You: "No Dear, it's just a frame. I'm saving us money. And it's for my health. You want me to be healthy, right...?"
Coincidentally, I happen to have three nice bikes that correspond to the gestation periods of my three kids... On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > My Rambouillet was a "sneak in" purchase...so was the Atlantis come to > think of it... > > I spent a couple of years working full time and going to business > school (dang near killed me but that's a different story). After > months of lusting over an orange Rambouillet I decided to purchase a > 64cm frame. My wife, smart, observant woman that she is, tends to > notice things, so I thought I should mention the purchase before the > large box arrived on our doorstep. > > Me: "Honey...err...I bought myself a gradution present." > > Wife: "What did you get?" > > Me: "Guess!" > > Wife: "OH GOD...Not another bike!" > > True story :-) > > Angus > > > On Jan 9, 4:24 pm, <stanwas...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > You're not going to sneak an orange QB into your stable and pretend > > that it's an old bike that's always been there. It sticks out like a > > sore thumb. Trust me, I just tried it and got caught. > > > > On Jan 9, 11:24 am, "David Estes" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > See, you made the first mistake of "mentioning" it... > > > > Speaking of sneaking in a few bikes... > > > > A number of years ago several of us were admiring a now deceased friends > > amazing collection of vintage motorcycles, and in particular his latest > > aquisition at the time, an Ariel Square Four. Mind you, this was not > just a > > handful of old Triumphs, Beezers and Nortons, but included a Matchless, a > > Norton Manx with a documented racing history and now the Ariel, which > cost > > around twenty five large. Obviously Ed was a man of some means, but > you'd > > never know it until he opened his garage door. > > > > At one point The Wise One, (that's a long story), asked Ed how his wife > felt > > about having roughly a quarter of a million dollars worth of scooters in > her > > garage. Poor Ed near got whiplish looking around to ensure that Margie > did > > not hear that question while admonishing TWO to pipe down. As he told > it, > > to her knowledge the most he ever paid for one of those old derelict > bikes > > was twenty five hundred bucks! > > > > Stan > > Columbia, SC > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
