Why my wife rules (Page 1 of 2)

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Over the years, the little Missus has given me lots tools (bless her heart) for my addiction... from Snap-On wrenches, sockets, ratchets, creepers, rolling stools to a Hypertherm plasma cutter.  But the coolest thing was this...Irwin Tools 117 Piece Machine Screw/Fractional/Metric Tap and Hex Die Set with Drill Bit Set...it has saved my bum many, many times.

My wife comes to the races when she can. She didn't think she would like it but ended up having a good time and helping out. She also tolerates the expenses well. She didn't complain that I just spent $350 on a Milwaukee 18v electric impact wrench. I get tired/too old for muscling on and off lug nuts and this thing looks like a beast.

I really dig the patches on the helmet bag.  That was brilliant.

I'll take advantage of this thread to give my wife some mad props too.

My wife single-handedly painted our race car.

She has attended all our races.  She is the team manager.  She has checklists for everything.  And, she is in charge of theme costumes and bribes.

She even bakes many of the bribes herself.

She has covered more than her share of time as radio crew chief each race weekend.

She is part of the crew in the paddock and the hot pit.

Oh yeah and she is one of our fast drivers, often pulling the longest stint of the weekend.

But, she will not drive the truck with the trailer hooked up, she bought a nice Craftsman impact wrench, but she put it in her own track tool box for HPDE weekends, and she had a nice set of Craftsman tools with her name engraved when we met, so she gives me a hard time when she finds them in my tool box :-(

Update on my marriage: came home with the Monza, wait first back story. Car is 1964 Chevy Corvair Monza, car was owned by seller's father, car was restored for seller's daughter in 1995. Daughter did not like driving the car and it was parked under a pine tree. Fast forward 20 years and you find a rusted out hunk with new interior and nice looking Rochesters. Even the headliner is nice!

IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT CAR GO WORK ON IT NOW! IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT THAT YOU HAVE LOST INTEREST IN, SELL IT TO SOMEONE WHO WILL WORK ON IT!

I felt bad about turning our first Corvair into a race car, because I thought it might be restorable, now I feel even worse because the second Corvair was really nice and was restorable (in the late 90's).

Well back to my marriage, wife came out of the house to greet us (she never does that), her first comment was "Where is that going?", replied "xxxxxxxx's house" (misdirection), gave her a kiss and told her I loved her. Her response: "I know." I KNOW, she said I KNOW, she pulled the Han Solo and said I KNOW. She made me lunch this morning and put Hello Kitty fruit snacks in it, all's good.

I've been trying to get into fish racing. Do you have any advice?

Helmet bag, Gear Bag, Sewn Directly to the couch. All good choices.

Ha I know , commas mean a lot.
Example;
Let's eat grandma!
Let's eat, grandma!   

Is it OK that I am a little in love with her now...being a bald,old fat man with too many dogs?

Yup... can confirm. Am lucky. Gorgeous, loves Lemons, drives, getting her PhD, has worked for NASA and Michelin... she's alright.

...And she tolerates non-racing team antics.

A++ 10/10 Would Date Again Fast Shipping

Hence my getting the least impressive degree posssible. Don't want to overshoot my targets. Haha.