Thread: My Wife Said NO! YOUR A JUNK ADDICT

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Originally Posted by green34ford

Richard your going to have to do like we do separate money, checking and all. I always get the "you have to much JUNK" stuff too. I told her once let's have my so called junk appraised and her's and see who's junk is better who need's all those shoe's and never wear but a couple pairs.
you need the tractor to pull that bush hog cause it's hard to push it and spin that shaft by hand or maybe buy a goat.

yep now the new cleavage is the butt crack

What good is a cheap red bush hog without an old Red Tractor to park in front of it?

Richard

[QUOTE=DeepRoots;402043]yeah, seems like getting her on an account comparable to yours would solve alot of problems.

I must have missed something.

I can`t even look at another car, its like looking at another woman, I get the ( don`t even think about ) comment..

I guess I have it "good". I have my car, my little diesel tractor with 59" mower deck, my cameras, my full of tools workshop, my big pick up truck and the home built computers. She goes to lunch with the 'girls' once a month, the withe her 96 yo mom, has her jig saw puzzles, works part time for our local zoning board.

I did talk about building another car recently - have you ever heard the sound of silence? Gotten that 'look' ---- for days (Had I pushed it, Iwould have succeeded - but sometimes things just need to happen rather then be pushed)

I must have missed something.

yup. Reckon there some missed communication.... ohh well, moving on.

Yeah it’s all in good humor being in the lounge is like being around the water cooler on a Monday morning.

Being married for now over 41 years to the same person, I always put the family first above my wants. As time would afford a project my wife has found more then me. At one time we were buying and selling Corvettes she would find them I would do a little work on them and I was also the sales person. My wife knows I’m just kidding when I tell her to stop so I can look at a car or something. Just a couple of days ago she asked if I had any need for a 53 Chevy drive train, I thought for a minute and said no. 20 years ago I sold the complete drive train out of a 54 Chevy 150 2 dr. sedan that I still have. I had hopes of a 350 engine, trans the whole 9 yards, Mustang II front-end, black monochromatic with only the beltline left in stainless shinny trim. I just bought a 54 Chevy front-end to put under a 40 Chevy Coupe to get rid of the 6 lugs and the lower arms are rusted out. I would like to fix it up a little then sell it I don’t have the time for all of the projects. I got the steering column with the front-end since I let it go with all the parts from the 54. I have a 55 Chevy that has the clutch and brake pedal assembly still intact since I changed it over to a 350 trans. I could use the pedals for the 54 if I live long enough to do all of that which I would want to do.

Now that I think of it my wife has found more then 90% of the cars that I have bought. When we had been married for a few years she bought me a 40 Ford 4 dr. for my birthday, she said two big burly guys were him hauling around so my wife said she would take it. Then she spotted a 40 Ford pickup that I bought. I still have the 39 Ford Coupe I had when we got married. Only a woman that would find the cars and get me to buy the ones I really didn’t want is a CAR GUYS DREAM WIFE!!!! This is all true.

Stories are stories and if you can’t tell them in a more then dull light they wouldn’t be worth reading.

I am blessed with a wonderful Wiffy also, However, if I ever want to know how OLD, BROKE and CRIPPLED that I am - - - or how many OTHER things that I really need to do - - - - all I have to do is mention getting another project car to work on

Well said Richard. My wife supports me in most of my projects and hobbies. She's not fond of hunting(I think mostly because while I'm gone she has to take care of the dogs, she actually likes venison and other wild game to eat!).
We have a pretty good relationship too, it's just now and then the "LOOK"
will rear it's ugly head and raise your hackles!
Thank god she doesn't have it down to the level of Delores on tool time!
Sounds like your wfe is a wonderfull lady.
Still a cool vintage tractor, that could pull that bush hog!!! Might have to slowly work on that one with her. Point out the benefits of using the tractor to create a large veggie garden, and plow the driveway out from snow in the winter, heck it could even tow some of those old projects around. And if it's like my grandma's old Massey, it can dig fence post holes. I bet they even make a sewing attachment!
Think of the photo ops for putting the grandchildren on it!

Steve,

I think most of the guys on here that are married and have an interest in old cars have to have a good wife. You sure have a good one.

My wife knew that guy always has junk for sale; she goes by there on her way to work. I don't get out much only to go to the Dr's and a car show from time to time. As a matter of fact I will be going by the old tractor today since I have to go back to the Dentist. I was having lunch and at first I thought I had someone’s tooth in my mouth from the energy bar company. I was ready to call the 800 number but when I rinsed my mouth I found out it was mine. Could you imagine having someone’s tooth from the plant that made the energy bar in your mouth?: I will take a look at the tractor and I will take a couple of pictures. Since my wife could see what the guy sells she is pretty good at spotting a bad deal or a not too honest seller.

Richard

The wife was right on this one. It wasn't even worth rolling the window down let alone getting out in the cool weather to take pictures.

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I got my tooth filled and was telling the Dental assistant about thinking it was something in the packaged food bar but it was a piece of my tooth. The assistant told me she got take out at a Greek Restaurant in town she was chewing and chewing only to find she was chewing on a BAND-AID!!! I asked if she took it back or called them? She said no and that was her last vast to that Restaurant.

Richard

is it just me or is the center of the tractor a little off?

Yeah it's a weird looking thing, must be bad for me not to even get out of the car.

My luck it will turn out to be a classic very rare.

Richard

haha... you city folks.
Yeah the center is off, it's meant to be, for the sake of viewing.
It's an old row cropping type tractor. Probably McCormick/International.
What is sad, is seeing the old farmers still working 200+ acres doing two rows at a time with one of those.

Relationships are funny man. I've been married 11 years (I'm 31). I bought my wifes car because she felt guilty to spend the money. She's been the one encouraging me to buy my hobby cars for the same reason. Last one I was going to pass up (because I'm a wuss with family money and I needed an $800 loan from the fam funding), I told her about it... she found the ad on craigslist and called the guy. Told him I'd buy it when I got home and basically that I was an idiot that would kick myself for 6 months over not buying it.

made bargaining on price hard, but otherwise Thanks!
I'll admit she never got the car thing but tried to support it just the same.
Course when I got the galaxie she is already picking places I have to take her in it :-)

Excuse the spelling errors, I'm a sailor on land,
Drew

Drew,
Thanks for the information on the old tractor. I'm a City guy trying to make it in the country. I should have invested in chain saws and lawn mowers. Just had to get after a Raccoon they won't take no coming around the house for an answer.

Are you in the US Navy or do you work on a Ship for long periods at a time?

My wife tells me to let it go when I say I should have bought the cars I passed on, one example 57 Chevy 2 dr. ht. Fuel injection from an early Corvette $10,000. It was a restored car but I didn't like the under coating under the hood. The year was 1986.

Thanks for posting
Richard

Could this be the cause of your Racoon Problem??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZOeWFBy75A