My wife doesn't understand me.....
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We live in the East Midlands.
My niece (wife's side of the family) is getting married in South Wayels in August.
4pm ceremony, piss up in local sports hall after.
Hotel booked, no problem.
Then I spotted that there is a track day at Llandow the same day. I wouldn't normally venture that far for a track day.......
I am usually finished at a track day by about 3pm, quick change of clothes at the track, and nip over to the ceremony by about 3.50 in the TVR. Perfect, saves wasting the whole day.
My wife doesn't seem to agree.
I offered her some passenger rides in her best frock and crash helmet. She muttered something about John Wayne Bobbitt and gave the kitchen knives a meaningful look.
Can anyone think of a good way of persuading her that, for once, I might have had a good idea?
My niece (wife's side of the family) is getting married in South Wayels in August.
4pm ceremony, piss up in local sports hall after.
Hotel booked, no problem.
Then I spotted that there is a track day at Llandow the same day. I wouldn't normally venture that far for a track day.......
I am usually finished at a track day by about 3pm, quick change of clothes at the track, and nip over to the ceremony by about 3.50 in the TVR. Perfect, saves wasting the whole day.
My wife doesn't seem to agree.
I offered her some passenger rides in her best frock and crash helmet. She muttered something about John Wayne Bobbitt and gave the kitchen knives a meaningful look.
Can anyone think of a good way of persuading her that, for once, I might have had a good idea?
QBee said:
We live in the East Midlands.
My niece (wife's side of the family) is getting married in South Wayels in August.
4pm ceremony, piss up in local sports hall after.
Hotel booked, no problem.
Then I spotted that there is a track day at Llandow the same day. I wouldn't normally venture that far for a track day.......
I am usually finished at a track day by about 3pm, quick change of clothes at the track, and nip over to the ceremony by about 3.50 in the TVR. Perfect, saves wasting the whole day.
My wife doesn't seem to agree.
I offered her some passenger rides in her best frock and crash helmet. She muttered something about John Wayne Bobbitt and gave the kitchen knives a meaningful look.
Can anyone think of a good way of persuading her that, for once, I might have had a good idea?
How about you offer someone local a free ride during the event (track day) as long as they promise to drop £5 into the next charity bucket they see? Then you can tell the wife its a charity track day event, with all proceeds going to a good cause. :-) My niece (wife's side of the family) is getting married in South Wayels in August.
4pm ceremony, piss up in local sports hall after.
Hotel booked, no problem.
Then I spotted that there is a track day at Llandow the same day. I wouldn't normally venture that far for a track day.......
I am usually finished at a track day by about 3pm, quick change of clothes at the track, and nip over to the ceremony by about 3.50 in the TVR. Perfect, saves wasting the whole day.
My wife doesn't seem to agree.
I offered her some passenger rides in her best frock and crash helmet. She muttered something about John Wayne Bobbitt and gave the kitchen knives a meaningful look.
Can anyone think of a good way of persuading her that, for once, I might have had a good idea?
QBee said:
MG CHRIS said:
Leave her at the hotel etc and visit llandow. All though it aint the best car for a tvr tbh.
?I prefer twisty handling tracks like Cadwell Park or Blyton TBH - my car is well set up and with shed loads of torque, but not the fastest on a long straight
Wives are not designed to understand husbands! I've had a couple of them and as Girlfriends they understood, but as Wives, they both seemed to have forgotten what they used to understand. I haven't got a Wife any more, so can go to Trackdays anywhere I like at any time I like!
Give you wife an ultimatum - either she lets you go to Llandow, or she moves out.
When she has left you (assuming you still have some money left), you can go to Trackdays every week of the year and leave bits of car/crash helmets/race boots etc. all over your house and I guarantee they will still be where you left them for ever.
N.B. This might prove to be very expensive, but believe me, it's worth it and you won't need to go to the weddings of random relatives ever again.
Give you wife an ultimatum - either she lets you go to Llandow, or she moves out.
