I LOST THE ARGUMENT!!
I took all you guys advise and tried to use them last night.
I brought home a small vase of flowers and set it on the kitchen table just to break the tension...
Once she started talking... I took her out to dinner for a "Happy Meal" at the local Olive Garden .
We talked about (well.. mainly HER) how we planned on doing the first renovation to our house since we built it.
Then she brought up my MUD TRUCK!!! She seemed fairly upset that I am pushing $40,000 into this truck.
I tried to mention that every man needs a hobby.. this was prolly the wrong thing to say cause she seemed to get more upset.
So.. after awhile.. she said that it wasn't that she did not like the vette, and she would like to have it. It was more important to her
to finish the house remodel and driveway. Then we could look into a corvette at point in time.
She kept pushing for me to sell my truck though!!!
I think she is afraid of me hurting or killing myself in it. She knows how I drive it and that truck scares her.
It's BIG, LOUD, and VIOLENT!! (What every man likes!)
She brought up how scared she was when I was riding Bulls, and asked me how I thought it made her feel when I was being tossed around by a 2500
pound animal that wanted nothing more than to really hurt me! ( I finally stopped riding when I was 50 years old, cause it really was starting to hurt)
And then we talked about retirement, which is closing in fast, and how we planned on traveling for awhile..
So.... after some very tough negotiations... I came out with this..: I can buy a corvette after I reside the house, install a new patio door, and put cement
down in the driveway, along with installing a side walk from the driveway to the front door.
In the mean time: She released enough cash to me so I can get my motor completely and back in the truck this summer!!
This means I can purchase that FI-TECH 1200 system!!!!
This was her give and take deal for me.... I thought it was fair!
BUT I DAMN NEAR BLEW IT THIS MORNING !!! As I was walking out the door for work this morning, she asked me what I wanted
for dinner tonight cause she was going to the store.. Dumb A** ME.......had the video that "Night Stalker" posted, in my head
and I replied.... MAKE ME A TURKEY POT PIE!
I hope my truck is still there when I get home this afternoon!!!