Speaking of which...what do you think of the new national holiday for men? As you know, you girls have Valentines Day every year. But there was never a comparable holiday for us..... Until now. Im speaking of "National Steak and a "you know what" Day. Mark your calendar boys. The holiday falls on March 20th. So, if you missed it, remind your signifigant other.
They got you too stressed at work this week, Dee??? Quoting your own posts these days, huh? Is BOB sleeping in the doghouse this week or something??? :Comp:
Bob, Bob? Who is Bob? ou: Have I been missing something (or someone)? o No: Stress, stress, that's it!!! :TU: No, "Bob" as we will call him, was helping me get my Skylark out of the garage and around all my other cars on Saturday. He was waving me back, so I was coming back. He wasn't watching my GS, which was parked on the side of the driveway. He was watching the FORD behind me!! Needless to say, after a small crease in the fender of my GS, a fight did ensue. :af: I haven't been the same since!!! :rant: Neither has he!!! ou:
My brother has an old paperback book of some sort (don't think it's Good Housekeeping, but similar) from the 50's he got at a garage sale, and it has pretty much the same article in it. That article is why he paid all of $1 for it...he kept it in the bathroom for some "meditative reading". He's in Florida now, but I'll ask him about it next time we talk. o No: Footrub and a Martini? HAH! :laugh:
I had to wonder. You didn't seem quite yourself and spunky as usual this week. That sucks the GS got injured and not the Ford. :af: If that happened to one of my more valuable vehicles, it would be grounds for a lynching. :blast: :spank:
:laugh: Lynching huh? Sounds good to me. First words out of his mouth were, "It isn't THAT bad." "My car looks a whole lot worse than yours, even with THAT scratch!" WRONG, MAJOR WRONG! :spank: First words should have been, "Oh man, I'm really sorry. That's a pretty good crease in the fender. I'm sorry." :ball: But noooooo! Case in point. It's there, it shouldn't be there. I do accept partial responsiblity since I was driving, and I knew I was hitting it. But he was waving me back like everything was fine. Thought I was just having a blonde moment. After a heated argument, he took half the "credit" for the scratch/crease in the fender. Ahhh! I feel so much better now! :beer BTW: Good morning everyone! :TU: And, ooops, off topic again!
Omg! Dee, Immediately, and unequivicably make it clear to him that there is a part of his anatomy that is perfectly suited to beat the crease out of that fender. This would be especially poignant if you were holding a sharp object while speaking. :rant: Really, an accident is an accident - but the failure to take responsibility is inexcusable. It's sexist, but generally you expect a MAN to be more coherent/responsible/attentive/have more respect for machinery/toys/equipment. You apparently have one that is missing that gene. I've had them - they can't hook up a trailer, much less back one up, tear up tractors, leave tools laying around, etc. They aren't worth what they will cost you in repairs. :blast: TRADE THIS ONE IN for a more mechanically inclined model!! :bglasses:
I thought he really was mechanically inclined! That's the only reason I believed and TRUSTED him that I was ok and not hitting the GS when I KNEW I was. Excuse? He says he couldn't see on that side of the car! Well, duh! I couldn't see out my back window either, but I made sure to look to see if you were waving before I came on back! You were waving, not yelling stop! There is no trust there now. Kind of like that test where someone stands behind you and you fall into their arms. Same thing in my book! :spank: I really, really give up now. :rant: About to swear off all men (I don't do women though!). I'm going to invent the 3rd sex!!!
Dee, you need to fire "Bob" and move over here to Abilene. I know a couple of guys who actually are mechanically inclined, and one who really enjoys the challenge of backing with trailers! :TU: (he and I used to race around this dirt road through the trees - in reverse! :Brow: ) Granted, some of them are married, but I know where they live, and you'd be better for them... :Brow: Seriously - the "ground guide" is responsible, PERIOD. That's why they are there, to stand where they can see, and direct the driver who can't. The driver does what the ground guide directs, because their vision is limited. If the ground guide CAN'T see, they need to stop the driver and move to where they can. Heck, even 19-year-old Army Privates can figure that one out... ou: Don't give up hope! The best things in life happen when you're not looking for them... :beer
All I was trying to do was back my white conv. out of the garage, miss the T-Bird that was sitting a car length and 1/2 directly behind. I could have got out of the car, looked, backed up a little more, got out, looked, etc. like usual, but thought I'd take advantage of another set of eyes. Right! So, Skylark bumper kissed the GS. When I was really little, my dad would let me guide him while he was backing the RV or boat. No problems there! PS Looking for a good looking guy, not married, with NO children. Got to have a well rounded bank account. :Smarty: Almost forgot. I can't move. Been with my job 15 years. Not giving that up! :TU:
Yeah, I just put a big crease in the door of the SunCoupe trying to squeeze it between the poles in the barn and the GS 350 conv. Bummed me out.....now another car has a date with a bodyshop. :shock:
Doesn't it make you SICK! Felt like I needed to puke when it happened! :shock: I don't have enough garage space, so the GS sits outside. So it needs paint. Won't be painted until I get a bigger garage. The crease is on the best part of the paint too. :rant:
The worst part is that it trying to protect the car by getting it into the barn I end up damaging it!!
After reading how you described what happened Dee, it made me think "Bob" was just standing there watching you back up into the Ford with one thumb in his rear and one in his nose. Hopefully he licks the right one when he pulls them out. :spank:
