How to break the news of expensive bike purchases to your spouse - Page 16 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

03-02-2005, 03:02 AM

Mike McGuire wrote:
> Maggie wrote:
> > Mike McGuire wrote:
> >>
> >>Simple--you're having a mid-life crisis, and look how cheap they
> >>compared to a Porsche. She should count her blessings.
> >>
> >>
> >>Mike
> >
> >
> > Or an affair with a 22 year old model. They COST way more money
than a
> > Porsche. A mid life crisis is the best. You can explain away all
the
> > jackass things you did when you were going through it. Mine lasted
> > through my forties. I would never want to go back. Turning 40
sucks.
> > Turning 50 is not bad. ;-) At 50 the midlife crisis is over and
you
> > can get on with life. Life is no longer an insane quest to grab
hold of
> > your twenties again.
> > All Good Things,
> > Maggie
> >
>
> Speak for yourself Maggie. I am thoroughly enjoying the road bike I
> bought for my mid?-life crisis at age 59 last spring. Keeps me way
too
> exhausted to consider performance issues raised by 22 year old
models.
>
> Mike

Well I went through my mid life crisis in my forties and I don't want
to go through another one in my fifties. A mid-life crisis is not a
physical thing, it is all mental and emotional and happens to most
people in their forties.

QUOTE: 'Midlife Crisis' is something that happens to many of us at some
point during our lives (usually, at about 40).
Midlife Crisis is a natural process (first identified by the
psychologist Carl Jung) and it is a normal part of 'maturing'. However,
Midlife Crisis can sometimes feel very uncomfortable, and cause people
to seek psychotherapy or counselling, or to make a radical lifestyle
changes that can be very damaging and are regretted later.

I guess 40 is mid life because the average life span is somewhere
around 80. So hopefully the next 40 years can be a little more calm and
the insanity of youth is far behind. Physically you can still do
anything. Even date a 22 year old model if you have a mind too. There
is always viagra. ;-) Since a man peaks at 18, stock in viagra is a
good investment.
All Good things,
Maggie.

03-05-2005, 07:39 AM

Maggie you crack me up!!! Keep up the good work. Your significant
"other" is a lucky person.

Where's Claire?

Maggie wrote:

> TomP wrote:
> > Maggie wrote:
> >
> > > If you want a bike that costs thousands dollars, stay single.
> >
> > Good point, if you're no already married.
> >
> >
> > > With kids you need the white penis power fat ass SUV.
> >
> > What's up with that?
> >
> > Are you insinuating that only people of "non-color" drive
> SUVs?
> >
> > How did you make a jump from wheels to SUVs, anyway?
> >
> > Could this be, "better", communication at work?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tp,
> >
> > -------- __o
> > ----- -\<. -------- __o
> > --- ( )/ ( ) ---- -\<.
> > -------------------- ( )/ ( )
> > -----------------------------------------
> >
> > No Lawsuit Ever Fixed A Moron...
>
> Chill out. I have no idea what the heck white penis power is. Ever
> since I started posting it seems to be a major topic of conversation.
> I don't own a fat ass SUV and when I had kids, I was the "station
> wagon" generation.
>
> This thread started with how to break the news of an expensive purchase
> to the spouse....it has turned numerous corners since it began.
>
> Good Communication and a newsgroup thread does not seem to be
> compatible in my opinion. The threads jump from one topic to another.
> Someone starts out with a serious bicycle subject and 10 post later
> someone is taling about White Penis power, politics, abortion, or
> imitating Red Clouds posts.
>
> Anyway, Are you serious? Where am I saying only people of non color
> drive SUV's.
>
> I think people who want to keep threads on topic and not be annoyed by
> stupid posts, such as mine, should join the moderated Newsgroups.
> There are alot of them. I am sure they are boring as hell. Live is a
> smorgasboard of inane rants posted to Newgroups of every type. Unless
> moderated. That's what I have found anyone. Bicycles.misc is not the
> only one, many are worse.
> All Good Things,
> Maggie.

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No Lawsuit Ever Fixed A Moron...

03-05-2005, 07:39 AM

Maggie you crack me up!!! Keep up the good work. Your significant
"other" is a lucky person.

Where's Claire?

Maggie wrote:

> TomP wrote:
> > Maggie wrote:
> >
> > > If you want a bike that costs thousands dollars, stay single.
> >
> > Good point, if you're no already married.
> >
> >
> > > With kids you need the white penis power fat ass SUV.
> >
> > What's up with that?
> >
> > Are you insinuating that only people of "non-color" drive
> SUVs?
> >
> > How did you make a jump from wheels to SUVs, anyway?
> >
> > Could this be, "better", communication at work?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tp,
> >
> > -------- __o
> > ----- -\<. -------- __o
> > --- ( )/ ( ) ---- -\<.
> > -------------------- ( )/ ( )
> > -----------------------------------------
> >
> > No Lawsuit Ever Fixed A Moron...
>
> Chill out. I have no idea what the heck white penis power is. Ever
> since I started posting it seems to be a major topic of conversation.
> I don't own a fat ass SUV and when I had kids, I was the "station
> wagon" generation.
>
> This thread started with how to break the news of an expensive purchase
> to the spouse....it has turned numerous corners since it began.
>
> Good Communication and a newsgroup thread does not seem to be
> compatible in my opinion. The threads jump from one topic to another.
> Someone starts out with a serious bicycle subject and 10 post later
> someone is taling about White Penis power, politics, abortion, or
> imitating Red Clouds posts.
>
> Anyway, Are you serious? Where am I saying only people of non color
> drive SUV's.
>
> I think people who want to keep threads on topic and not be annoyed by
> stupid posts, such as mine, should join the moderated Newsgroups.
> There are alot of them. I am sure they are boring as hell. Live is a
> smorgasboard of inane rants posted to Newgroups of every type. Unless
> moderated. That's what I have found anyone. Bicycles.misc is not the
> only one, many are worse.
> All Good Things,
> Maggie.