When she has left you (assuming you still have some money left), you can go to Trackdays every week of the year and leave bits of car/crash helmets/race boots etc. all over your house and I guarantee they will still be where you left them for ever.
N.B. This might prove to be very expensive, but believe me, it's worth it and you won't need to go to the weddings of random relatives ever again.
Wives are not designed to understand husbands! I've had a couple of them and as Girlfriends they understood, but as Wives, they both seemed to have forgotten what they used to understand. I haven't got a Wife any more, so can go to Trackdays anywhere I like at any time I like!
Give you wife an ultimatum - either she lets you go to Llandow, or she moves out.
When she has left you (assuming you still have some money left), you can go to Trackdays every week of the year and leave bits of car/crash helmets/race boots etc. all over your house and I guarantee they will still be where you left them for ever.
N.B. This might prove to be very expensive, but believe me, it's worth it and you won't need to go to the weddings of random relatives ever again.
Give you wife an ultimatum - either she lets you go to Llandow, or she moves out.
When she has left you (assuming you still have some money left), you can go to Trackdays every week of the year and leave bits of car/crash helmets/race boots etc. all over your house and I guarantee they will still be where you left them for ever.
N.B. This might prove to be very expensive, but believe me, it's worth it and you won't need to go to the weddings of random relatives ever again.
I have to admit that:
1. She is wife number two (I am husband number 3 for her) and is normally pretty easy going.
2. She does believe that I should have my fun car and enjoy it, and go to a reasonable number of track days
3. I have already been to seven this year.
4. She is ok with an eighth, but not on her niece's wedding day.
5. I do leave random bits of car and crash helmets all over the house with monotonous regularity.
6. I also leave wheels and tyres all over the garden - at the moment I have 5 sets of wheels and 4.5 sets of tyres for the TVR. I have never had a spare set of wheels for anything before.
7. I am the world's worst at putting stuff on Ebay to get rid of it.
8. I am not much better at keeping my office and man cave tidy.
9. It has taken me 2.5 years to get to a state of total frustration with the man cave (shed) and clear it out. New racking arriving this morning!!
With 5 weddings between you, you must like wedding cake, so your Niece's wedding should be used as an opportunity to eat some wedding cake without the obvious downside of being a Groom!
As for Llandow, despite living just north of Bristol, I have only been a couple of times and would not hurry to go back. An advantage with a TVR is that they don't appear to own a sound meter, but the track is/was fairly rough an is basically a squared off oval with a bus stop style chicane.
I would suggest that you earn yourself some Brownie Points by not making your current wife mess up her hair by wearing a helmet and when you get an invitation to the inevitable christening (in South Wales this will be anything between 4 weeks and 6 months after the wedding), make sure it coincides with a trackday at Pembrey, which despite being a bit further, would be an ideal venue to exercise the TVR.
As for Llandow, despite living just north of Bristol, I have only been a couple of times and would not hurry to go back. An advantage with a TVR is that they don't appear to own a sound meter, but the track is/was fairly rough an is basically a squared off oval with a bus stop style chicane.
I would suggest that you earn yourself some Brownie Points by not making your current wife mess up her hair by wearing a helmet and when you get an invitation to the inevitable christening (in South Wales this will be anything between 4 weeks and 6 months after the wedding), make sure it coincides with a trackday at Pembrey, which despite being a bit further, would be an ideal venue to exercise the TVR.
Swampy1982 said:
go the night before for some quality time in a hotel with a spa, book her a spa session in said hotel (because she deserves it) before the wedding to keep her occupied whilst you go on the track day, win win?
Have checked this idea out with SWMBO. She says she likes your style, but the answer is still "NO"!
QBee said:
Have checked this idea out with SWMBO. She says she likes your style, but the answer is still "NO"!
Was worth a try.Honestly, if you have been on 6+ track days already, and she lets you have a TVR, then I would count your blessing that you have a good woman who seems to understand you (despite the title), suck it up, and go to the next track day.
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