My last few hours of freedom , any advice ?

[rattlsnak]

Congrats!! I'm doing it again in March!

[livi]

Congratulations!

[fastfredracing]

Thanks guys ! All went well .

[pavulon]

pics or it didn't happen!!

[wdfifteen]

Good luck Fred. You seem to be a very smart, level headed guy. I'm sure you'll do great.
But be realistic - the ogling never stops, you just get more circumspect about it.

[billybek]

Congrats!

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

I'm assuming this is about passing along assets, and is purely a tactical choice, not a "romantic" one.
He's going to come home and everything is going to be exactly identical to how it was yesterday, and the 20 years prior.

No reason to believe Fred is being naive. Marriage IS a contract, but it has meaning beyond romance or finance. I can't explain it to you, but I'll be he understands.

[Danimal16]

Best wishes for you and your wife's continued happiness!

[mreid]

Congrats, Fred! Live long and prosper!

[Baz]

Just now saw the thread.....my sincerest congratulations to one of the good guys and his lovely bride.

All the best to you and yours, Fred!

[GH85Carrera]

Hey Fred why no updates. What have you been doing? Get to updating us.

[fastfredracing]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

Why all the congrats? It's almost amusing in its naivete.
Please. They're in their 50s or 60s. I'm assuming this is about passing along assets, and is purely a tactical choice, not a "romantic" one.
He's going to come home and everything is going to be exactly identical to how it was yesterday, and the 20 years prior.

Why are you harshing on my buzz sugarwood ? It was a really special day for my family . You are dead wrong, I am in my mid 40's, and she early 40's. I wanted to show her that my love was unconditional , and stand up a be a good man, and great father, and do what is right for my family . I wanted to do this 10 years ago, but life got complicated for a little while .
We had a really nice ceremony on the shore at sunset, it was beautiful. As much as I like to think I am a tough guy, It was pretty emotional, I felt a little teary while reading our vows. Feels good to be married, but every time I look down at my hand, it seems like someone else's hand with that ring on it. I guess I will get used to it . Do you working guys take your rings off during the day ? Im afraid that if I start taking it off , I will end up loosing it .
Oh, and we are getting new dishes, so not everything will stay exactly the same.
I will post up some pics when I get to them.
We spent the last 2 days on the road, and got in late last night .
Thanks for all the kind words , love you guys !

[Oh Haha]

New dishes ooohwheee!




Just giving you crap Fred old boy, I'm happy for you guys. I know you are actually younger than I am but it doesn't have the same effect.

As far as the ring, I don't take mine off unless I'm washing the paws of really stubborn grease/dirt. You working on cars for a living might want to consider the safety aspect of wearing it. Whatever you decide, advise your bride of your intention.

[Charles Freeborn]

Congrats!

11 years for us. My wife is my best friend.

[recycled sixtie]

29 years of marriage for us. Lost my ring a long time ago. It's not important for us to wear rings any more. As mentioned above if you are working on cars etc skip the ring at least for the work hours and yard work.

A neighbor of ours nearly lost his finger jumping off a ladder as his ring caught on it.

Am happy for u.

[yetibone]

Mighty fine place to exchange the vows, Fred. My wife and I went to Ocracoke about 5 years ago, and loved it. Beautiful place with history. MOST of the folks are friendly to tourists....and kayaks. However, don't just put your kayak into the harbor from any old place on the banks...

I wear my ring at work every day, but people that see it say I'm an idiot for not taking it off. It hasn't made my finger fall off in 8 years now, so I reckon I'm ok. My reason is the same as yours.

Congrats Fred. You, and your wife both deserve to be happy, and feel good.

[DanielDudley]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

Do you working guys take your rings off during the day ? Im afraid that if I start taking it off , I will end up loosing it . !

I'll bet you have a dozen black rubber O rings of the proper size. Leave the real ring at home. In an emergency, the O ring will just tear off.