About all I've been talking about for a month or more is all the things I'm gonna "clean" "fix" "replace" "paint" & "polish" on da Camaro this winter, and not just here, I've been talking to her too...

So, I've been out in the garage all day, tearing the front end off the ragtop... she comes out and says "What exactly ARE you doing to that THING?" To which I reply with my list of winter projects, long and distinguished as it is. And her reply, you ask? "I guess that means WE aren't doing anything FUN this winter!"

Heck, she's welcome to pick up a wrench and join me if she wants to have some fun!

He, He!!

Time ta think about changing wive's b/c it's probably gonna go down hill with age..

pdq67

He, He!!

Shoulda seen the reaction I got the other day when I casually mentioned to the wife that it would be cool to pick up another project even before we complete the current one. Jeez I thought she liked me being out in the garage....

My wife has a lost sibling in Illinois.....

So does mine!! He,He!!

I bet if we just ask the guys on the Boards, I bet we find out thast it's a heck of a big family that got lost....

pdq67

I'm actually lucky when it comes to this. My wife wants to buy herself a mid-year Corvette so that I can have a winter project. Heck, she would even help with some of the wrenching. graemlins/beers.gif

Hey I got up one Saturday morning and the wife ask what are you going to do today, I said clean out that Basement she said for what to put one of those cars down there ( and this was not in a very nice voice either ) and I said no three of them and boy that was not the right words to say. Her responce was I have had enough of this _____ I am leaving you, but after about 15 mintues she changed her mind and started helping and even help roll the 67 RS Conv. in there.

So, she got back from Walmart, and we're out in the garage... and I scrub some of the crud off the cowl to see what the orinigal Lemans blue looked like, and she says, "I like that color better". And I says, "if I do a color change, it might take longer than just this winter." and she says "take your time and do it right!"

Read the bridge post very carefully, you younger or single guys, then keep your head down and a smile on your face!

I feel your pain fellas..... my wife really doesn't mind at all how long I work in the shop if I'm working on her car and it is saving us a few hundred dollars when something breaks, but strangely enough when it is time away from the family to work on "that beater" it is a little different.

She is cool until I spend either an entire evening or work maybe three nights or more in a row.

Funny thing is that she LOVES the shiny finished ones!!!

Try to lock in certain days of the week you will work on the car, leave a fiew for doing things together, after all you married her, you must have wanted to do things with her! smile.gif

I got into trouble when I told my wife I could make her favorite chair look new again if I put a new wife in it !!! tongue.gif

ya David, that is the key. 'bout 5 last night, I declared that 48 straight hours in the garage was enuf, took my first shower in 2 days, clean clothes, helped her with dinner, and sat and watched "an Officer and a Gentleman" with her. Now I'm all prepped and ready to lock myself in the garage again after church...lol.

Itsa fine line, she wants me to enjoy my hobby, and likes it when my car looks good, but not at too much expense of family time!

He, He!! Good one!! New chair......

He, He!! Good one!! New chair......

pdq67

Can't live with 'em - pass me the beer nuts.

My wife surprised me Friday night. I’ve been working my rear off the past year remodeling the house and still have a long way to go, but Friday night I was standing out in the garage staring at the Camaro when my wife stepped into the garage and noticed me standing there. She then said to me; “After you finish the room your working on, you should take a break from the house and work on the Camaro”. That made my day!

That's why my wife refers to the Camaro as my Mistress . . . I disappear for long periods of time and come back with a smile on my face.

She tolerates the hobby pretty well, she understands that I get depressed when I can't go wrench on something . . .

I cant complain to much mine gets tired of me working in the shop to much.Have to stop and go to dinner and a movie from time to time.But she bought the 67 I have now so she cant say much about it.She does say one is enough.She gets ill if I mention buying another car.

