Secrets you keep from your other half

Ands

Like.....I've just snapped your roof box key trying to open a tin of paint because I couldn't be bothered going to find a screwdriver. :oops: (and I don't know where the spare is kept so that I can get a replacement cut before you find out.)

What secrets have you got?

Garry H

I'm tempted to buy a TT bike from a clubmate regardless of the fact that I've been told not to buy another bike until I've bought a bigger house. Allegedly...

Frank the tank

Which should I cough to first?

I've just spent £8,000ish on a tt bike or that I've been tonkin' her younger sister.

Garry H

Frank the tank wrote:

Which should I cough to first?

I've just spent £8,000ish on a tt bike or that I've been tonkin' her younger sister.

A photo of the sister would help

richk

A taxi driver tried to run me off the road yesterday morning :shock:

andy162

Pranged a Focus Cayo & busted the frame. Mrs Andy thinks that the house insurance bought my Addict R1....er, nope.

Got myself a classic Team Raleigh 753, Mrs A thinks it cost exactly half of it's actual cost....er, nope.

Ignorance really is bliss when it comes to cycling related expenditure.

AndyD2574

Thats cheap for a Cervelo RS she says...................................

redjeepǃ

Garry H wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Which should I cough to first?

I've just spent £8,000ish on a tt bike or that I've been tonkin' her younger sister.

A photo of the sister would help

How about a photo of the sister and a photo of the bike and then we'll decide.

White Line

Redjeep! wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Which should I cough to first?

I've just spent £8,000ish on a tt bike or that I've been tonkin' her younger sister.

A photo of the sister would help

How about a photo of the sister and a photo of the bike and then we'll decide.

I was just about to say the same thing!

skyd0g

White Line wrote:

Redjeep! wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Which should I cough to first?

I've just spent £8,000ish on a tt bike or that I've been tonkin' her younger sister.

A photo of the sister would help

How about a photo of the sister and a photo of the bike and then we'll decide.

I was just about to say the same thing!

There is always the 'which do you get to ride more often?' question too.

White Line

skyd0g wrote:

White Line wrote:

Redjeep! wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Which should I cough to first?

I've just spent £8,000ish on a tt bike or that I've been tonkin' her younger sister.

A photo of the sister would help

How about a photo of the sister and a photo of the bike and then we'll decide.

I was just about to say the same thing!

There is always the 'which do you get to ride more often?' question too.

And for how long ... :twisted:

hopper1

Ands wrote:

Like.....I've just snapped your roof box key trying to open a tin of paint because I couldn't be bothered going to find a screwdriver. :oops: (and I don't know where the spare is kept so that I can get a replacement cut before you find out.)

What secrets have you got?

I guess you'll get the screwdriver next time, or, better still, there is a proper tool for opening paint tin lids, so you don't bend the screwdriver! o, it's not Mr.Ands... :roll:

I guess you'll get the screwdriver next time, or, better still, there is a proper tool for opening paint tin lids, so you don't bend the screwdriver! Oh, it's not Mr.Ands... :roll:
By the way, what if Mr.Ands did a similar thing last year, but never bothered, because he had a spare key.... :shock: :oops:

tlw1

White Line wrote:

skyd0g wrote:

White Line wrote:

Redjeep! wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Which should I cough to first?

I've just spent £8,000ish on a tt bike or that I've been tonkin' her younger sister.

A photo of the sister would help

How about a photo of the sister and a photo of the bike and then we'll decide.

I was just about to say the same thing!

There is always the 'which do you get to ride more often?' question too.

And for how long ... :twisted:

what about a picture of the sister riding the bike? :P

northernneil

matthew h wrote:

White Line wrote:

skyd0g wrote:

White Line wrote:

Redjeep! wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Which should I cough to first?

I've just spent £8,000ish on a tt bike or that I've been tonkin' her younger sister.

A photo of the sister would help

How about a photo of the sister and a photo of the bike and then we'll decide.

I was just about to say the same thing!

There is always the 'which do you get to ride more often?' question too.

And for how long ... :twisted:

what about a picture of the sister riding the bike? :P

there is a well known thread already for this

tlw1

northernneil wrote:

matthew h wrote:

White Line wrote:

skyd0g wrote:

White Line wrote:

Redjeep! wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Which should I cough to first?

I've just spent £8,000ish on a tt bike or that I've been tonkin' her younger sister.

A photo of the sister would help

How about a photo of the sister and a photo of the bike and then we'll decide.

I was just about to say the same thing!

There is always the 'which do you get to ride more often?' question too.

And for how long ... :twisted:

what about a picture of the sister riding the bike? :P

there is a well known thread already for this

will wait until the kids are in the other room then

Chrissz

Thankfully my wife still thinks that carbon fibre is actually cheaper than nice shiny polished alloy

hopper1

Ands wrote:

Like.....I've just snapped your roof box key trying to open a tin of paint because I couldn't be bothered going to find a screwdriver. :oops: (and I don't know where the spare is kept so that I can get a replacement cut before you find out.)

What secrets have you got?

Ha! Having just read your reply to another posting, I doubt Mr.Ands needs a key to get into the box! :shock:

Anonymous

Usually, I can't keep secrets from the other half. Generally because the things that go wrong are 'Honey I borked the Router' related. I'm not useful enough to be able to fix it and he's more than useful with IT kit.

