| Re: How to break the news of expensive bike purchases to your spouse
Dave Mayer Wrote:
> A pal of mine on a budget just brought a high-zoot pair of race wheels
> I'
> looking for recommendations as to how to break the news to your spouse
> This is what I've come up with so far
>
> As a true pal, one feels obligated to offer the following
>
> - Garage space renta
> - Cover story: these are Dave's wheels. I borrowed them...
> - Cover story: Dave sold these to me for X (cheap price
> - Cover story: Dave traded these for X (invented bike name parts here
> - Cover story: My 1971 Suntour Hero derailleur was worth gold. Dav
> sold i
> to a Japanese collector on Ebay and netted enough to get these
>
>
> Or pick the following line
>
> - I won them.
> - I found at the side of the road while a bike race was going o
> - I'm now sponsored. I get free stuff all the time
> - My team felt sorry for me and gave me these.
>
>
> Or my tried and true line
>
> "What, these old things?"Your doing it all wrong. Don't go out and just buy some budget breakin
bicycle and expect the wife to be happy about it. Would you be happy i
you came home one day and found your wife had just bought $XXXX.XX wort
of whatever that you have no use for
Start ahead of time. Talk about the stuff you want as if it's the mos
vital thing to your well being except for her. Show how your going t
do without this wheelset/carbon dodad/bicycle, even though all the guy
you ride with have it, for her's and the family's needs. Talk about it
Sigh. etc
Eventually the wife will get so guilty and fed up with you moping tha
she will shove you out the door and tell you not to come home withou
the g-d wheelset/carbon dodad/bicycle
Don't forget to take her out to dinner afterwards.:cool
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waxbytes
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