Have I gone soft in my old age.

[Petemac]

Here's the story, wife says to me yesterday, are you ok ubsand? (her nick name for me) my reply, yes fine  wiff (my nick name for her) then my brain kicks in, she's after something! but what? I have cut the grass, done some D.I.Y even cooked a lovely meal, then out she blurts, I've bought something, no problem me thinks we don't have a joint account she buys what the hell she likes, what have you bought? well, she says with a pause, it won't fit in the house, ok wiff what the f@@@ is it? it's a cross trainer thingy for keeping me fit, lovely, prey tell where would you like it to go? in the garage next to the Westy says she, my reply, you stand more chance marrying the F@@@@@@ Pope, then we get the, but I live here too bit, yes you do but not in the garage!,  YOU LIVE IN THE HOUSE, things are now getting rather heated, so do I give in? or fight on and stand my ground? valour got the better of me, after all I thought, she cooks, cleans, shops, irons, cuts my bald head, buys me my beers, and other nice things we shall not mention, so where is the cross trainer thingy you may ask? yep in the garage, after moving many many tool boxes, but with the added " warning" you scratch my car one bit, just one tiny bit, your trainer will not be the cross one.

 

Yep she had me good and proper.

 

Petemac

[SootySport]

The garage is the mans domain.  Perhaps you should buy her one of these-----------

 

 

Yep, a shed and pretty it up a bit.

[ALLADDIN]

No need to worry, she will only use it once

[Tom Frankland (T3OMF)]

Build her a shed in the garden, only about £100 for a small one.  She cant say she'll get cold, as soon as she starts running it will warm up in there.  

 

Plus when she is bored if it, sell it on ebay and use the shed to store the Westfield parts. Winner 

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

How will you both be able to hang your clothes on it if it's in the garage? (Or shed)

[XTR2Turbo]

It's a slippery slope.   She'll be wanting a tumble dryer or fridge freezer in there next.  Then your garage will soon be over run with other useless tat making it look more like a car boot sale overspill. 

 

Don't say you weren't warned.

[Captain Colonial]

Never argue with a wife or a brick wall, the end result is the same apart from the fact that the brick wall is less likely to hurt you in vengeance.

 

The solution is, of course, much simpler.  In a few months, buy something large for yourself and equally inconvenient, such as a lathe or a drill press, and put it in the dining room or kitchen.  When she asks why it's in there, remind her there's no room in the garage because of her cross trainer.  You'll get your garage back and a new toy.

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

I have two rooms in the house - one is the garage

"Me Julie" had a habit of just off loading stuff she didn't want in the house in the garage - always an annoying sight !!! So I just started putting everything she had put in the garage onto the kitchen work surface

It didn't take long ;-)

Buy her membership to a local gym - she will appreciate it and you get more time in the man cave

[the stoat]

How will you both be able to hang your clothes on it if it's in the garage? (Or shed)

That answer may come under the other nice things that are not to be mentioned category.

[Petemac]

Cheers guys loved the replies, I did contemplate paying for a gym but then changed my mind! what if she really likes the gym it could cost me a mint in the long term, mind you there are some evil looking massive spiders in the garage that I have not mentioned to wiff, well I love spiders as it happens, so never kill them, there's one about the size of my palm so he's staying. Evil git or what lol.  can't wait for the aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrr

 

Safe driving all.

Petemac

[tisme]

My wife has to remove any spiders (however small or gigantic) from the house, usually in the bathroom before I want a shower, but I can cope with them up the garage. I even talk to them in a manner of mutual respect !!

 

i.e - they must promise not to suddenly run over my face whilst I'm lying under the Westie, and I won't get Mr Henry out and hoover them into oblivion (also known as the wheelie bin).

 

As for the cross trainer, I'd either try the shed approach or talking to him nicely (or did she mean one of those exercise machines)  

[Lawrie]

No need to worry, she will only use it once

Can you make anything useful out of it, like an engine hoist

[John K]

Add an alternator and charge your battery with it...