Is This You ?

[54blackhornet]

Thought this was appropriate for some of us.

[sick472]

I got some attitude like that once...I still have the vehicles (and an ex)!

[thedudeabides86]

Ha!! I'm 40, with 2 kids and a wife. My mother in law told me when I got married I could either be happy or I can be right but I can't have both. I've learned to be happy and that it's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission. I'll be buying another truck soon.

[Grumpy old man]

If you have to ask your wife or girlfriend if it's ok to buy ANYTHING you need to re elavuate what your doing . Life is short don't live by someone else's rules .

[Boog]

Peace and happiness are great and all but I don’t take ultimatums from anyone! And I am still married after 40 uhh, 40 three years. We’ve been together 47. We’re doin something right.

[CUSTOM/10]

The name of my project is "Divorce Therapy" Guess who stayed and who left !
And the first guess doesn't count !!! "LOL"

[71threequarterton]

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

If you have to ask your wife or girlfriend if it's ok to buy ANYTHING you need to re elavuate what your doing . Life is short don't live by someone else's rules .

This!

My wife doesn't try to get in the way of anything I do. I've seen good friends take the "plunge" and I feel sorry for them.

[darrellyates]

I'll play.... I have one good wife/car or truck story.

Before my first was born (this was about 30 years ago) I purchased a very beat up '68 Camaro convertible. It needed about every piece of sheet metal, but had most of them with the car (NOS metal). So I bought it.

I spent a couple of years working on the car before it was finished. One night, the wife comes down to the garage, furious. And I will quote: "Why are you down here all the time? Why are you wasting all this time and money on an old car (you can insert truck here for this site)?"

I told her I:
Don't drink... Don't smoke... Don't go to football games/sporting events. I don't chase other women... I don't do any drugs. I don't gamble, or have other bad habits. I work hard, and like to come home at night and relax playing with my grown up toys. I am home, in my garage. She can either come down and be with me, or she can stay upstairs and be mad. Either way, I could be doing a lot worse things!!!

She shook her head, grabbed a chair, and has been good help ever since. Not another argument or word about my hobby. And I'm grateful.

I've gone thru a LOT of cars in my lifetime. I love them all. I love my current C-10; and the Camaro I'm working on now (different Camaro by the way).

I am afraid as I continue to get older, the work on the vehicles is getting harder to stay enthusiastic about. I'm sure it will end one day, but I've enjoyed this since I was 16. Even have a t-shirt that reads: "Still plays with cars..."

Thanks for reading and being part of it!

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

If you have to ask your wife or girlfriend if it's ok to buy ANYTHING you need to re elavuate what your doing . Life is short don't live by someone else's rules .

I agree to an extent with wives and I guess fiances, but gf's, yea, they can piss off..

There comes a point where the purchases affect family finances and that's not cool. My wife and I make enough money each, where I can buy a tremec trans, or a set of wheels and it has no impact on our finances or savings. When I bought my 68 firebird a few months ago, I did discuss that with her (with the intent of buying it anyway ), but it took a big chunk of out my shop fund (trying to build it with cash). Work has gone really well this year, and with bonuses and raises I've already gotten the firebird money back

Other's aren't so fortunate and I know some people that do put their toys ahead of their family and it does cause issues with their finances.

[davischevy]

[QUOTE=67ChevyRedneck;8361733]I agree to an extent with wives and I guess fiances, but gf's, yea, they can piss off..

GF's tend to piss wives off too.

[HIGHWAY BY THE SEA]

My wife does not stand in the way of anything that I want. She has always been quite supportive.

[68bowtie]

Ok you guys all make the Nike cut. The rest of us won’t be sharing.

[davischevy]

HA, this weekend I was telling my wife about the tow hook phenomenon.

Her response, "Sounds like you better buy a pair before they go up another $500."

She was also on my case because her 67 short bed is not going anywhere.

She has suggested, not demanded, I sell a couple, but mostly because I am running out of room and can't keep them all running.

She's been hangin' on for 47 years, so I'm not going anywhere.

[Barnfind46]

My wife has never told me to get rid of any of my classics. I realized I could have four non running classics that I could not afford to build or I could sell three and keep one. I kept my '68 long bed and now I can drive it to work because I bought parts to fix every thing!She was not happy about selling the '70 Cutlass but knew the truck meant more to me. She is a keeper!

