Selling on Ebay

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Dave Anderson Chester, NH

>Sneaky, underhanded, unethical, fraudulent..... are just some of the adjectives which come to mind Ernie. What else is there to say except that I like it. Good one buddy!

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kenc

>She wouldn't be suspicious that a 4oz bottle of cream was 26 inches long and weighed 12 pounds?

;-)

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>I think it would work Ken. She'd be so giddy over the skin care stuff that she'd forget all about the add'l weight. To be really safe tho, I think it to be best if Ernie where to toss in a chocolate bar as well.

Yup, that's our Ernie-----Always thinking cunning and innovative ways to help us score more tools. ;~)

As Blackadder would say "Another great Borik"

Todd O.

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Norman (Metcalfe, Ont.)

>Make sure to open it right side up :)

Norman

I reiterate

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>that the most effective way to get our lifemates to accept our tool purchases is to assist/encourage them to develop equally interesting and expensive interests of their own. The result is a sort of unspoken truce, in which each party agrees not to gasp when the other buys something that supports her/his interest.

Re: I reiterate

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>My Lifemate already has an expensive hobby, but she won't acknowlege it. Have you seen the price of shoes lately? I bet she buys at least two pairs a month!! I'm not kidding either. I got ticked off a few months ago and threw out a pair that I kept tripping over, and she hasen't asked me once if I have seen them.

About 15 years ago she threw out a pair of old leather moccasins that I had, and not only did I immediately miss them, but I'm still mad.

Todd O.

Others have tried this approach

Steve Kubien

>IIRC, the management team at Chester Toolworks has a similar arrangement. The second activity? Golf. I have not been able to get my wife involved in such pursuits. While this does result in some guilt on my part (but not much), I continue to pick up new hobbies to fill the void she is experiencing (martial arts, gardening, etc).

It's working so far...but for how long?

Steve Kubien

-worried in Ajax, Ontario....

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Dave Anderson Chester, NH

>Yes Steve- I heartily recommend getting the wife involved in an addiction of her own. It buys a huge amount of forbearance for each others obsessions. The only caveat is that it is a lot harder to accomplish with kids at home needing sizable chunks of your income. Sue and I were ecstatic when we became empty nesters and all of a sudden found we had both extra time and money.

Children: the most expensive of all hobbies

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>

Oh, yeah- my wife donated 150 pair of shoes...

steve antonucci

>to goodwill when we first got married. And now my daughter (4 Year old) is being trained in the ways of the Dark Side.

My wife laughs everytime I tell her my shoes are older than my kids...

Steve

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Glenn Madsen in the SF Bay area

>bumper sticker seen frequently around here:

"Life begins when the kids move out and the last dog dies."

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Skip in Falls Church

>Just watch out when your spouse picks up two little sticks. You just can't imagine the expense that can result. Whether pointy or with hooks on the end they can be as bad as a plane is for the people on this board.

Before you know it you've got your spinning wheel, drum carder, swifts, noste pinnes......the list goes on forever. You'll find your spouse waiting all year for a fleece from some sheep named Sally that wears a coat all year to keep the fleece from getting sunburned. Maybe even overhear them musing about the possibility of passing off a baby doll sheep as a sheep dog to circumvent the rules against agricultural regulations by the HOA.

My wife got hooked - er, was taught by her grandmother when she was a kid and it's all been downhill ever since. OTOH the tactic does work - she never complains about any tool I buy. Probably because she's anticipating her turn. :)

Skip