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The other half does not really like me racing very much. I told her that it comes under the "golden rule". Since I have the gold, I rule. Capt. Jack said it best...Damn wagon runs real well.
A lot of us are older guys that but off racing to raise a family. Family raised, kids sent to college and married. If I can't race now, when can I race? The old folks home is not that far away. Lets race while we can. |
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She wanted a new 2008 Corvette last year in January,I Said what the mater with the 2006 Corvette? She said how much was last years engine,and how much was the new short block this year. I WAS DONE.
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A good customer of mine introduced me to his wife at a race, she acknoleged what a fine job I did on his engine and asked if I could now teach him to drive... OUCH!!!
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Well, it's been so long, neither one of us know what to say. In 59 I discovered my wife to be could not shift my 58 Ford 292-2 3-on-the-tree when we went drag racing around Terrebonne Parish after the movie, and the coke and burger at the drive in. So we got married and she had babies and I shifted it myself. So far it has worked well.
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My wife will only go to a national event. that helps!
And her favorite comment is "if that damn car frustrates you so much why do you bother!" and "I like the other car soooo much better! the slow one is UGLY!" comparing my stocker Aspen to my super class cuda. and as long as I take her on a non-racing vacation once a year I am OK! This year it is a trip to see her mother in Sonoma in july......hee hee, what she does not know........ |
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I only get the "get away from my car and work on your own"
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there must be a race that weekend. had that happen to a buddy. he told his wife they havn't seen her parents in a while and to go on new years. About 3 days later she found a brochure for a $5000 to win footbrake race in Mobile Al. His wifes parents live in Mobile Al. |
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My now-ex-wife originally said "can I race one of the cars?", so I bought a 2-car enclosed trailer. Once we were married she said "you are NOT spending any time or money on those race cars. I want to go on a cruise". I had a reasonably good time on those cruises, but I'm having a much better time now that I'm divorced and racing again.
My new girlfriend came to an out-of-town race with me (and my 6-year-old daughter) the first weekend after our first date. She enjoyed watching, and is trying to learn as much as she can about it. She says she will probably want to try driving once she learns enough to not make a fool of herself. I haven't told her that I haven't learned enough for that yet... |
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OK. I just had to get in on this one. Although I have heard plenty, I will give you my top ten.
10. What is that parked in "MY" parking place in the garage? 9. Who are these Jegs people that keep sending you thank you cards? 8. Do your friends have to be here everytime you work on that thing? 7. That is just way too loud!!! 6. Some Snap-on guy dropped off your stuff. It better be cheap! 5. NO! We are not painting the garage to look like a drag strip! 4. How come the tires on my car have to last four years but you get new ones every season? 3. What do you mean "WE" need a new rearend. I work out, my rearend is fine so "WE" don't need anything! 2. Your going "WHERE" for my birthday? And the number one of all time is: 1. See kids. All that money and he hasn't won anything. This is why you need your education. Because "YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID"!!! |
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STOP IT; I CAN'T STAND ANY MORE; YOU'RE KILLING ME!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!
I thought I was the only one.... (picking myself up off the floor from falling down laughing...) Misery loves company, I guess... LOL! |
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you got that right Bill
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I don't know what your problem is... It's just boom, boom, boom, go... it's not like they change it every time you go up there...
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How can you argue with THAT???? lol!
so simple.... |
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I know you love IT more than me.
I cant get a _______ but you always find the money for IT. |
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You're brutal man...I wanted to roll over laughing out loud, but I'm in a library type of place where I have to be quiet...however #3 should've been #1 because that one hurt my tummy from wanting to laugh so hard... |
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I agree with you on this one, because I (too) have no other half (unfortunately/fortunately). Thus Jim, I'm still doing that (the ol'e sole-o-mi-ohh scene), lol. |
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Sad thing is Gary, those are her exact words. You should have heard the things she said when we were starting to build a stocker back in Louisiana. With this new super gas car she is just as bad though. She seen the fuel bill for the two drums of fuel I bought Thursday and about passed out.
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" How much is that going to cost?"
" Maybe after I get my new front load washer and dryer" DOH!!! |
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1984, have a 3 yr old and a 1 yr old, own a stock eliminator duster.
break a motor. Wife says we can't afford "your" hobby anymore!!! Sold race car. 2004 "lost" wife in divorce....BUT got money from my share of house. 2007 married new wife.....pre-nup....do not co-mingle money 2008 bought new bracket duster. New wife likes fast cars, wants to drive this one...... |
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>>>>>"New wife likes fast cars, wants to drive this one"<<<<<
Nice "upgrade," I'd say!!! :) |
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What I've been hearing for the last year or so, "If you don't get my %$#@! Super Stocker finished I'm going to go out and buy one that's already done!!!"
She says if I don't hurry it up, she's going to have to change the name from "Little Miss Dangerous II" to "Grandma Dangerous". She got me into racing and actually forced me to drive (haha). She brings cars and engines home and hides them in my garage for me to find. She let me build a garage twice the size of our house. When asked what she wants to do on the weekend, "Let's go racing!" Yes, I'm bragging... Ed Wiley |
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Wow.... Does she have a sister????
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and, so it goes..... :(
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David you are one hundred percent correct. I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world!!!
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Ed, all I can say is, must be nice...I know of a guy in the Denver area who has such a 2nd wife and I was jealous of him, now I have to be jealous of you too..... |
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I got some relationship advice from Judy Lilly about 25 years ago, she told me- "Bill, a smart Girl will drop a Drag Racer in a minute".
I'm still single so it looks like she was right. Bill Ringer |
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'sounds like my wife. i guess there are 2 lucky guys in the world. But ours are bracket cars. A little less expensive |
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John Kelley wrote: "GEESH.......I don't think you can handle what you have at home !!"
Wow!!! That's the first time I ever heard THAT!!! Did you come up with that on your own, John???? That's so "original..." |
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That was brutal man...but I'm in the same boat so....The thing I don't get is there's plenty of worse things us guys can be doing with our racing time, and at least this is something that's good & somewhat healthy.....heck, the way some women spend money on shopping at stores, I think a guys racing expenses should equal the money they spend on clothes/shoes/perfume, et al (if not less???)! Not my concern (for now)....no lady = no reason to spend my money on anything but the Cavalier & the strip.... |
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