Any Rituals When the Wife Goes Away?

[Craig T]

How many of you have some ritual you do every time the wife is gone for a few days? Golf? Poker? Hookers and blow?

Tank and I always share a steak (with NO VEGETABLES) and a scotch on the couch in sweats and watch action movies. Ol Pavlov here starts slobbering anytime my wife drags out the travel case.

[KevinTodd]

Nice. Does he share any secrets with you after he's had the scotch?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Fapfapfapfapfap...

[Deschodt]

Not as fun as what you had in mind, but... I majorly throw $hit away (kids toys, old docs, pictures, clothes, recycle as appropriate)... She's a bit of a pack rat in some respects, and if it dissappears while she's not looking, no harm no foul...
Oh, and racing on TV 24/7...

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by Deschodt

Not as fun as what you had in mind, but... I majorly throw $hit away (kids toys, old docs, pictures, clothes, recycle as appropriate)... She's a bit of a pack rat in some respects, and if it dissappears while she's not looking, no harm no foul...
Oh, and racing on TV 24/7...

I wish I had the balls to do that too. My wife had never thrown away a book or magazine. I could fill a dumpster.

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Fapfapfapfapfap...

Now thats without saying.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

I hire a cleaning crew to come in and straighten the disaster area up. Then I get to live in a clean house until she comes home.

Sometimes I'll have ONE cigar out on the porch.

[Moses]

I head to a great steak house with a good friend of mine and we drink a martini, eat a great dinner then laugh and talk over a glass of wine. Uber home. GREAT night. We do this once a month. We've known each other since we were 12 years old. Our sons are both 24 years old and good friends since they were 5 years old. They are now part of the ritual.

I'm such a lucky man.

[J P Stein]

Originally Posted by Deschodt

Not as fun as what you had in mind, but... I majorly throw $hit away (kids toys, old docs, pictures, clothes, recycle as appropriate)... She's a bit of a pack rat in some respects, and if it dissappears while she's not looking, no harm no foul...
Oh, and racing on TV 24/7...

Ain't that the truth.
It's easier to get forgivness than permission.

[scottmandue]

A good cigar and a bottle of Port.
Watch bad movies (not those kind you perverts) action movies with lots of guns, car chases, and things blowing up.

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by Deschodt

Not as fun as what you had in mind, but... I majorly throw $hit away (kids toys, old docs, pictures, clothes, recycle as appropriate)... She's a bit of a pack rat in some respects, and if it dissappears while she's not looking, no harm no foul...

This. The local Goodwill Store scores heavily anytime she is out of town.

[911SauCy]

Racing on TV, Loud as it can possibly go.

Dogs get to do whatever the F they please, wife has strict furniture rules...

[wdfifteen]

"How many of you have some ritual you do every time the wife is gone for a few days?"

I usually sacrifice a goat, but I like your steak & scotch with your sidekick plan. I may give the goat a pass and try your idea. Does Pavlov favor single malts or a good blend?

[flipper35]

Turn the home theater up and watch cheesy sci-fi movies and eat poorly, as in meat, chips, popcorn, fries, pizza, meat, chips...

In the summer, go for a cruise in the sporty car kid free.

[Christien]

Ah yes, the empty house ritual Usually I start by cleaning up all the kids' stuff - always an odd # of socks... Then it's usually take-out Thai, followed by wine then scotch with a movie where lots of stuff gets blowed up real good, typically rather loud. By 10 or 11 I'm ready for bed.

[porsche4life]

I try to schedule parts deliveries for right before or after she leaves so I can catch up on car projects! Putting new cats on a pickup tonight!

[froggert]

sounds like we're all pretty similar. i stop by the butcher on the way home from work, pick up a 2" thick bone-in ribeye, drink beer or open a bottle of wine while the steak is on the grill (reverse sear), maybe throw on some potatoes. watch a few action movies, then have some scotch or bourbon. during the day, i'm usually in the garage working on a bike or car.

[GH85Carrera]

Oh yea, The surround system gets a workout. Some movie with lots of explosions and action.

[LakeCleElum]

Depends on your age. A friend of mine summed it well:

"We used to go on these 5 day Motorcycle trips a few times a year to Drink and chase women. Now I go to eat red meat and watch what I want on TV"

[Baz]