Boat vs Women - Version II

[EME]

Re: You\'re Lucky !!

AArrghh, he's recovered from Med sunshiney stuff....


1) Boat deal 'done' i.e. offer accepted.
2) Survey 27th of this month ....
3) LONG WAY to go IMHO, broker has dodgier background than J Ar*her Esq

TCM will lose his bet ..of that I am sure , even though I had to concede the finer point of the rules. Hewas aided and abetted by JFM, who doesn't realise value of 50;50 bribery terms.

I am now going incommunicado on whole isssue of (my)boat buying until such time as something happens (or otherwise)....even I am bored with the 'maybe this or maybe that'...


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[coliholic]

Re: You\'re Lucky !!

Oh well sounds to me as if you've bought the wrong one.

Should have asked the advice of the board before you actually made an offer..........

 

[ccscott49]

I wouldn't. If I had a woman who didn't like boating, we would ahve a nice house somewhere warm and a little boat for me to play with, and a classic car and a classic motorbike and a............. and a.................. Is this the answer you had in mind?

 

[tcm]

Wimmin\'s strategies mrs tcm v mrs learner

Ooh don't say that coliholic. I am actually dead interested in learners boatsearch saga. He holds the world record for looking at boats, and knows exactly how to find all the boatyards, even the complicated-to-find ones with directions like 3 miles before where the old cinema used to be before it was knocked down.

Actually, i am intrigued at mrs L's strategy. Mrs tcm , for example, just says oh alright yes yes just buy it yer boring git anything but spreadsheets, pining, magazines, more magazines for chrissakes. Whereas Mrs L is all ooh v nice, but what about this one? or that one? and hmm genny or not? etc etc. which is differently appealing to boke-type mentality, and induces masses of spreadsheeting, magazine-buying, dithering and the like. Altho I must say I feel a bit guilty about Mrs L not having somehow wheedled a nice porsche gt2 or whatever recently, altho silly girl shd've asked for a nice old 348 ts which probably wd've nicked the boat budget no problems.

Anyway it is vitally important that learner tells us all about the boat episode on account of masive free drinks sometime. Maybe. Or, at least perhaps I will get to have an enjoyable time giving learner the benfit of my massive experience of the marina at la rague, namely: the red dive boat doesn't give a stuff if you wham into his steel hull with an expensive plastic boat.

I think Mrs L should gettim to buy a nice ferrari (not a wannabe krautmobile) , or other mad dodgy italian jamjar and promise to sell THAT at the end of the season if he doesn't like it. Or, he could have a nice lambo with almost as much power as a superhawk and erm sorry have bin drinking too much balvenie again...

 

[ccscott49]

Re: Wimmin\'s strategies mrs tcm v mrs learner

Balvenie! Now your talking!!

 

[EME]

Wimmin\'s strategies

For the record ;-

1)348 TS possibly worst car to ever come out of Maranello, put together on budget and don't listen to those folks who say 355 was a 'minor development' thereof. Fact is 348 was desperate cheapskate Prancer. IMHO.

2) I have spent the last 12 months 'lurking' atround La Rague , watching coming and goings of 2 diveboats. YOU will be pleased to hear that they have now relocated to La Napoule...permanently I trust.

3) I do not understand wimmin, life dedicated to research, but failed(theory and practical!). I shall keep trying ... TB uses new mind games every week. She always the winner, 'nuff said.

4) Forgot another TB Ferarri story....TB says the only Ferrarri she likes is the 456.......'Why?' I hearyou ask.............Answer ' Cosit doesn't look like a Ferarri.' is answer.

5) This same woman who owns 4 ( yes Four) ragtops, prefers Riva Aquarama to any other boats( less ostentatious you know) BUT considers standing out from the crowd the height of vulgarity ( so the logic is??????)....

Nah...strategies and wimmin are not compatible. They win too often.

P.S. If anyone wants any instructions to boatyards in the Med , please ask this includes some right oddballs , !!

P.P.S. Bet is won anyway....set date ,invite friends, get cheque book out...just keeping head down until it happens or otherwise...



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[qsiv]

But I am ....

Having been relatively content in previous years this year saw a total sense of humour failure and worse, real fear and panic set in.

I do however have discretion to buy a smaller boat to go racing round the cans and coastal - just as long as she doesnt have to come. We will try some local beach trips as a family but that is about it. I did find a suitable boat - but as it was only 4 inches smaller I felt I might be abusing my credit and didnt pursue it...

