She sounds like a good person.
Happy New Year to you both.
-Ben
>OK everyone, I have a lot of answers straight from the source...
>
>1) She's upset because I made a major purchase without consulting her.
> To my credit, I have been telling her that I wanted something new, but
>I didn't find anything until I saw this Mustang.
>
>2) She would not have been mad if I had bought something sensible, just
>a bit annoyed that I had not included her. This is not because she
>wants to dicate things to me, it's because if I had been thinking about
>what is good for us rather than me.
>
>3) I was wrong, I will admit it.
>
>4) She told me that if I wanted the car, I could keep it if it was what
>I wanted, and she meant it.
>
>5) We tried to return the vehicle. There is no 72 hours right of
>rescission on automobiles.
>
>5) We were going to trade it for something else (the dealer gave us
>this choice) but there was nothing else in my price range that I liked.
>
>6) We've decided to keep it and sell it outright. I feel that I can
>get at least what I put into the vehicle since it's below blue book.
>
>7) I'm taking her out tonight to Carraba's for some delicious mussels.
>
>8) She's a wonderful, understanding person. She was just extremely
>upset that I did this without her input.
>
>9) I actually think she likes the car, now that she's seen it, and she
>will like it more after I take her out in it tonight.
>
>10) Thank for your input.
>
>11) This car is WAY faster than Tim's.
>
>- Matt Small
>
>
>
>On Monday, December 29, 2003, at 11:20 AM, Andre Turrettini wrote:
>
>> This is true. Matt, Can you give us more insight into her stong
>> response?
>> DRE
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 8:18 AM
>> To: CF-Community
>> Subject: Re:I think I'm in trouble
>>
>> He's right tho, if my SO tried to dictate the car I could buy I would
>> run
>> like hell in the other direction. Unless he was buying it for me; at
>> that
>> point he deserves some say. Sorry Matt but imho this is a major red
>> flag
>> which you ignore at your peril.
>>
>> Dana
>>
>> >Mike,
>> > You're either single or have the most tolerant wife on the planet!
>> >"perhaps the marriage is just not meant to be"... you're killing me,
>> Man.
>> >
>> >~Simon
>> >
>> >Simon Horwith
>> >CTO, Etrilogy Ltd.
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>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Haggerty, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > Sent: 29 December 2003 15:23
>> > To: CF-Community
>> > Subject: RE: I think I'm in trouble
>> >
>> >
>> > Keep the car, give it a name, add nitrous, flourescent lights, a
>> tricked
>> > out odometer and racing seats. Put a big sticker on the back
>> windshield
>> > indicating you are part of a street racing team.
>> >
>> > What was the name of the car Will Farrell's character drove in Old
>> > School? If your wife can't deal with you having a cool ride, which
>> is a
>> > part of your identify, perhaps the marriage is just not meant to be.
>> > Imagine what life will be like in 20 years when she becomes
>> hysterical
>> > over a bunch of doylies over or something - you do not want that.
>> It's
>> > going to be lemonade and cucumber sandwiches instead of beer and
>> chicken
>> > wings, and that ain't right. Put your foot down and keep your
>> dignity.
>> >
>> > M
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 11:43 PM
>> > To: CF-Community
>> > Subject: I think I'm in trouble
>> >
>> > I pulled a boner today.
>> >
>> > I'm in the market for a new vehicle, since the truck that I'm
>> driving,
>> > while good looking and well running, has 173,000 miles on it. It's
>> a
>> > 1995 Chevy Silverado, 4x4. My fiancee loves the thing, thinks it's
>> the
>> > manliest truck on this earth. For the record, she's 23, I'm 31, we
>> > don't live together, and she's never had a FT job before since she
>> just
>> > graduated Grad School with an MBA. She's a lovely girl, just a
>> little
>> > idealistic sometimes due to youth.
>> >
>> > So I go out today, just browsing and this car catches my eye - it'
>> s a
>> > 2001 Mustang GT. Worse yet, it's a Mustang GT Bullitt - a Steve
>> > McQueen style race car. So I test drive it, am unnaturally scared to
>> > death of it, and then buy it. I figure since it's only got 38,000
>> on
>> > the odometer, that it will get getter mileage than the giant truck,
>> and
>> > that she also has a Mustang that this will resonant well with the
>> > fiancee.
>> >
>> > Anyway, I proceed to call her after I buy it and she starts crying
>> > because I got rid of the truck. She's a bit emotional too
>> sometimes.
>> > Please don't get the wrong idea, she's great, but emotional about
>> > things sometimes.
>> >
>> > Let me tell you a little bit more about the car - it's unbelievably
>> > fast. I don't know the stats, but the car has some sort of mod
>> chip in
>> > it that pushes it to 305 HP. It's a five speed ass haulin' trip to
>> the
>> > hospital then to jail for wreckless driving. I admit that I'm a
>> freak
>> > for speed sometimes. This is without doubt the fastest car I've
>> ever
>> > been in. Anyway, it's a cool little thing with all of the bells and
>> > whistles.
>> >
>> > We're not going to have any children soon, so that not an issue, but
>> > she did say that she thought I was going to get something more
>> "yuppie"
>> > - like an SUV or BMW or something like that.
>> >
>> > Anyway, that's the boner. I think I'm going to take the car back
>> > tomorrow morning and get the truck back. Any comments from my
>> friends
>> > on the list?
>> >
>> > - Matt Small
>> >
>> _____
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>>
>>
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