[Steeveedee]

Heh, my wife hated my '68 Skylark GS from the first time she saw it, but never gave me any grief over it. She does think that I sold it for too low a price, though! I claim brain damage and work-related stress, though. I putting it back to Buick power and dropped the driveshaft on my head. Based on what people tell me, it was a year before I was back to what is "normal" for me. I was also working so much overtime then that sometimes I looked at the other side of the freeway to see if I could see myself going the other way. After I retired, it was about 18 months before I could walk through the garage without bumping into the cupboards or the work bench. I was one sleep-deprived, tired old man. Now, I'm just an old man.

[special-K]

I got divorced after 25 years with me having/doing more with trucks then than now. And that had nothing to do with all the trucks, parts, Harleys, collectible old truck toys or anything. All those things were things she liked about me. I had me a good one I figured. She's gone because she's , and she has only gotten worse. Even now she will compliment my bike or truck when she sees it.

She was here when my ribs were broken. By the way, she's an RN. I was saying how a guy had said the ribs would take bout twice as long to heal than other bone breaks. Instead of other breaks taking 5-6 weeks, healing takes 10-12 weeks. She says very defensively, "I know, I'm a nurse". So I asked her "So it's really true?" and she says, "I don't know". HUH? What just happened here?

[Lanman1972]

This is me!

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by Lanman1972

This is me!

Yes, that's me.

[davepl]

I've still got my first car and the girl I met 30 years ago in it, my first wife. Come to think of it, I still have my first calculator, baseball bat, glove, and football too. I tend to look after my things I guess, as I didn't have many!

As for hobby vs family, your hobby should never cause your family to want for your time or funds. But if you can afford your level of hobby, party on!

[morepwr]

My lady went from "your not really going to buy that" about one of my projects to " I love cruising in this truck" once it was road worthy. If she hasn't accepted my car addiction yet, she never will!

[S_Gibson]

My wife was all for me buying my truck until she saw it. Then she told me she did not think it was worth buying and she thought we ought to save the money. All she saw was rust, dirt, grease, scratches dents, bad paint, old tires, and an old interior.

After 2 days of hearing our friends and neighbors talk about how much they liked it she was back on board, although still apprehensive. After the first couple rides in it and the comments we received she finally saw why I and others found the truck so appealing.

My daughter was in love with it a first site and can't wait until I teach her to drive a 3 speed. She wanted to go to her prom in it. Her friends had dozens of prom pictures with it. My son still thinks it is an old piece of junk.

My wife and I never make big purchases without discussions. All our income and accounts are joint. It is not very often we disagree about finances and we are both content with what we have built and accumulated together.

[CharlieBrown]

First wife....thought anything I did was a waste of time and money...period.


After 20 years that ended...but the funny thing in the divorce she claimed how much my old trucks were worth like they invaluable .

Fast forward....current wife unit helped me strip my truck down to bare frame for full restoration....loved every miniute ....loves to drive around ...literally digs it....and if I'm in the shop and she is home...here she comes.

She is even helping me look for a 55 chevy to build for her.

Good ones are out there....but sometimes you don't find them till later.

[sick472]

Three types of women...

1.) Those that leave you to the peace of your shop.
2.) Those that help you in the shop.
and
3.) Those that don't deserve a man with a shop.

[Coley]

Some great stories and perspective here...relative to the first pic.

One thing you can do to add perspective to women who might agree with that opening pic is this:
...what if the pic was of a guy yelling at his wife that she was NOT going to be spending any more money on shoes or she was definitely NOT going to be joining a book club.

I'm guessing that type of 'male oppression'...wouldn't go over so well, lol.

Its funny how once the shoe is on the other foot...perspective opens up.

As for myself, I too am lucky.
My wife always knew I like this stuff and always supported me....to the point of encouraging often to keep going with it at times when I lost a bit of interest.
They are out there....the good ones, you just have to find them.

That said, I know a lot of guys that 'have it coming'...they are secretive and evasive about the hobby and don't consider their wife or their family when they come to spend money on it and often this is money they can't afford.
If you are over spending...and you have other responsibilities more important....you should reconsider what you are doing or at the very least, be honest about it.
Most guys are....but some guys aren't.

All good
Coley

[Dark Knight]

My wife fell in love with my ‘67 Chevy before she did with me. I went to hang out with her brother one day and hitched a ride with him while I left my truck at their house. While I was gone, she went and took a bunch of pictures while posing next to my truck. I didn’t find out about this until long after we started dating. Now, she comes and sits in the shop with me while I work. Even gets me tools and beer from time to time.