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From: WEWAHITCHKA FL.
luv the color LAKOTAS53 i HAVN'T BEEN MARRIED FOR ALONG TIME BUT my x came over today and cleaned the whole house. Getting that screw removed not only helped with my everyday pain but it got the house cleaned.
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From: Utah
My wife of 13 years has been very patient with me, and supports my habit and on occasion has enabled me more than I need to be.
The 52 F6 is her truck! it was supposed to be a parts truck but she talked me into fixing it so it got bumped in front of the 51 F1. Once it's done I am giving her the keys and she has to drive it at least once even though she has claimed no interest in ever driving it. lol
She names all of the trucks and or cars I've ever brough home to flip or part out.
the 52 F6 is "Joesephine"
the 51 F1 is "Pepe" (like Pepe the "little mule" from the movie Romancing the stone for those who may have seen it, ford bronco though)
the 53 C600 Marmon Herrington is "Angus" I call it the Bog Monster
the 28 Model A Roadster is "Fredrick"
the 28 Model A Tudor is "Winston"
the 2005 Dodge ram 2500 is "Paul" big dumb and strong
Sometimes I think she gets jealous of my trucks, maybe she thinks I have more trucks than she has shoes or something ??
The 52 F6 is her truck! it was supposed to be a parts truck but she talked me into fixing it so it got bumped in front of the 51 F1. Once it's done I am giving her the keys and she has to drive it at least once even though she has claimed no interest in ever driving it. lol
She names all of the trucks and or cars I've ever brough home to flip or part out.
the 52 F6 is "Joesephine"
the 51 F1 is "Pepe" (like Pepe the "little mule" from the movie Romancing the stone for those who may have seen it, ford bronco though)
the 53 C600 Marmon Herrington is "Angus" I call it the Bog Monster
the 28 Model A Roadster is "Fredrick"
the 28 Model A Tudor is "Winston"
the 2005 Dodge ram 2500 is "Paul" big dumb and strong
Sometimes I think she gets jealous of my trucks, maybe she thinks I have more trucks than she has shoes or something ??
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Joined: Dec 2003
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From: East Palestine, Ohio
We have been married for 39 years and it has been great. I will come home from work and she will be looking at the Crusin Times magazine and will pick out a show she wants to go to. I will go out to the garage and she will already have the truck all cleaned up and ready to go.
How could things get any better.
How could things get any better.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Niles, MI
At 39 years old, my wife (of nearly 22 years) really has very little, if any, interest in my motorized musings.
She sees the cab shell and doghouse as a "pile of scrap" that will probably be a filthly, loud beast if/when I get it drivable... like my Maverick was.
She avoids my garage like the plague.
She won't allow a house with a 5 digit address because she is sure the yard will look more like a junkyard than a place for the grandkids to play. (she's probably right about that one, LOL)
She hates having to navigate around the parts stacked up in the basement.
She nearly gags from the smell when I come in from working on the "junk in the garage"
She knows that I am going to spend money on the toys that should be put back for next month's heating bill.
She has to wait hours for me to come inside for dinner.
And she continues to do all of this because she is an INCREDIBLE woman, that must really love ME, cause she'd probably have more stuff, and a nicer house if she were to get rid of me..... I guess I'm a pretty decent catch, cause she hasn't thrown me back... yet.
She sees the cab shell and doghouse as a "pile of scrap" that will probably be a filthly, loud beast if/when I get it drivable... like my Maverick was.
She avoids my garage like the plague.
She won't allow a house with a 5 digit address because she is sure the yard will look more like a junkyard than a place for the grandkids to play. (she's probably right about that one, LOL)
She hates having to navigate around the parts stacked up in the basement.
She nearly gags from the smell when I come in from working on the "junk in the garage"
She knows that I am going to spend money on the toys that should be put back for next month's heating bill.
She has to wait hours for me to come inside for dinner.
And she continues to do all of this because she is an INCREDIBLE woman, that must really love ME, cause she'd probably have more stuff, and a nicer house if she were to get rid of me..... I guess I'm a pretty decent catch, cause she hasn't thrown me back... yet.
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From: Rockingham, VA
I would not be on this forum but for my wife of 38 years. The truck I own was found on CL by my daughter-in-law for my son. He needed a DD (which it is not nearly ready to be yet) and I went with him to look at it.
For years, I have talked about someday getting and fixing up an old truck. I did not mention to my wife that I would like to get THIS truck, only reported all the things that prevented my son from buying it.
The next morning, she told me "You can get that truck if you really want it". She had saved the money for a special emergency, and the truck cost was within that budget. We went to get the truck that day.
I build high power rockets in my garage, also known as "Joe's Rocket Shop of the Apocalypse". A few years ago, my wife decided to get a contractor to rebuild my shop/garage, saying that she wanted me to have a place to hide while the kitchen was being remodeled.
The kitchen has yet to be remodeled...
Yeah, she's a keeper.
For years, I have talked about someday getting and fixing up an old truck. I did not mention to my wife that I would like to get THIS truck, only reported all the things that prevented my son from buying it.
The next morning, she told me "You can get that truck if you really want it". She had saved the money for a special emergency, and the truck cost was within that budget. We went to get the truck that day.
