Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another bike
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Postby rkelsen » Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:02 pm
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby Summernight » Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:06 pm
Calvin27 wrote:Yeah. I only got one mandatory diamond. I told the other half if she wants jewellery, it's 24K gold, platinum or nothing. Then proceeded to make her watch blood diamond (she did) then another diamond documentary (she fell asleep).queequeg wrote:Diamonds are a scam anyway. Thanks De Beers!
I'm perfectly happy with man-made diamonds as well. Or other gemstones that are less bloody.
I was smart. I integrated purchasing my eternity ring with purchasing my engagement and wedding bands... Ahhh, the beauty of custom made designs. He should be thanking me for my brilliance. Harharharqueequeg wrote:My wife keeps asking for an eternity ring. So told her it is called that because this is how long she had to wait before receiving one.moosterbounce wrote:As a chick, I can tell you the only way you'll get out of this.
Diamonds. Buy diamonds. Big ones.
Of course, I don't hide purchases from him. He just shakes his head when I bring home another dress/item of sports clothing. The one thing I want that he has (sort of) put his foot down on is a Tesla Model S. Of course, I can't afford that car anyway, but he's given me a 'goal' - I can only buy the car after paying for the wedding and buying a house!
You will be mine someday, O' Beauteous Tesla! (It's that or a Ferrari)
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby tron07 » Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:36 pm
queequeg wrote:My wife keeps asking for an eternity ring. So told her it is called that because this is how long she had to wait before receiving one.moosterbounce wrote:As a chick, I can tell you the only way you'll get out of this.
Diamonds. Buy diamonds. Big ones.
Diamonds are a scam anyway. Thanks De Beers!
Get her a moissanite... its better and more sparklier then a diamond and a lot cheaper.
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby Calvin27 » Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:53 pm
Go halves? Drove one in US and want one so badly. FYI I've only ever bought 2 door silver coupe cars ever. She'd never know if it was silver...Summernight wrote:The one thing I want that he has (sort of) put his foot down on is a Tesla Model S.
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby Derny Driver » Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:35 pm
First guy told his wife that he has "borrowed" the bike off a guy at the club who does not use it much. Its sort of a permanent loan.
Second guy told the wife that his mate asked to leave his bike at his house as he has no room for it. He doesn't mind who rides it.
Third guy simply bought a similar coloured bike and the wife never noticed.
PS Im not married
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby nailsaslegs » Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:26 pm
Derny you may have noticed this
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby Derny Driver » Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:41 pm
yes nails you have your fair share of gear ...nailsaslegs wrote:Have enough bikes that she wont notice another one sitting in the bike room....same goes for wheels as well and other bits.....
Derny you may have noticed this
But you have the best wife a cyclist could wish for.
You have NO problems.
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby cancan64 » Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:56 pm
She doesn't notice anyhow...Its the kids that dob me in....the youngest picked up that I had new socks once...I had to bring a wheelset home 2 weeks ago...it was a simple plan...my daughters have gymnastics on a Friday night so I take a taxi from the airport to Gymnastics...throw my bag and wheelset in the car and go watch them train...then when home and the coast is clear move the wheels to the garage....of course that day Qantas were very early...first time this year...and I got to gymnastics before them...the first thing the kids said was "whats in the box dad?"...busted in the custardnailsaslegs wrote:Have enough bikes that she wont notice another one sitting in the bike room....same goes for wheels as well and other bits.....
Derny you may have noticed this
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby Tim » Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:20 am
My brother has the same problem. He quietly parked a new Giant Defy with all the disc brake bells and whistles in the garage recently.cancan64 wrote:...Its the kids that dob me in...
The eleven year old daughter still lives in fairy and flower land and didn't notice a thing. The nine year old is as sharp as a tack and spotted it instantly.
He had to buy her silence with a new bike.
Blackmailed by a nine year old.
And Mum found out anyway.
Mum is now looking at new cars.
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby bychosis » Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:51 am
'Concealed' in the bike jungle is the way to go.
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Postby mitchy_ » Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:55 am
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Postby bychosis » Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:07 am
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby Calvin27 » Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:49 pm
I blab on about six sigma and how it's more efficient to rationalise box sizes and at the same time do something she dislikes like drink coke straight out the bottle. The combination of attention span boredom and distraction usually does the trick.
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Postby darkelf921 » Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:19 pm
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Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another bike
Postby yugyug » Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:12 pm
Hahaha. CunningCalvin27 wrote:
I blab on about six sigma and how it's more efficient to rationalise box sizes and at the same time do something she dislikes like drink coke straight out the bottle. The combination of attention span boredom and distraction usually does the trick.
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby nailsaslegs » Sat Sep 13, 2014 2:01 pm
I am reaching N+1 with the new TIME though. She did agree to 1 bike a year though and selling bikes is absolutely prohibited. The MTB may have exceeded our marriage though even I will say that.....very rarely used.Derny Driver wrote:yes nails you have your fair share of gear ...nailsaslegs wrote:Have enough bikes that she wont notice another one sitting in the bike room....same goes for wheels as well and other bits.....
Derny you may have noticed this
But you have the best wife a cyclist could wish for.
You have NO problems.
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby cancan64 » Sat Sep 13, 2014 6:41 pm
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Re: Ssshhhh...Dont tell the wife but I just bought another b
Postby Bentnose » Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:06 pm
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