Well,

I can relate fellas.... I have two expensive pastimes. One,of course, is my 69 Camaro. And the other is flying. I catch crap all the time about how I need to choose "one or the other". Oh well, it doesn't really matter which one I choose to do, I'll be hearing her complain about it anyways.... :rolleyes:

Thanks for letting me vent!

- Mark

Ya like David said, as long as I make time for her and don't spend every second on cars she's cool about it. I only have problems when I spend too many consecutive days on other stuff and don't give her and the girls any of my time. I can see her point. It's pretty selfish of me to spend all of my spare time doing what I want, leaving no time for them.

I guess I am lucky. She never ever complains about the amount of time I spend in the garage. I make sure to keep her car in good running order. I take care of my manly duties around the house. I don't complain about her scrapbooking or whatever as long and as much as she likes. I don't care how much she spends on it and she doesn't hassle me when I spend a few bucks on the car. She knows I have a passion for cars/motorcycles and I was that way when she met me. I am starting a new project and she knows I will be spending days on end in the garage and she isn't complaining a bit.

I feel for you guys that have to fight for time in the garage. You married her so , shame on you LOL. I am sure if you look at the whole picture it really isn't that bad. Find a way to work things out.

Does all of this sound familiar. My wife hates the car, me spending time on the car, and me spending money on the car. She hates the car taking up half the garage and its related parts taking up part of the attic. My wife loves me at home to stay with the kids so she can shop (with money not spent on the car), me cooking dinner, me doing the dishes, me helping the kids with the school projects, and me cleaning her car. During one of her tantrums last year, I pointed out that I have been on this car for 10 years due to lack of time (worked 2 jobs) and lack of money, I have redone the exterior of the house and the landscaping, I have repaired and painted the inside of the house, she is driving a new car, I don't drink or spend time in bars or "girly" bars, she is not a sports widow, I don't really go anywhere and I don't run around. I reminded her that if she doesn't smell paint, doesn't see me in the family room or kitchen, the yard is clean and the kids are home, all she has to do is open the garage door and look. It's me! Shortly after that exchange, she had a night out with "the girls" and I am sure this was a topic of discussion. After that night, she has been a bit more tolerant. Not accepting, just tolerant. It seems a majority of the wive's, significant others, and girlfriends just don't like the competition but they like the car. After all, you cannot fix a woman when its broken, but you can fix a car.

My wife is a sweetheart. She never complains, in fact she is the one who talked me into buying my '67. Every January I take a "guys" trip to Vegas. I told her I wasn't going this year because I was feeling guilty about the amount of $$ I've spent on the '67 this year. Her answer was go...have a good time...you only have one life, you might as well enjoy it. I am one VERY happy husband.... smile.gif I'm leaving for Vegas on Jan. 13th.

Wait a minute, maybe she's trying to get rid of me for a few days??? LOL graemlins/sad.gif

Boy am I lucky. Last year I asked my wife what she wanted to do this summer. She replied "Super Chevy at Indy and Norwalk"!!!! Then this year she said Good Guys at Columbus and if we have enough money left, the Barrett Jackson Auction just to check it out. She loves the Camaro and is involved in just about every cruise night I go to. I just make sure I do the very little bit she askes me to do around the house. This year when she told me she would like the saphire in her ring she bought two years ago replaced with a diamond, I said sure :eek: After I recovered I ordered a TKO 5 speed. She just smiled :D Yep! I got a keeper. smile.gif
Jim

This reminds me of one of my Favorite Rodney Dangerfield Jokes:


Man I tell ya,I get no respect. My wife told me she wanted to make love in the back seat of our car.

She asked me if I'd drive!" :D

Mine calls herself an Internet widow.
Hey? Are we allowed to discuss ebay girl over here?

I never knew the true meaning of happiness until I got married,.......
and then it was too late!!!! :D

Every fricken time I have my head under the hood, my better (<-?) half says "Now whats WRONG with the car?!" I just wanna take my cordless drill and drill out my ear drums! graemlins/angry.gif
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You guy's know what food kills a womens sex drive....A wedding cake....
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Originally posted by RSS:
I never knew the true meaning of happiness until I got married,.......
and then it was too late!!!! :D HAHAHAHAHA!! No doubt brother!