Managed to hide knackering my back skiing for oooo, let's see, about half a day, by which time I could hardly move. Not a smart idea, really. And very spendy on taxis. :oops:

Ands

Hmmm, seems like a lot of secret spending goes on in the life of an obsessive cyclist! (That would never happen in our house as I am the Treasury!)

Ands

hopper1 wrote:

By the way, what if Mr.Ands did a similar thing last year, but never bothered, because he had a spare key.... :shock: :oops:

:shock: :shock:
That would never happen! Mr Ands doesn't do DIY :P :roll: .

shockedsoshocked

I tell my girlfriend nout, mainly because I don't want to know her secrets, so I don't tell her mind. Is that a bad thing?

hopper1

Ands wrote:

hopper1 wrote:

By the way, what if Mr.Ands did a similar thing last year, but never bothered, because he had a spare key.... :shock: :oops:

:shock: :shock:
That would never happen! Mr Ands doesn't do DIY :P :roll: .

Doesn't need to.... He's married! :shock:

shane515

I am living the pain as I type I got the green light to spend a £250ish on fixie, for the commute to work. Ordered a Cooper T100 Monza, it cost £595 but its out of stock at the moment so still waiting for delivery......I can hear the conversation now as she says "Thats a nice bike for £250"......yes dear it is :oops: :oops:

slowlanejane

1. the new bike cost a little more than twice the budget I had expressed earlier
2. Then I spent nearly as much again on stuff.
3. Yes, I did put it on a credit card and no, I hadn't saved it up.
4. I am a splendid cook but on occasions when I can't get a good depth of flavour into his vegetarian food, I occasionally add a bit of oxo. I wont say which one.
5. I occasionally deliberately trip the trippy fuse box when I feel he's been on the computer games too long. I then deny it and blame the trippy box. He'll never get round to fixing it.

.. there's loads more now I come to think of it. Actually, most of those are lies rather than secrets.

Meh. (I have picked that up off other forum users, I like it)

The secret of a long & happy marriage is keep secrets and tell lies!

Anonymous

I often just wear my woolly hat on training rides when my wife isn't about. This is after she suggested I get the "Safest helmet " I could, which turned out to be a costly MET helmet that is very light and vented, but the cost was justified in her eyes if she knows I'm riding safely.

disgruntledgoat

DMC I have the same problem with my other half... Her interpretation is that hlemets are some sort of magic talisman and that nobody has ever crashed whilst wearing one. On the other hand, venturing forth without one will, as sure as night follows day, result in a fatal accident.

Standard conversations goes

"Are you not wearing your helmet?"

"no"

"why?"

"cos [etxeondo 3 in 1 hat/cotton caps etc) looks way cooler and helmets look dick"

"but you'll die!"

"Byeeeeeeee!"

Anonymous

disgruntledgoat wrote:

DMC I have the same problem with my other half... Her interpretation is that hlemets are some sort of magic talisman and that nobody has ever crashed whilst wearing one. On the other hand, venturing forth without one will, as sure as night follows day, result in a fatal accident.

Standard conversations goes

"Are you not wearing your helmet?"

"no"

"why?"

"cos [etxeondo 3 in 1 hat/cotton caps etc) looks way cooler and helmets look dick"

"but you'll die!"

"Byeeeeeeee!"

Chapeau, Im not brave enough to be so brazen. Just sneak about and go in/out the garage when she's about.

micken

slowlanejane wrote:

1. the new bike cost a little more than twice the budget I had expressed earlier
2. Then I spent nearly as much again on stuff.
3. Yes, I did put it on a credit card and no, I hadn't saved it up.
4. I am a splendid cook but on occasions when I can't get a good depth of flavour into his vegetarian food, I occasionally add a bit of oxo. I wont say which one.
5. I occasionally deliberately trip the trippy fuse box when I feel he's been on the computer games too long. I then deny it and blame the trippy box. He'll never get round to fixing it.

.. there's loads more now I come to think of it. Actually, most of those are lies rather than secrets.

Meh. (I have picked that up off other forum users, I like it)

The secret of a long & happy marriage is keep secrets and tell lies!

1 to 3 nothing wrong with that.
4 & 5 you really ought to be ashamed but I bet you're not

Like your last point.

pneumatic

Mrs Pneumatic and I have no secrets from one another. 8)


at least, that is what we tell each other!

Ands

pneumatic wrote:

Mrs Pneumatic and I have no secrets from one another. 8)


at least, that is what we tell each other!

Is there something you want to confess? Here is the place to release what is weighing heavy on your conscience. You can tell us....in confidence, of course

fungus_the_muffin_man

White Line wrote:

skyd0g wrote:

White Line wrote:

Redjeep! wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Which should I cough to first?

I've just spent £8,000ish on a tt bike or that I've been tonkin' her younger sister.

A photo of the sister would help

How about a photo of the sister and a photo of the bike and then we'll decide.

I was just about to say the same thing!

There is always the 'which do you get to ride more often?' question too.

And for how long ... :twisted:

And once you climb off which one causes your bum to hurt more !