working dog Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 but must admit , the ammo safe is a great place to file reciepts and 'spare' spending vouchers with the Queens head on I like that thinking I dont hide (most) things from the wife. I'll suggest things to her and she will then tell me to go for it. Usually before Ive bought the item. The biggest exception to this was when I popped into the bike shop and mistakenly bought a new bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg1 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 It happens a lot does that , I mean you go in shop for some bog rolls and a pint of milk and come out with a shiny new bike atvb sg1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Maybe i'm lucky but my mrs has always supported me in my interests/hobbies, if i want something new i always mention it out of courtesy, but she never complains. As above. I do get comments like, "Well, do you need another one, or do you need to buy that". And I 'sometimes' get the price wrong as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 As above. I do get comments like, "Well, do you need another one, or do you need to buy that". And I 'sometimes' get the price wrong as well! I get alot of that lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR1960 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 mine knows about every thing i buy , just maybe not the correct values . thats why there is a envolope with her name on it in the cabinet . just incase i pop off , she will know the true values and not the 100 quid buys a lot she hears so often !! Funny, I thought you'd pop up on this post somewhere... :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88b Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 It happens a lot does that , I mean you go in shop for some bog rolls and a pint of milk and come out with a shiny new bike atvb sg1 it happened to me, I tried the BMW shop ,no milk or bog roll, the Harley shop said if I bought the Buell they would get me both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 We have a joint account for the mortgage, bills, food etc, but seperate accounts for our hobbies and the like. On the whole its OK, but.... i have on one or two occasions had mail order stuff (fishing gear mostly) sent to my works address rather than home, just to avoid a snide comment or two..... Tight Lines Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee wales Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 My wife is sound as a pound..i have a few hobbies which cost a bit..all she says is as long as your happy thats all that matters.. She doesnt go without either.. So she gets told everything so its happy days.. Shes asked for a 20g the other day cause she wants to join in with me shooting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) never have any problems, always talk about what i want need Edited August 16, 2011 by jasper3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marine1980 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Grow a pair and just tell her you great lot of puffs!! Lol Royal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearandnoidea Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) I once tried to hide the fact that I'd bought a new gun by just not telling her, thinking as it was locked away she wouldn't be able to tell one from the other. She did spot the new gun slip though and figured it out. Now I don't hide the fact I bought a new gun and if she asks me how much the gun cost I tell her. As she doesn't ask how much the scope, rings, mod etc. etc. cost I figure she's not interested and doesn't want to know. Edited August 16, 2011 by allthegearandnoidea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 . i have on one or two occasions had mail order stuff (fishing gear mostly) sent to my works address rather than home, just to avoid a snide comment or two..... Tight Lines Aled I was the opposite. I was getting stuff sent to her work as then there would always be somebody to sign for it etc. The girl that works on reception would bring the mrs through the parcel and they would all start getting excited and speculating as to the contents, especially if it was a shoe box sized item. The constant disappointment of finding a fishing or shooting related item didn't seem to dampen her enthusiasm for tearing into the parcels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR1960 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I traded in my old model, it got fat and naggy, new one is just perfect, works, waits on me to the extent that its embarassing and knows I'd give her anything she wants and more, so if I want anything she's just happy that it makes me happy. I just wish i'd met her 30 years ago...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I nearly always tell the lass how much things were as saves any arguements later on when she does sometimes find out...but the best way is try and always pay in cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiautolee Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 i tell the wife everything no need to lie what i normally get is why do you need all them guns....you can only use one at a time women you cant live with them..........and you cant live without them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 i tell the wife everything no need to lie what i normally get is why do you need all them guns....you can only use one at a time You could say the same about all their shoes. :-) Nial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officerdibble777 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 when you come home with a new gun,just tell her you entered a comp and won it As I don't smoke,drink or gamble,my wife has never moaned about my hobbies.They have been many and expensive but she always says if you want it just buy it,and if that's what it costs,just pay it john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maidment78 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 You could say the same about all their shoes. :-) Nial She does, says why do I need so many boot, I say stalking, hide work, muddy weather, hot weather, there i no end to the amount of shoes a man needs these days,,, Oh, you didnt mean her shoes did you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg1 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I traded in my old model, it got fat and naggy, new one is just perfect, works, waits on me to the extent that its embarassing and knows I'd give her anything she wants and more, so if I want anything she's just happy that it makes me happy. I just wish i'd met her 30 years ago...... But that would of made her minus 12 atvb sg1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silpig5 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I traded in my old model, it got fat and naggy, new one is just perfect, works, waits on me to the extent that its embarassing and knows I'd give her anything she wants and more, so if I want anything she's just happy that it makes me happy. I just wish i'd met her 30 years ago...... yer yer yer , that will all change in two n half weeks mate . hahahahahahaha make single life posts whilst you can !!!!! why do you think i have left that cabinet so long , sandra said leave it there for a bit and she will find some bits to go with it !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootnfish Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 i dont have to hide what i spend...but i do have the odd undercover day on the pigeons during the week if theres plenty about. she thinks im working hard but im shooting. only trouble is i cant take my dog, if he could speak im sure he would grass me up from the look of dissapointment on his face when he sees the gear going in the truck then realises he aint going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR1960 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 yer yer yer , that will all change in two n half weeks mate . hahahahahahaha make single life posts whilst you can !!!!! why do you think i have left that cabinet so long , sandra said leave it there for a bit and she will find some bits to go with it !!!!! I hope you're not turning up in 2 1/2 weeks, cos its the weekend after next!!! Benefit of getting re-married at our age mate is by the time we've fallen out one of us will probably be dead.. :look: Anyway, as you mentioned the ******* cabinet............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Don't buy a Maxus. Markio's got one and it doesn't shoot straight It must have been dropped at the same times as your O/U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) There is and old story about two shooting mates, been shooting togeather for decades. One of them gets ill and is in the hospital, his mate goes up to visit him. The friend goes into the ward to see him and finds him sitting pale and drawn in the hospital bed. "How's it going?" he asks nervously "not too good, it terminal, the doctors have told me straight" says his mate "but theres something you have to do for me" "Anything, you know that, whats the problem?" "oh, I've been so worried" says the friend visibly relieved "After I'm dead and gone, for heavens sake don't let my wife sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them" Edited August 16, 2011 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 No problem with the Missus and guns, although she was a bit surprised when I bought some land to shoot on. It worked out well though, overall my hobby has made a tidy profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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