Spousal approval

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Spousal approval

Post by Big Jim » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:08 am

Current wife. "On B*****y ebay again?"
Yours truly. "Yes dear"
Current wife "More B*****y bits of train then?"
Yours truly. "Yes dear"
CW "What size is that? That looks bigger than your toys."
YT. "Yes dear"
CW. "Son and heir would like that. He could ride on it."
YT. "Yes dear......sorry YES dear"
CW. "He could use it at that damn club you go and hide at."
YT. "Yes dear."
CW. "Have a look and see what you can find."
YT. "YES DEAR."
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Re: Spousal approval

Post by bazzer42 » Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:09 am

Buy it now! What an opportunity....

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Re: Spousal approval

Post by ge_rik » Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:40 am

Wow! Now you've not only got the say-so but documented it, I'd strike while the iron is hot!

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Re: Spousal approval

Post by steamer68 » Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:42 am

Hi I would buy now while the going is good. :D :thumbright:
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Post by philipy » Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:50 am

Come on then "Dear", tell us what it is??
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Post by Lonsdaler » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:01 pm

You are a tease Jim :lol: Waiting for episode 2 with bated breath! :mrgreen:
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Post by Big Jim » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:09 pm

It was a 5 inch gauge battery loco and driving truck on ebay, it has finished but in the end it went higher than I was prepared to pay. It had a few issues and needed work. After a few emails to the buyer it seemed a condsiderably more issue filled than the description let on, including the distinct possibility that someone had let the magic smoke out of the control box and the motor. (For those who don't know, all electrical devices must contain magic smoke in order for them to work. If it escapes the object will never work again. If you don't believe me drop a handful of swarf into something electrical and see for yourself.)

However, the Current Wife has decided that the Son and Heir would like something like this, so a few people I know in the ME fraternity have been contacted and something may be collected in early January. Like most things on the PMR it will need some work, but there is a difference between work that you know is required and nasty surprises from ebay.

It looks like it will cost less than a 16mm secondhand RH bulldog.

Watch this space.

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Re: Spousal approval

Post by CVLR » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:26 pm

Funny how it goes. My wife is also mostly agreeable with railway purchases as long as I involve my 16 year old son.

So son, you'd far rather have a live steamer than an Xbox One X for Christmas would't you? ;) :?
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Re: Spousal approval

Post by bazzer42 » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:27 pm

It would be lovely to have something you could really drive....i'm sure my wife would be happy to put me up for adoption, house trained but messy in the workshop !

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Post by Big Jim » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:30 pm

Funny how it goes. My wife is also mostly agreeable with railway purchases as long as I involve my 16 year old son.
This is the only way I can get away with it. It also means that railway related visits are encouraged as "XXXXX would like it"
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Post by Big Jim » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:32 pm

It would be lovely to have something you could really drive....i'm sure my wife would be happy to put me up for adoption, house trained but messy in the workshop !
Its a kind offer but no thanks.
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Post by IrishPeter » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:19 pm

When the wife grumbles about how much time I spend on the railway it is not beyond the realms of possibility that I am uncharitable enough to adopt the Adam approach and remind her that "it was her idea." Which it was. The last house we lived in was small, so my railway and I were cast out into the yard. This house is much larger so I have been allowed to annex part of the basement as a workshop and space for an indoor layout, but I have successfully negotiated space for a small outside line. :D

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Re: Spousal approval

Post by FWLR » Sat Dec 16, 2017 6:24 am

Can’t wait to see it Jim....Anne just accepts that I spend my money on train stuff, she has even bought things herself, so nearly a perfect world, just wish I could get something bigger too, my older brother makes his own larger gauges, but I haven’t the knowledge yet to make even a 16mm one.... :santa:

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Post by James from Devon » Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:11 pm

Looking forward to seeing some pics of that!

My wife is 100% OK with my railway hobby...she is a musician and artist so needs her own expensive "toys" - as we work together in our full time jobs, we're also both happy with each other taking time out for our own hobbies! I'm lucky, right! ?? :)

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Re: Spousal approval

Post by Big Jim » Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:55 pm

Very lucky.
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Re: Spousal approval

Post by steamer68 » Sun Dec 17, 2017 7:15 pm

You are lucky but its really nice to have our loved one on board with ones hobbies. :D
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Re: Spousal approval

Post by FWLR » Thu Dec 21, 2017 5:39 am

To be honest, if we all just admit that we have great spouse’s, we could get what we want whenever we want to get what we want....LOL :santa: :santa: :santa: :santa: :santa: :santa:

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