when swmbo gets in the way of logic

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this morning I presented a sound proposition that we 'needed' a small rib to extend the boaty fun to messing about in bays and the like darn on the south coast and also for messin about on the rivers up here in the home counties when we couldn't get down to the boat..

it was met with a resounding, no, we already have a boat with a tender (inflatable floor dingy, not a proper short loa rib)... where's the logic in that:confused:

it may be a case of act then ask for forgiveness this one
 
oGaryo said:
it may be a case of act then ask for forgiveness this one
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I have to admit...I'm a big one for that, why ask when you know what the answer is going to be!

of all the cars and boats I have bought, only my Hardy I asked her about before buying... There have been tears in the past... but its all good in the end!! Sometime SWMBO's don't quite get the true value of joy your plans will bring to the family, so discussion is not the answer, she will need to be shown once you've bought it! :D:D:D
 
Bring the inflatable dinghy you already own back from the boat, little OB and you can get out and about on it at home (but I think marina life will prevent this being too often), then buy a small rib to act as tender for your main boat.
We did just that, small Zodiac rib purchased from Ron Hale Marine, once SWMBO had tried the RIB the inflatable (albeit with slatted floor) was never good enough after that, hence quickly sold on.

In that way the emphesis is on buying a new tender for the main boat and not buying an additional boat to use elsewhere, latteral thinking may win the day.
 
oGaryo said:
this morning I presented a sound proposition that we 'needed' a small rib to extend the boaty fun to messing about in bays and the like darn on the south coast and also for messin about on the rivers up here in the home counties when we couldn't get down to the boat..

it was met with a resounding, no, we already have a boat with a tender (inflatable floor dingy, not a proper short loa rib)... where's the logic in that:confused:

it may be a case of act then ask for forgiveness this one
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HI GARY.....now BE HONEST, you have GREAT ideas AND suggestions BUT this may not (with respect) be one of your better ones !!!!!!!............ it wont be long untill fathers day, so why not start by dropping "planet sized hints"???....untill the storm n tempest easies at ogaryo towers, i would insist on doing ALL the washing up........it,s less grief in the long run...or swmbo could "just push you off the pontoon" !!!!!
 
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oGaryo said:
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Yup, I'll go with that. Worth putting up with the short term grief to get what you want. I usually try to sweeten the deal by telling SWMBO that I was only thinking of her when I bought the car/boat/motorbike
 
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Yup, I'll go with that. Worth putting up with the short term grief to get what you want. I usually try to sweeten the deal by telling SWMBO that I was only thinking of her when I bought the car/boat/motorbike
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how can this possibly work mike???
care to share the tricks of the trade, would love to be able to do it, but I can only get a certain amount of moaning before I crack...

V
 
You could go and buy one and then say you just borrowed it to try it out. Then when trying (and enjoying) it, you could make out it's become damaged and you now have to buy it. By then you will have convinced her its a great idea anyway. Could that work?
 
virtuvas said:
how can this possibly work mike???
care to share the tricks of the trade, would love to be able to do it, but I can only get a certain amount of moaning before I crack...

V
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For example, I recently bought myself a new BMW motorbike but I told my SWMBO that I chose the red colour because thats her favourite colour. I told her I only bought my new car because she always used to complain about the uncomfortable seats in my old car and I was sure she'd be more comfortable in the new car.

None of this stops me getting a slap in the face and no sex for a month but hey, it could be worse:)
 
What are you, a man or a mouse? I've got a 1lb of cheddar on the boat next time you're down:D

Debs is a pussycat, you'd like us to think you're one of those new generation woosey brow beaten husbands, doing as you are told, be a man and buy the new rib and outrageously expensive 4 stroke outboard,

I'll come up to MK and visit you in hospital, you'll be out on sticks in a couple of weeks, and probably have to live on the boat for a few more, but a small price to pay to get your new tender:D
 
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For example, I recently bought myself a new BMW motorbike but I told my SWMBO that I chose the red colour because thats her favourite colour. I told her I only bought my new car because she always used to complain about the uncomfortable seats in my old car and I was sure she'd be more comfortable in the new car.

None of this stops me getting a slap in the face and no sex for a month but hey, it could be worse:)
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New bike?? I think we should be told a bit more about this...

Cheers
Jimmy
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
New bike?? I think we should be told a bit more about this...
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No, still the same GS Jimmy. When I said recently, it was a bit of poetic licence. In fact it was about 18 months ago. Btw what do you reckon to the new Triumph Explorer? Looks quite tasty IMHO
 
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No, still the same GS Jimmy. When I said recently, it was a bit of poetic licence. In fact it was about 18 months ago. Btw what do you reckon to the new Triumph Explorer? Looks quite tasty IMHO
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With apologies to the OP for the fred rift - yep, I agree it looks interesting on paper, with the notable exception of the rubbishly small fuel tank. But when I sat on one on the stand at the NEC show in December, it just made me realise how ergonomically spot on the GSA is for me (although after 10 months and 7500m I still cannot get on with the idiotic indicators and horn buttons).

I think the answer is to get one out for a test ride, which I intend to do in a month or so when (hopefully) all the dust has settled on the SoF thing.

I spose the ideal outcome would be if the Triumph sells really well, and then BMW respond by increasing the power output and also offering cruise control on the R1250GS when it is launched at the end of the year. I reckon in the real world, the best I'll actually get is that they will sort the indicators out; it'll still be slow, and it still won't have cruise control.

Mebbe we should head off to the lounge with this?

Cheers
Jimmy
 
Am I the only SWMBO who would be dead chuffed if her husband went out and bought a small rib to mess about on?? Surely not. My problem is...he's not likely to :(:(.
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