I'm one of the lucky one's, and I kind of knew it before we married. I married an angel!
When I "got the itch" for another car before our son was born, she was all for it from day 1. And she was pregnant at the time!!
She even started the 'Camaro Fund' on her own! She never complains when or for how long I work on it. Or even how much I spend and don't tell her about. (she does the finances) ;)

It's the amount of time I spend on the Internet that she's always wondering about. She doesn't understand what I'm doing all those hours looking at TC and all the other automotive sites. I keep telling her that I'm a moderator! Jeeesh! What else does she want? Oh yeah.... spend more time with her!
LOL!

But she never gets between me and the Camaro. In fact, I make it a point to include her in all the decisions like colors or styles, and I go with them sometimes whether I agree or not. It's the least I can do. But after she chose Comfortweave over Houndstooth upholstery, I'M CHOOSING THE EXTERIOR COLOR! :D

I'm always on the look-out for an old classic for her. I had to pass on the '68 Caprice, as much as it pained me to let it go.... I had no choice. There'll be another one come along and then I'll have TWO projects in the garage. His & Hers!
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Yeah Hwystarjoe,

Along with my hobbies, I too am addicted to this site. I can't count how many times I've seen my wife stick her head in the computer room door and say "are you on the computer again!?!".

I'm trying to cut back on "computer time" in the evenings after I get home from work. And am trying to spend a little more time with the family. But It's hard when you're addicted to Team Camaro! :eek: LOL

After all, when you're sitting there on the couch with the wife, there's only so many "trading spaces and Judging Amy" episodes a guy can take before grabbing the satelite remote and start hunting for an episode of "American Hot Rod" or "Rides",etc.

Man, am I messed up or what?
HE! HE! HE! :D

LOL!!! Holy Smokes, do I know what you're saying! And I was thinking the exact same thing last night. It's become an ingrained habit! My wife and son were decorating the Xmas tree last night and I was sitting HERE! So I logged off and just sat there watching the two of them have a blast, taking pictures.
But as soon as the little one was in bed and she grabbed the remote....
Well, you know what I was doing.
:rolleyes:

As long as the TV still works, I could shave all the cats and paint purple butterflies on all the cars and trucks and my wife wouldn't even know it graemlins/sad.gif

Man, I NEVER thought to shave the cats!! That would cut down on the tumbleweeds around the house and keep the furniture clean for sure!! graemlins/thumbsup.gif

yuck I hate those furballs hacked up all over the porch where she kinda lives all summer. She's a long haired Tabby and shaving might stop that, good idea guys, thanks for sharing smile.gif

I think I read somewhere that 'shaving a cat' is just slightly harder than giving them a pill...

I think shaving my cat would be like putting your hand in a food processor.

Yank their claws out first.... rubber-gripped needle nose work great just for that purpose.

Originally posted by HwyStarJoe:
Yank their claws out first.... rubber-gripped needle nose work great just for that purpose. Uh oh - I have a feeling this is going to turn ugly :eek:

Besides - I'm pretty sure it's aginst the law (even here in 'kalifornea') to do this to your wife...

Pills are easy (I've got lots of experience in this department). Some of my cats wouldn't care if they got shaved, as long as you was just showing them some attention. Some of the other ones, well, it would be like getting in a fight with a brushhog or something.

Sorry 'bout that.....

Back to the original topic.
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Originally posted by travis:
it would be like getting in a fight with a brushhog or something. Wow - you're right graemlins/thumbsup.gif

These things look like they'd put up a heck of a fight - http://www.bushhog.com/brntoc.html
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These things look like they'd put up a heck of a fight - http://www.bushhog.com/brntoc.html
- :eek: [/QB]Those are pretty neat. I almost bought something like that but got a 4 wheeler instead.