If You Ever Need an Excuse to Buy a Knife

[JimStC]

This is a true story. Wife goes to pick up our oldest granddaughter this afternoon. Comes home with a massive paint scratch on her front right bumper. White paint on her '03 Cobra sonic blue. Looked terrible.
So, being the wonderful husband I am, and with a hidden agenda. I go out to her car with power drill and a few cotton wheels and a bar of chromium oxide, the latter two bought for my recent knife purchases. Please focus on "recent knife purchases". In less than 15 minutes, all the white paint is gone. I have waxed the affected area and buffed it with an electric buffer and I am a hero. Looks better than new. My comment: aren't you glad I have all this stuff?
Yep worked like a charm. In all honesty, she NEVER questions my knife purchases, but it is nice to have this in my "toolbox".......

Jim

 

[Zeke/PA]

In my way of thinking, my Wife's misfortunes are NOT a way for me to go Hog Wild on personal stuff.
BUT, in THIS household, the Super Smart Wife calls ALL the financial shots and I am much better off in the bargain.
I have a SUBSTANTIAL "Stash" AND I get $ 100.00 a week allowance!!

 

[JimStC]

Hog wild?????

Jim

 

[JShirley]

Bout ready to go fishin' again?

 

[JimStC]

Always ready to go fishing......
Edit to add: I do get your point but this hobby is mild relative to race cars and horses, both being prior "hobbies".......
Jim

 

[JimStC]

For anybody that missed my sarcasm, this was a 100% tongue in cheek post. Supposed to be a joke. Just a boring Saturday afternoon post. Although the facts are accurate.
My wife was the CFO, Comptroller and Treasurer for a Steel Co for 32 years but this boy ain't working for some weekly allowance......... I have a lot more intelligence and pride than that.
Sometimes, quite often actually, peoples' attitudes are amazingly misguided.

Jim

 

[hso]

Compared to horses and cars just about everything short of a cocaine habit is cheap.

Knifemakers joke that the professional knife making is one of the surest ways of turning a large fortune into a small one.

 

[JimStC]

hso,
Best joke going in horse circles:" I know a lot of horse people who were made millionaires out of billionaires." Oh how true.....

Jim

 

[Il Duca]

Good lord, if I had a Sonic Blue Terminator I might not have survived the heart attack from seeing the white paint.

 

[JimStC]

Il Duca,
She was VERY unhappy as she babies that car. Sonic Blue, black convertible top, light bar, aftermarket front seats, Bassani exhaust and several other goodies related to air intake. She is right at 450 hp to the flywheel.
The good news is I was able to fix it entirely, otherwise I'd be out a paint job!

Jim

 

[AStone]

Interesting story, Jim.

Probably just as well that my hobby is walking - because I currently don't own a vehicle (long story there; nothing to do with driving record) - in challenging mountain wilderness subject to massive storms dumping 3" of rain (I survived one of those recently; nearby town got 8") with 35 lb of gear, about two pounds of which is blades.

And that is my 'excuse' for buying my blades.

 

[DAdams]

Nem you have purchased so many blades and sticks and such and including anticipated purchases lately you could be driving that M&P 340!

 

[oldbear]

and I am a hero

Jim, no matter why you had the items handy you were able to put them to a good use. I'm glad that you wife thinks your are a hero.

 

[JimStC]

Oldbear those are very kind comments. Sincere thanks. She sure was happier after I got all that white paint off her car. Nothing better than a happy wife, at least in my opinion. As I told a friend recently as we spec'd a new rifle for her:
"I am a serial wife spoiler".......

Jim