Topic: Question of the Week?! (Read 1554 times)

Martin (Admin) · « **on:** July 10, 2020, 12:21:22 pm »

How do you sneak New models or kits into the house, past the wife / significant other?!

tonyH · « **Reply #1 on:** July 10, 2020, 12:40:55 pm »

Do you mean the one that a mate has asked you to build for him/her

DaveM · « **Reply #2 on:** July 10, 2020, 12:44:33 pm »

You can't. Do what I did; build a workshop in the garden. Keep one key on your person at all times and hide the spare key. The toolroll in the tyre-well of the car is somewhere no woman would look.

DM

warspite · « **Reply #3 on:** July 10, 2020, 01:12:45 pm »

Unless she reads this forum while you nip to the little boys room to check up on what you have been hiding from her

DaveM · « **Reply #4 on:** July 10, 2020, 01:19:35 pm »

Quote from: warspite on July 10, 2020, 01:12:45 pm

..........while you nip to the little boys room to check up on what you have been hiding from her

Maybe you could have worded that with a little more care, Warspite

DM

dougal99 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 10, 2020, 01:23:36 pm »

Quote from: Martin [Admin] on July 10, 2020, 12:21:22 pm

How do you sneak New models or kits into the house, past the wife / significant other?!

I don't understand the question!

Skimmer Fan · « **Reply #6 on:** July 10, 2020, 01:31:17 pm »

You don't have to sneak it in just buy it at a show and stick a raffle ticket on the box and say you won the raffle.
I have done it once and it worked.

It may not work a second time.

KitS · « **Reply #7 on:** July 10, 2020, 01:33:30 pm »

Just carry it in, and if she raises a rumpuss about it, just say 'Handbags? Shoes?' and leave it at that.

warspite · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2020, 01:46:00 pm »

Depends what you are sneaking in that may require a trip to little boys room to inspect it

but if you leave your computer on, she may find out about the other things you don't want her to find out about - especially in the browser history

My old boss used to say my porn was pictures of food - yum yum
The wife jokes its TV ads where Dachshunds are featured, check it out - the most featured dog in adverts (unless anyone can list another breed).

Dave_S. · « **Reply #9 on:** July 10, 2020, 01:48:39 pm »

The model shop I used to use in West London (Brentford) for aircraft stuff would remove the price sticker and replace it with a 'wife friendly' version, usually showing about 25% of the actual price. Major disaster when my wife decided to buy me some modelling gear for a birthday present and discovered the true prices….

I'm now married to my third wife, and she is fine with whatever I want to buy - in fact, she positively encourages it. More tools - "of course", she says. Another bass guitar/amplifier/speaker cabinet - "If they make you happy, buy them", she says. Another model boat kit or two "better get them while they're still making them", she says.

I'm now a firm believer in third time lucky!

tsenecal · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2020, 04:09:18 pm »

I joke about coming up with excuses for what is taking over the basement, but in all honesty, the wife is well aware of what i spend on my hobby... as she puts, it: "At least i know where he is on friday nights."

mrzippy · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2020, 06:36:14 pm »

My father in law's favourite line was 'he'd found it in the loft !'
The amount of Hifi equipment and radio controlled aircraft that miraculously appeared from the loft hatch had to seen and WAS believed,
got away with it for donkey's years !

dpbarry · « **Reply #12 on:** July 10, 2020, 06:57:25 pm »

Are you a man or a woosh?

Hold on till I ask the wife

dpbarry · « **Reply #13 on:** July 10, 2020, 06:59:18 pm »

Wee willy winkey

Quote from: DaveM on July 10, 2020, 01:19:35 pm

Maybe you could have worded that with a little more care, Warspite
DM

Baldrick · « **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2020, 08:45:49 pm »

My latest model came in a rather large plain cardboard box ( about 6ft X 2ft x 18 inches ) . Wife was getting quite nosy about it so I stood it upright in the corner and every time she got into her stride I got my steel tape measure out and measured the box and then measured her . Have to say it usually had the desired effect

frazer heslop · « **Reply #15 on:** July 10, 2020, 11:00:59 pm »

wait until she is out

Taranis · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2020, 12:21:55 am »

Some great funny answers
My wife MKII buys models for me

Read it and weep

old_gunner · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2020, 11:32:43 am »

Easy, apply a raffle ticket to the box and inform the Chief of Staff that you won it in the Club, Lodge, Branch raffle. There has been some suspicion that "why are the brothers raffling model boats?".

radiojoe · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2020, 12:12:09 pm »

When I'm opening the parcel I say something like,, "That's a lovely top your wearing dear, looks expensive"

Joe

KitS · « **Reply #19 on:** July 11, 2020, 12:27:20 pm »

Quote from: radiojoe on July 11, 2020, 12:12:09 pm

"That's a lovely top your wearing dear, looks expensive"

They usually are!

SailorGreg · « **Reply #20 on:** July 11, 2020, 06:27:23 pm »

I find being honest is the least painful option. When another boat is in the offing, all I get is eyes to heaven and "Where are you going to keep it?"

Actually, that last is a fair question - I seem to have almost unconsciously acquired a rather large collection of boats. Space is no longer available, and we are contemplating downsizing so something is going to have to go!

I see the MBM Sales section featuring in my future.

Greg

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