nervous.
larry
At 06:52 PM 12/29/2003, you wrote:
>Kev-
>
>"sheep farm for some, um, side entertainment" -
>oh yeah?
>when he comes home too pooped to pop,
>with a sheepish look on his face?
><hee hee>
>
>-Ben
>
>
> >Have a good dinner and hopefully the car thing will work itself out. I
> >figured it really wasn't the car so much as just not making her a part of it
> >all.
> >
> >Do what I do and tell her every little thing you're thinking about. Like
> >"I'm thinking that this phone doesn't get good reception" or "Maybe I should
> >buy a new shirt" or "I have to pee". Pretty soon she'll know you share
> >everything with here and she won't suspect anything when you covertly buy
> >that sheep farm for some, um, side entertainment.
> >
> >-Kevin
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Matthew Small" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 2:45 PM
> >Subject: Re: I think I'm in trouble
> >
> >
> >> 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.
> >> > >Member of Team Macromedia
> >> > >Macromedia Certified Instructor
> >> > >Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer
> >> > >Certified Flash MX Developer
> >> > >CFDJList - List Administrator
> >> > >http://www.how2cf.com/
> >> > >
> >> > > -----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
> >> > >
> >> > _____
> >> <image.tiff>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
>
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