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On Monday, December 29, 2003, at 02:53 PM, Ben Braver wrote:
> Glad it's all working out, Matt.
> She sounds like a good person.
> Happy New Year to you both.
> -Ben
>
> >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.
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> >> >
> >> >��-----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
> >> >
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