Some years back a neighbor asked my wife how she put up with me always
working on old cars in the garage, her reply was very quick, it's much
better than a bar stool and lip stick on the collar, says a lot I think.
"FT"
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Brewer <bbrewer@lightspeed.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 9:12 AM
Subject: Triumphs verse Wife
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> Hey Listers,
> This is a serious and sensitive issue.
> SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed), IE my wife, has a problem with my
cars
> (two TR-3's). I get up at 0430 every morning to work on them while she and
> our three young children are still sleeping. I get 90 minutes personal
time
> every morning which is divided 50/50 between Triumphs and studying the
> Bible. I find it easy to jump out of bed at the thought of being able to
> work on the car with a hot cup of tea, unmolested.
> My kids love to ride in the TR.
> My wife thinks that it is okay sometimes.
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> I am trying to placate my wife. I do things that might help her to
join
> and enjoy my hobby. Our British car club is very wife friendly and
> essentially everyone comes with their wife. I take her with me to two
yearly
> car shows (and shopping after) and see if she likes any aspect of the
hobby.
> It turns out that she has always loved Morris Minor Woody Wagons
> (Travellers). There may be one in our garage someday.
> If my wife came home and caught me in bed with her best friend she
> would say "Well at least he wasn't working on that F***ing Triumph."
> The Triumph and airplane were both here long before the wife. Maybe
> they are the last strongholds of bachelorhood that she is trying to purge.
> Can any listers provide any usefull lessons learned and helpful
> suggestions? There could be some real nuggets of wisdom out there.
> I love my wife and am a dedicated husband and father. My wife views
the
> Triumph as the "other woman". I feel that life is too short not to drive a
> roadster.
> Thanks
> Bill Brewer
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