--
Tp,

-------- __o
----- -\<. -------- __o
--- ( )/ ( ) ---- -\<.
-------------------- ( )/ ( )
-----------------------------------------

No Lawsuit Ever Fixed A Moron...

03-05-2005, 09:05 AM

"TomP" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote in message
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> Where's Claire?

I'm here. I'm thinking about leaving when individual.net goes away. I got an
offer for free usenet access which I haven't figured out how to configure
quite yet, but maybe I just won't. It just seems like not much is really
going on these days on the bicycling newsgroups, and my interest in having a
newsreader just to read rec.humor.funny is pretty small.

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03-05-2005, 09:05 AM

"TomP" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote in message
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> Where's Claire?

I'm here. I'm thinking about leaving when individual.net goes away. I got an
offer for free usenet access which I haven't figured out how to configure
quite yet, but maybe I just won't. It just seems like not much is really
going on these days on the bicycling newsgroups, and my interest in having a
newsreader just to read rec.humor.funny is pretty small.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
Home of the meditative cyclist:
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Personal page: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
See the books I've set free at:
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03-05-2005, 03:51 PM

Are you nuts? Save yourself some grief, unless she's a cyclist herself,
she'll probably never notice anyway.

Of course, if she IS a cyclist, she'll most likely understand. §;-3)>

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"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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03-05-2005, 03:51 PM

Are you nuts? Save yourself some grief, unless she's a cyclist herself,
she'll probably never notice anyway.

Of course, if she IS a cyclist, she'll most likely understand. §;-3)>

- -

"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

Chris'Z Corner
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03-05-2005, 06:13 PM

"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> "TomP" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote in message
> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com...
>
> > Where's Claire?
>
> I'm here. I'm thinking about leaving when individual.net goes away. I got
an
> offer for free usenet access which I haven't figured out how to configure
> quite yet, but maybe I just won't. It just seems like not much is really
> going on these days on the bicycling newsgroups, and my interest in having
a
> newsreader just to read rec.humor.funny is pretty small.
>
> --
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky

this one's gotten worse lately. lots of trolls, some sort of jesus-bot and
vitriol from crossposts. there are still some good ng's out there, but IMO
rbm is no longer one of the better ones. think i'll just join a bike club
and speak to folks face to face...
-alan

03-05-2005, 06:13 PM

"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> "TomP" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote in message
> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com...
>
> > Where's Claire?
>
> I'm here. I'm thinking about leaving when individual.net goes away. I got
an
> offer for free usenet access which I haven't figured out how to configure
> quite yet, but maybe I just won't. It just seems like not much is really
> going on these days on the bicycling newsgroups, and my interest in having
a
> newsreader just to read rec.humor.funny is pretty small.
>
> --
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky

this one's gotten worse lately. lots of trolls, some sort of jesus-bot and
vitriol from crossposts. there are still some good ng's out there, but IMO
rbm is no longer one of the better ones. think i'll just join a bike club
and speak to folks face to face...
-alan

03-05-2005, 08:53 PM

In article <d0dp4e$jfe$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"greggery peccary" <.@.> writes:
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> "Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
>> "TomP" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote in message
>> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com...
>>
>> > Where's Claire?
>>
>> I'm here. I'm thinking about leaving when individual.net goes away. I got
> an
>> offer for free usenet access which I haven't figured out how to configure
>> quite yet, but maybe I just won't. It just seems like not much is really
>> going on these days on the bicycling newsgroups, and my interest in having
> a
>> newsreader just to read rec.humor.funny is pretty small.
>>
>> --
>> Warm Regards,
>>
>> Claire Petersky
>
> this one's gotten worse lately. lots of trolls, some sort of jesus-bot and
> vitriol from crossposts. there are still some good ng's out there, but IMO
> rbm is no longer one of the better ones. think i'll just join a bike club
> and speak to folks face to face...

I think we've just hit a seasonal low point, and it's starting
to get better again. The rec.autos.driving x-posts seem to
have stopped, the abortion thing is eminently killfile-able,
and people seem to be hauling out their bikes again (and
putting away their trainers & rollers) as their respective
local weather becomes more clement. I think that'll bring up
more interesting real-life bikes-&-riding stuff to talk about.

Riding in Vancouver lately has been heavenly. The daytime
temps are just right for comfort, the cherry blossoms are
really coming into their own right now, and night rides
have a mystical serenity about them. So even though the
pavement is suffering from all the recent freeze/thaw,
and a lot of streets are blocked off because they're being
dug up (usually associated with house construction, of which
there's a lot happening here) I ain't complainin' ... much.

I guess it's initially a bummer to suddenly be pre-empted
and detoured from one's favourite shortcut or route to
wherever, but it's also an opportunity to experience less
familiar environs. At one such nearby streetwork site, the
detour led me past a house that has these wonderful, /huge/
sculptures of a dinosaur, giraffe and dragon in the front yard.
I love lookin' at that stuff. Another favourite sight I
often ride by is a house, painted white with red polka dots,
and a matching detached garage (Lakewood & 3rd, for locals.)
Gawd, I wish I had a camera so I could put up some pix and
post yez all a URL to 'em.

When riding around dinner-time, I've been catching whiffs
of what people are cooking at home. There seems to be a
lot of onion frying going on lately. The aroma of fried
onions sends my appetite into a frenzy.

I'm afraid that's all I've got for now in re: cycling.
I guess everything's going too smoothly to have much
interesting stuff to talk about. But that'll probably
change, sooner or later.

cheers,
Tom

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