"My honey-dos go directly to the top of the list. Doesn't mean they get done, it means they are the first ones I procrastinate doing."
HaHa, love it!
Great stuff here, as always, Bob. Sorry I don't get to check in too often.
Ric, it's wonderful of you to take the time from your busy life to post here. Even when you don't post, I think of you often and check in on what you're doing whenever your thread pops up.
Says it all really
Bob. It sounds like we are in the same boat..
Steve, it feels like it's a leaky one some days.
Steve forgot to finish the sentence. "It sounds like we are in the same boat" ,
where sinking fast and land is out of swimming range.
Nice job on the PT curb deflector by the way.
Ah
Dan, I see we recognize the situation and are laughing all the way to the bottom. Thanks for the compliment -- I expect it to turn into a hurry-up project any day.
I can totally relate to that Ric.
Bob, are the "bumper brackets" replacing an original part or a modification to beef it up a bit?
(My apologies if it's already been explained - which it probably has been.
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Hi
Mark, that "bumper bracket" is my personal attempt to solve two problems. 1) The plastic bumper cover on the PT Cruiser is screwed to a flimsy sheet metal bracket below the intercooler and can be torn loose with very little force. 2) I lowered the car, guaranteeing that the 1-inch air dam on the bottom of the cover will bend enough to slide over a parking block or curb, flip back down and then hold on tight when you try to back off the curb.
Dan,
Yeah,
Dan did nail it!
LMFAO, My wife and I complete each other's sentences and I get the look too. I say "hey honey check this out" she say "what is it?" I say " Craigslist ad" she always say "it better not be another F@CKING toolbox" and this includes the stink eye.
Gerard, I don't recall any conversation with my wife starting with "hey honey check this out" but it's possible that happened 54+ years ago. I already know the subsequent question or answer (and it doesn't matter what it is that I show her):
- Q: "Don't you already have one of those?..."
- A: "You don't need that..."
Guys, my wife finishes all our sentences with "No". So i ask the correct question now, "Do you think i should pay full price for these wheels?, she replies with the standard "No", so i haggle the price down a bit and then i buy them!
But to be fair.....i answer her questions with a standard remark also, "Yes dear", so it works out even i suppose.
Terrick, you know you can get in real trouble with that "Yes dear" response. Then again, maybe your wife has never said "Does this make me look fat?" or "Did you have *** with her?"
LOL, my mother said to learn theses two phrases. Yes dear No dear.
Gerard, no one ever told me to do that but I learned to mumble the first word and emphasize the "...Dear."
My uncle felt he could get the price down a little lower on a car. Told the salesman he had to call his wife to make sure it was ok. When he got her on the line she told him he woke her up and was a little loud about it. Salesman could only hear her bitching. Uncle told him he could take his price or he had to walk. Drove away with the car.
Kenny, that's a wonderful idea. I never thought to just use the phone. I used to bring my wife along. Have you ever seen a used car salesman cry?
I used to have employees come in with a question. Often I knew exactly what they wanted. I enjoyed stating "The answer is NO!, now, word your question carefully." Some people could never figure out how to ask a question that "no" was the answer. "Do you mind if I leave early?"
Andy, I'm guessing your management career started before "Personnel" became "Human Resources."
Andy: On a day like today that would not have been an issue (rainy). Yesterday or tomorrow when it is beautiful, I would ask if I needed to work past lunch.
Kenny, try "Is a month too long to mourn the death of my goldfish?"
And I would reply "why would things change today?"
Andy, I would reply that dead goldfish smell bad very quickly.
I married very young and trained her well a term she hates. lol my answer to every question is I got it
I have 6 days to go to see if we make it 41 years
JC, I would bet your bride just smiles when you have horrible stomach cramps and says "I thought you loved almonds."
This is true Andy. But it was a cold rain today.
Bob,
You probably would gather from my thread that I take a similar outlook - though balancing the short term dreams/goals against the longer term ones takes some juggling and can be hard to judge. I lost a couple of close friends to unexpected accidents in my late teens and early 20s, and always try to keep it in mind - if the worst should happen tomorrow, then all the scrimping and saving and slaving away extra hours at work that I could possibly have done would be for nothing. On the other hand, I don't want to be unhappy and destitute if I do live to be 100 either! If I die tomorrow, I don't want to have any major regret about anything in my life up to that point. And if I do die tomorrow, I don't think I will.
I often find it hard to relate when people tell me that they wish they could own a certain car, or some other similar wish, and it's often not that expensive a dream, and well within their financial ability. When I point this out and ask why they don't just do it, I invariably get told something like "it's not practical", or "I can't justify it", or "Maybe one day". Of course it's not practical! Life isn't practical, and you only get one shot at it, and you'll never know how long you've got until it's gone.
...sorry, got a bit carried away there. But what you said resonated with me.
Andrew, it's all a question of balance.
^^Andrew, that's a lot of wisdom coming from a young man. Well done and said.
Dan, I agree!
Great outlook Metal, it is tough for me to balance my wants and dreams with my obligations. Tomorrow is never a guarantee but in 5, 10, or 50 years I don't want to look back and think I should have saved more for retirement or conversely actually taken that trip with my family to save a few bucks.
JB
JB, in my 20s and 30s I invested 10% of my salary for the future. In my 40s I bumped it up to 20%. I saved money to pay cash for a car rather than finance it. Once I had what I thought was a reasonable amount saved, I would write a check for that amount and bring it with me (no checkbook). Made for easier negotiations ("I can make this payable to your dealership or another -- it's up to you."). I also added principal payments to the mortgage so the house was paid for when I was 45. We didn't live as well as some of my friends but when I retired at 50 with a pension, they were looking at another decade or two paying for their much better 'stuff.' Coach class flights and an inner stateroom can make a Mediterranean cruise vacation somewhat affordable (climbing Gibraltar when I was 40 was a lot more fun than it would be now).
Andrew
I can relate to that (as I'm sure
Bob can)- and every day (Ok - well maybe every weekend) since then I've been doing as much as I can to really, REALLY enjoy the good stuff! (And with a really nice car in the garage to enjoy it in too!)
Lyndon
I came oh so close (holding fingers very close together)
Lyndon, the unplanned life crisis can make you or break you. And you, sir are a made man (not to mention an
***).
Bob
I told Irene, at our wedding reception, that if she were to ever hear me say "Yes Dear", then she were to assume that whatever she said - I didn't hear.......
Seems to have worked (and I have the scars to prove it!).
Lyndon
Yes, I am trying to catch up!
Lyndon, I hope the floggings have not left deep scars. Oh, I was assuming Irene follows the "
Floggings will continue until morale improves!" school, of husbandry.
Yes Dear!
because I now have to glue the split 'new' board.
