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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22849 Location: UK

Hi all,

SWMBO was telling me that a colleague of hers has not only passed her motorcycle test, but gone out and bought a motorcycle, with a full set of leathers, and plans to keep it at a friend's house, so that her significant other doesn't find out. Apparently he works away quite a lot, so the chances of being found out are slim (unless she comes a cropper on it that is).

In the mid-1990s, I rented a lockup in which to keep my old Jaguar. The lockup alongside was also rented out, to a chap who kept his shiny new Harley in there, with matching leathers hanging up neatly alongside it. He'd turn up in his battered old Toyota car, go into the lockup, then leave on his shiny machine for a ride out on a nice day. He'd later return, pack away his toys, and head back home again in the rusty Toyota, all without his missus knowing (apparently).

Have you ever employed skulduggery of this kind with regard to a significant purchase, such as a car, motorcycle, hang-glider or whatever?

RJ
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mikeC · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:35 pm Post subject:

Skulduggery certainly, but not in this league Laughing

It usually involves presenting a new purchase as a fait accompli - I'm still alive, so it's worked so far Cool

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Rootes75 · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:59 pm Post subject:

Luckily my better half has always been involved in my purchases, I have found that the best way to get 'approval'...
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baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

As a teenager still living with parents who didnt really approve of my motorcycling and car buying exploits I told the odd 'porky'. My dad was looking for hub caps to replace ones knicked off his S type Jag,I told him I'd seen some at a breakers and would get them for him.
I didn't mention they were still attached to a rotten Mk7 and he wasnt impressed when he found out.I'd managed to hide the odd motorbike before but one and a half ton of jag proved far more difficult.
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alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 2146 Location: East Yorkshire

Divorce! That's the answer!

2 wheels can be ever so much more emotive than 4....especially when someone falls off [too often!!]

BigJohn · Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire

My other half is not a car person, so I found having her accompany me to look at many mis-described old sheds over the years, and her getting very bored whilst I talked cars to the owners, she now says:
"Whatever, just get on with it".
This means when a new toy appears she not particularly surprised, she also knows I get grumpy when the garage is empty. Although my shiny toys in my new roll cabinet are case of:
"That old tool box? Had it years gal, look, it has Dealer Team stickers from 1999 on it. I just look after my kit"
Good job I had a supply of old stickers.......

Peter_L · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:40 pm Post subject:

A dear departed and much loved neighbour would, on numerous occasions tell people that he shared everything with his wife of 50 years except his secrets.

As for Rick's M/C story. Personally I can't put myself in that position so find it difficult to understand .... why ?

solomorris · Joined: 24 Dec 2012 Posts: 146

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Keith D · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:18 am Post subject:

I have never had to resort to skulduggery. My wife of over fifty years is not an old car person, but she's always encouraged me to "do my thing" with my hobbies and she has pursued hers. It's worked fine for us both!

Keith
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Dipster · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:16 am Post subject:

No, absolutely not. And my comments have no comical side as this is something I feel quite strongly about. Sorry.

When I was single I had no reason to hide things. And I saw the often sad consequences of married friends who did. So as I always try to learn from mistakes, including those of others, I took note.

When I married (quite young) I decided that we were on a life long adventure and the only way to make it last was honesty. Does that mean I have always done what I wanted? No, of course not. But many decades (and 3 wonderful sons) down the road we are still very happily together. My other half really is my best mate. So I would never be foolish enough to betray the trust she has had in me all these years.

emmerson · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales

alanb · Joined: 10 Sep 2012 Posts: 517 Location: Berkshire.

My wife is a keen gardener and has little interest in old cars, I am not a keen gardener but do like the garden to look nice, so I buy her whatever she wants for the garden and she lets me buy what I want for my old car, after all it all comes out of my bank account
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