Oh Lord, heaven save us from "toys".

[Drago]

I really have little interest and zero ego about cars, my 2008 being just about the smallest vehicle in which I can fit myself and a labrador.

Mrs D loves cars and driving, and I'm happy to indulge her passion if that keeps her sweet. She flies around like a young lady in a hurry in her new Mini Cooper S electric 3 (plus 3 grand of options).

Years ago she kept an MGTF as a low mileage fair weather toy for playing with, going to the shows, and generally arsing about in. This went when the level of ongoing maintenance required by poor long suffering me started to severely try my patience and the limits of my free time, but ever since she has wanted another toy.

And now she has informed me she's just brought her friends 2010 Mini John Cooper Works convertible as a summer toy, and would I mind awfully rearranging my motorbikes and the lawnmower so it will go in the garage (oh, and thanks for the nice watertight new roof, you timed that well she says.)

I quite enjoy car cleaning and waxing etc, gets me outside in the nice weather, but anything beyond minor stuff like bulbs or wiper blades she can ruddy well pay someone else to do it.

 

[fossyant]

Garages are for bikes. Tell her. 9 bikes in mine.

 

[welsh dragon]

Yeah yeah. All mouth and no trousers as they say. As soon as Mrs whoever says anything, you lot will say yes. Of course I will do that for you. Of course it's not too much trouble. I'll move things around right now. Then you come on here and spout c**p.

 

[richardfm]

Garages are for bikes. Tell her. 9 bikes in mine.

And for homebrew equipment. At least the fermenting fridge and the keg fridge can be stacked,. That leaves enough space for five bikes, one of which is my wife's.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We don't have a garage and my Good Lady can't drive, problem solved.

 

[T4tomo]

now you've worked out the roofing stuff you need to bult a carport extension to the garage for her toy!

 

[tyred]

Why doesn't she buy a car with a roof?

 

[Drago]

She's already got one with a roof somi guess she wants to go for the full set.

 

[rockyroller]

nice rant

 

[Oldhippy]

It is just me so not an issue I have or am likely to have.

 

[Drago]

I suppose I set myself up for it the other week when I impulse bought a Tudor watch.

 

[Oldhippy]

I didn't know the wrist watch was invented then.

 

[lazybloke]

Portable sundial?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I suppose I set myself up for it the other week when I impulse bought a Tudor watch.

They are good

 

[ExBrit]

I ride my bikes more often than I ride my wife. Yet for some reason I keep the bikes in the garage and let the wife in the house. I assume it's because I have more bikes than wives. I wonder if Mormons do it the other way around. I need to take my medication. Nice rant though.