It's gotten to the point in our house where it works like this. "I'm not going to the swap meet this year because I have all the parts and pieces I need." She say "You should go because you never know." I'm to stupid to argue with logic like that.
On Jan 9, 11:30 pm, "David Estes" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wow her with my sparkly smile...???? > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Doug Peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > She: "And how much did this one cost?" > > > And you told her....? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Angus > > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 8:03 PM > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > Subject: [RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell Bleriot and Quickbeam > > > My Rambouillet was a "sneak in" purchase...so was the Atlantis come to > > think of it... > > > I spent a couple of years working full time and going to business > > school (dang near killed me but that's a different story). After > > months of lusting over an orange Rambouillet I decided to purchase a > > 64cm frame. My wife, smart, observant woman that she is, tends to > > notice things, so I thought I should mention the purchase before the > > large box arrived on our doorstep. > > > Me: "Honey...err...I bought myself a gradution present." > > > Wife: "What did you get?" > > > Me: "Guess!" > > > Wife: "OH GOD...Not another bike!" > > > True story :-) > > > Angus > > > On Jan 9, 4:24 pm, <stanwas...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > You're not going to sneak an orange QB into your stable and pretend > > > that it's an old bike that's always been there. It sticks out like a > > > sore thumb. Trust me, I just tried it and got caught. > > > > On Jan 9, 11:24 am, "David Estes" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > See, you made the first mistake of "mentioning" it... > > > > Speaking of sneaking in a few bikes... > > > > A number of years ago several of us were admiring a now deceased friends > > > amazing collection of vintage motorcycles, and in particular his latest > > > aquisition at the time, an Ariel Square Four. Mind you, this was not > > just > > a > > > handful of old Triumphs, Beezers and Nortons, but included a Matchless, a > > > Norton Manx with a documented racing history and now the Ariel, which > > cost > > > around twenty five large. Obviously Ed was a man of some means, but > > you'd > > > never know it until he opened his garage door. > > > > At one point The Wise One, (that's a long story), asked Ed how his wife > > felt > > > about having roughly a quarter of a million dollars worth of scooters in > > her > > > garage. Poor Ed near got whiplish looking around to ensure that Margie > > did > > > not hear that question while admonishing TWO to pipe down. As he told > > it, > > > to her knowledge the most he ever paid for one of those old derelict > > bikes > > > was twenty five hundred bucks! > > > > Stan > > > Columbia, SC > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
