not why we split up... and I feel like there are control issues in my
current relationship, but what the hell, it can't all be perfect. ;)
> I sense major control issues, personally. But maybe he
> likes it that way...
> :::shrug:: there are some things some people are not ready
> to hear, and I have said my bit.
> Matt, I hope it all works out for you.
> Dana
>>Hey Tim,
>>
>>"so screwed" can be a very good thing! ;-)
>>
>>but I presume you mean it the *other* way -
>>just curious why if ya don't mind me asking?
>>
>>-Ben
>>
>>
>>>Wow you're so screwed if you marry this chick.
>>>
>>>And it's really not way faster, I would be glad to prove
>>>it when ever you
>>>feel like coming up to dc.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 3:45 PM
>>> To: CF-Community
>>> Subject: Re: I think I'm in trouble
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>> > >Member of Team Macromedia
>>> > >Macromedia Certified Instructor
>>> > >Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer
>>> > >Certified Flash MX Developer
>>> > >CFDJList - List Administrator
>>> > >http://www.how2cf.com/
>>> > >
>>> > > -----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
>>> > >
>>> > _____
>>> <image.tiff>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>
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