closer to the curb than the Elky.

 

All I know is, my wife knows to have my water good and hot when I get home.......yea thats right................



Becouse she knows I don't like washing dishes in cold water.........

 

Anyone ever bought a set of Thunderbird valve covers off ebay and charge it to your moms credit card? Then wash her Tahoe and clean the house to work it off?