Conversations with the Wife.

[vash]

met a married couple for dinner.

pulled into a garage at the same time. he was backing his Tundra into a spot and his wife got out to help him back in. they were slowly going back she said.."slow..slow, you have about a foot left"..he inches back and makes contact..he jumps out and says, "i thought you said i had a foot left!!"

she said.."well, i get confused, you said "this" was six inches" (she had her fingers about 3" apart)

we laughed...and then i had to explain it to my G-rated wife.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by vash

met a married couple for dinner.

pulled into a garage at the same time. he was backing his Tundra into a spot and his wife got out to help him back in. they were slowly going back she said.."slow..slow, you have about a foot left"..he inches back and makes contact..he jumps out and says, "i thought you said i had a foot left!!"

she said.."well, i get confused, you said "this" was six inches" (she had her fingers about 3" apart)

we laughed...and then i had to explain it to my G-rated wife.

Funny!!

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

A friends wife... VERY good looking so I guess she doesn't need brains.

We were on a skiing trip and she put her hand out the car window and said "Oh no, it's really windy - won't be any good for skiing." A short while later she looked at the speedo and said "40 liters, a short time ago it said 80 liters, we're not going to make it there."

She is usually pretty sharp. Their daughter and ours are still pretty good friends.

[Flat Six]

Originally Posted by Craig T

I dropped my wife off at Tire Man in Thousand Oaks to pick up her car after getting new tires for her 997. When she got in she saw the invoice on the front seat...$1800+. She got home and confronted me with her serious face and said...

Wife: "$1800 for tires! Is that what you're spending on those race car tires that get dropped off every month!!!???"
Me: "Not even close Baby. Race car tires don't have any tread or steel belts, and don't require DOT approval. They're only good for one weekend, not 30,000 miles. They're cheap".
Wife: "Oh, that makes sense"

Once again, all was well on the home front.

Dude, you're my new hero . . .

[winders]

Originally Posted by Flat Six

Dude, you're my new hero . . .

For blatantly lying to his wife? What is wrong with you people??

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by winders

For blatantly lying to his wife? What is wrong with you people??

It's called "being a survivalist."

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by winders

For blatantly lying to his wife? What is wrong with you people??

Mr. Do-gooder, its not a lie. Slicks don't have tread and are not DOT approved. They ARE only good for one weekend, not 30K miles...And are MUCH cheaper than Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's. $300 cheaper! It was the absolute truth, just phrased in a particular way and to defuse the situation.

Please tell me what part of my statement was a lie.

[winders]

Originally Posted by Craig T

Mr. Do-gooder, its not a lie. Slicks don't have tread and are not DOT approved. They ARE only good for one weekend, not 30K miles...And are MUCH cheaper than Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's. $300 cheaper! It was the absolute truth, just phrased in a particular way and to defuse the situation.

Please tell me what part of my statement was a lie.

1. Of course slicks have treads. The treads just don't have grooves in them. Tires without treads would be useless.

2. The difference between ~$1800 and ~$1500 does not equate to "MUCH" cheaper. The slicks are a little cheaper. Ask your wife if ~$1500 for a set of tires that last one weekend are "MUCH" cheaper than the Michelins you just had put on her car.

Spin it anyway you want, but you purposely misled (lied to) your wife and think you are so clever for getting away with it.

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by winders

1. Of course slicks have treads. The treads just don't have grooves in them. Tires without treads would be useless.

2. The difference between ~$1800 and ~$1500 does not equate to "MUCH" cheaper. The slicks are a little cheaper. Ask your wife if ~$1500 for a set of tires that last one weekend are "MUCH" cheaper than the Michelins you just had put on her car.

Spin it anyway you want, but you purposely misled (lied to) your wife and think you are so clever for getting away with it.

I do indeed! I wish I could find a way too spin fishing gear. She knows what that costs.

[Dantilla]

When I started racing, my wife encouraged me to spend freely on safety gear. The big joke turned into how anything for racing is "safety", no matter how convoluted the reasoning.

Race tires are for safety. Don't want to spin into the weeds at triple-digit speeds, do we?

[Bill Douglas]

I remember some time ago one of our guys had an expensive set of slick Hoosiers fitted to his 911. He offered to take one of the ladies for a lap around the track but she replied "No way would I ride in a car with tires that bald." LOL

[GH85Carrera]

One of the blonde to the core women my wife worked with had what we still today call "Sue-isms"

My favorite was one she mentioned to my my wife: The morning after a thunderstorm came through the area the night before she said "We had a lot of thunder last night, but at least we did not have any lightning!" We still quote that at home after a large clap of thunder.

[RF5BPilot]

When my wife and I first married, we tried to assign chores based more on who did them well rather than gender bias.

Problem was, over time, she kept arguing how I did all the chores so much better than she, that I should be doing all of them.

Hm.

[Flat Six]

Originally Posted by winders

For blatantly lying to his wife? What is wrong with you people??

Untwist your knickers, vato. Not for "lying" to his wife, though I don't believe he did. For having a snappy, reasonable response to her question and the skill to defuse the situation.

[Targa Me]

It was an early Saturday evening. Suddenly we found ourselves with no kids. Some friends had called up and ask if our kids could come over for sleep over.
They came by and picked up the kids and I told the wife I'll go out and rent a movie.
I came home, got a beer from the fridge and poured her a glass of wine.
Wife: I'm gonna go put on something more comfortable. (as she walks into the bedroom)
Me: (I shout out) Put on a cute nightie.
Wife: What?
Me: A cute nightie.
Wife: What are you talking about?
Me: (expression on my face) Are you serious??!!
Wife: I don't know what you mean?
Me: T-shirt and panties will work!!!
She comes out of the bedroom wearing flannel pjs.
Wife: What were you talking about?
Me: Never mind.
Now we're half way through the movie and haven't said a word to each other. She puts the movie on pause and says...
Wife: What's Q90?
Me: I have no idea. Why? What is it?
Wife: You told me to put on Q90.
Me: (laughing) I didn't say Q90, I said CUTE NIGHTIE!
We both get a good laugh out of it and watch the rest of the movie all cuddled up.
That was years ago, to this day we still laugh about Q90.

[red-beard]

Today my wife leaves the office for a late lunch and phones me

Wife: Red, it's 105 in the car!
Me: You sure? it doesn't seem that hot out here
Wife: Oh wait, it's 1:05...PM