I build high power rockets in my garage, also known as "Joe's Rocket Shop of the Apocalypse". A few years ago, my wife decided to get a contractor to rebuild my shop/garage, saying that she wanted me to have a place to hide while the kitchen was being remodeled.
The kitchen has yet to be remodeled...
Yeah, she's a keeper.
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Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Tucson AZ
How do you follow up all this praise for wives? Since 1979 mine has put up with parts stored in her apartment, (before we got married) me working 7 days a week and nary a conversation goes by without some mention of some kind of a hot rod. All my friends are gear heads and we have tons of baby pictures taken in the shop and at rod runs and shows. The garage where she parks her car is decorated with t-shirts, plaques, newspaper clippings and porcelain signs. Hot rodding has become so mainstream that we can't even travel out of town without someone commenting on a t-shirt or starting a conversation about hot rods. The only space that is truly hers is the house and her car so is it any wonder that she is showing some signs of burnout? All of this stuff really does go against female DNA so when they put up with us we really do need to feel blessed, We probably wouldn't be where we are without them and they would probably have a higher standard of living without being, at times, second banana to our addictions. I have have been thinking about a newsletter column about this for a while so I would appreciate some comments or feedback, fatfenders56@yahoo.com
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
All you guys are pretty lucky. My wife has little to no interest in my trucks but fortunately I've had my F-2 longer than I've known her so she knew from the beginning she wouldn't be the only one. I set that rule down before I asked her to marry me.What she wasn't prepared for was the consequences of the addiction. We've had more than a few heated discussions about some of the trucks I've brought home.
She's from frugal German farm family who cannot understand why anyone would want to buy a used car, little alone one that is undriveable. I know that the minute after I take my last breath she will have a scrap dealer come and get all of my "inventory" and probably would pay to have it hauled away. So if any of you get the idea that I may be on my last days you better start hovering around because I guarantee you'd get some pretty good deals on some fairly hard to find parts.
She's from frugal German farm family who cannot understand why anyone would want to buy a used car, little alone one that is undriveable. I know that the minute after I take my last breath she will have a scrap dealer come and get all of my "inventory" and probably would pay to have it hauled away. So if any of you get the idea that I may be on my last days you better start hovering around because I guarantee you'd get some pretty good deals on some fairly hard to find parts.
Roast em' if you got 'em
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
My ol' lady is pretty supportive of my old truck hobby. Everyonce in awhile she gets fed up with a pile of parts in the back yard and gets a little testy but it usually blows over.
I doubt she would ever leave me because then she'd have to take half of my stuff.....lol
She will go to car shows and cruise nights but its not her favorite thing. I got to where I don't like her to go with me to car shows because I like to stop and look the cars over, talk to the owners, take my time, etc. She wants to walk up and down the aisles quickly and get out of there.
Same thing at cruise nights; she'll get a bit bored while I, on the other hand am having a ball meeting people, swapping lies, etc.
All in all, she supports my addiction, I guess, I'll keep her...LOL
Bobby
I doubt she would ever leave me because then she'd have to take half of my stuff.....lol
She will go to car shows and cruise nights but its not her favorite thing. I got to where I don't like her to go with me to car shows because I like to stop and look the cars over, talk to the owners, take my time, etc. She wants to walk up and down the aisles quickly and get out of there.
Same thing at cruise nights; she'll get a bit bored while I, on the other hand am having a ball meeting people, swapping lies, etc.
All in all, she supports my addiction, I guess, I'll keep her...LOL
Bobby
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
Bobby, your wife sounds a lot like mine. She'll come along if I whine a little and then once there she wants to leave. She also gets impatient when I start talking to people.
Many of the shows organizers try to set up something for the wives to do like a craft fair or have the shows near shopping but my wife doesn't get into that. She doesn't like to shop or spend money, well not that she doesn't like to spend money. When it comes time she'll spend big money but she rather waller in cow manure for hours than go to a car show on a nice sunny day.
Many of the shows organizers try to set up something for the wives to do like a craft fair or have the shows near shopping but my wife doesn't get into that. She doesn't like to shop or spend money, well not that she doesn't like to spend money. When it comes time she'll spend big money but she rather waller in cow manure for hours than go to a car show on a nice sunny day.
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From: Guadalajara, Mexico
I'm surprised about how people can change their mind sometimes. When I brought my truck home she wasn't very happy about it; actually a big discussion ended up happening. 
I've had the truck for almost 3 years now and they've started to like each other. Told her I wanted to find a pick up to match the panel and her response was to get me a scale model for my B-day last week.
She even has a name for it now, since the panel is named Julie, she decided the pick up should have what she feels sounds like another country name, "Jessie". (guess she might have got the idea from toy story)
I've had the truck for almost 3 years now and they've started to like each other. Told her I wanted to find a pick up to match the panel and her response was to get me a scale model for my B-day last week.
She even has a name for it now, since the panel is named Julie, she decided the pick up should have what she feels sounds like another country name, "Jessie". (guess she might have got the idea from toy story)
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Joined: Feb 2007
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From: White Hall , Illinois
My wife said get what ever you want to put on it,and I have. Still buying parts weekly. Wouldn't trade her for anything on this earth. Goes to all the shows with me ,and knows what's hot and what's not.Thanks doll!
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