 

[tcm]

Re: ferrari argument

well, my bro had an nanky old 348 and drove around for a year and solit for exactly what he paid. Whereas I had a 456 which looked the biz BUT depreciated by 60 blimmin grand in 18months and had crap windscreen wipers, crap seats, crap aircon, crap everything cept engine and brakes, so thart 's that done.

So, seem Mrs L is exactly on the right track. You should buy a nice silver newshape 500SL and a riva aquarama, a fake will be ok probably work better. Yo!

 

[EME]

Restricted ferrari argument

Bits of information missing ??????????????? ;-

1) Ferrari-owning brother does <1000 miles per annum
2) He also had all 456 problems PLUS manky brakes..?????? IMHO

I have to confess I thought GT Ferrari was exception to general rule.....

Thankfully she doesn't know about 'fake' Aquaramas... has dismissed 500sl as 'Only a 2 seater'..... but she has been eyeing the Lexus...!!


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[jfm]

They have equal ranking. My boat is shared with two other blokes and my wife....plays a lot of tennis

 

[EME]

Wife playing tennis

So are both Boat partners tennis coaches?


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[tcm]

Re: Restricted ferrari argument

ooh yes. I am remebering thru red-tinted spectacles. The small-engine did small miles. And as you say, the brakes stop very well but mine were all squealy. With crap windscreen wipers that slosh water straight in thru side window, open cos the heater couldn't demist, it all felt a bit nanky, and eventually even the engineers agreed that it was a bit Zephyrish. Is his a 456?

The Lexus will do fine. Bit old gittish, but bombproof and driveable in stocking feet. You have to buy one now cos there are no optional extras so no spreadsheets.

 

[wakeup]

Fake Aquarmas

Where can I get one, and how much?


yada yada..

 

[EME]

Lexus Convertible

1) I shall advise SWMBO that you claim she has become'oldgit'
2) Bombproof suits her driving 'style'
3) Stockinged feet not an option, SWMBO unable to reach pedals /forums/images/icons/wink.gif
4) Only cars acceptable have to be spread-sheetable

( Don't know why we're doing this cos we might as well admit that we know she will go out and order Puky-Pug-307cc-with- fold-back-roof-like-on-Sardine-tins-which- break-down.....AND she'll do it day after completion of boat..)


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[Guest]

Re: acceptance of compromise

Different strokes for different folks, I guess!!

 

[tcm]

Re: Lexus Convertible

ooh no, only the car is old gittish, not the fragrant mrs L.

Also, do not confuse merc or toyota boring but bombproof gear with froggie tin.

I do not withdraw the requirment for bombproofiness. She is a bit french after all. Mind you, the car will get dinged very soon.

So, BMW Z1 with slidy-down doors is the one.

 

[paulineb]

HELP !!

my anti skid brake thiingy light came on this morning. Is it ok to drive the car home ? Would call Mr B to ask him but he doesn't need any more bad news today. He's into his 4th hour stationary on M23.

Pxx

 

[EME]

Re: Lexus Convertible

Accepted on all points..

Mrs L - average in France ---2 dings per annum
Mrs L - average in Uk --------0.5 dings per annum

Confucius say she drives like French in France only.. why is that they have to wait until they can see another car coming before they're alllowed to pull out onto main roads?...

Also, proven fact Brit plates attract more gesticulations ( but then German / French plates get same here!!)

How do you know she likes Z1?? Anyway , no good for ladies in skirts as 'long' reach over door (even when retracted.).... No , it'll be Pug to 'amuse' me..

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[EME]

Re: HELP !!

Depends which make/model. if others can help ..


A feature of BMWs to come on after deployment of ABS but then goes off again. OK to drive.

We had an E30 (1990) though where system used to flash at us occcasionally for no reason

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[tcm]

Re: HELP !!

On the merc e-class, the litle yellow triangle comes on when the car skids a bit OR when you accidentally press it instead of winding down the passenger window. So if it is still on, press the ESP button again. It is fine to drive home. The skiddy light is the clever thing that the car does that stops you skidding that all blokes explain to wimmin as if they know what it does and how it works, when in fact all they know is that you press that button if driving in very snowy conditions (you wd have to lety the wheels spin a bit see) but otherwise leave it alone. Noraml cars have no skiddy clever gizmo, so effectively you are now driving an ordinary car.