We always seem to come up with something. We might say to the significant other I need to go and order a new ______, or doing a charity run, or testing out some mods, or testing some new riding clothes, picking up something from the hardware store, need to make sure the township fixed all the potholes correctly, giving your relatives some space when they're visiting us, etc. So what do you use for your "excuse"?
No excuses, but I do ask her if she needs anything from the store.
Excuses? What do I tell her? "I need to go for a ride!" What do I tell myself? "I need to go for a ride!" What do I do? I go for a ride!
Actually, my wife TELLS me to go for a ride. She says I come back really mellow.
I once made the mistake of telling her visiting an old girlfriend - name withheld - did the same thing. She followed me in the car for a few rides afterwards... she's one of those "trust but verify" folks!
I don't have to make excuses. If the weather is even halfway decent and I'm not doing anything, my wife expects me to go for a ride, and she's often dressed for riding too.
I ask about needing anything from the store to determine which bike to take...The Drifter has lots of storage, the W doesn't....
Sorry DC,no need for an excuse for me neither.Guess after being cooped up with us all winter long,the Ladies enjoy having us do what we enjoy most.I'm very interested in what the Ratman has to say on this subject.
Well, I think Ratman probably is expected to go for a ride, since he only get 27 seconds of riding season per year....... ;)
Honey... I'm gonna' take the houseplants to get neutered! lqtm
Well interesting question..............now when I was married and wanted to play golf I would wake up early and nudge her and start to snuggle up and she would say "what are you doing?" I would continue and say I wanted sex...she would tell me to go and play a round of golf.....off I would go.....
Now I wake up look outside, clear sky's and I make a few calls, and off I go, met a few freinds and off we go...lunch is were ever we stop at noon, supper is normally at someone's house and is a BBQ, then home and park the ride and we are done for the day.........really nice having 4 day weekends to get lots of miles in during them 27 seconds......
Those geese get to your house yet?
;) too much rain for them
After 30years of marriage, I just have to look at the wife and she asks "when are you going to be back." I usually cruise up to Luckenbach (Hill Country here in Texas), spend the day and come home.................oh and I always bring her something. Just to be on the safe side. LOL
Quote from: David Poirier on April 19, 2013, 20:09:57 PM
After 30years of marriage, I just have to look at the wife and she asks "when are you going to be back." I usually cruise up to Luckenbach (Hill Country here in Texas), spend the day and come home.................oh and I always bring her something. Just to be on the safe side. LOL
You know what they say... "If momma ain't happy... ain't nobody happy".
so in your house everyone lives in mortal fear of the lady of the house?
Nothing to fear, life is just easier if the missus is happy.
now you sound just like my brother-in-law doing his two step dance about being the boss and being happy...we all know the truth .....
never needed to have a reason to ride...no matter what the weather...if my husband took a notion to ride....then that's what he(or we) would do.....
Normally if the weather permits, I'll just go out for a ride. My favorite excuses to go for a ride though, are " I have to goto the gym " or " I need to return this DVD to redbox ". Not too creative, but hey! I live in CA where the weather will permit me to ride a lot. :P
Pick one. Any one, and I'm gone. As to the wife being happy/living in fear, etc, I can go for a ride anytime I want to.....I just have to ask the wife if I want to or not!!! ;D
I'm testing a new camera set up....did you need anything from the store??? ;D
Quote from: 49Reo on May 14, 2013, 14:21:39 PM
.... I can go for a ride anytime I want to.....I just have to ask the wife if I want to or not!!! ;D
That's a good one I'll have to remember that....
"Be right back, going to pick us up some authentic Michigan pasties for dinner tonight."
It's a three hour drive, one way, to my favorite Michigan pasty shop from our house in Wisconsin.
http://www.lawryspasties.com/ (http://www.lawryspasties.com/)
;) ok had to look that up because thems is not the pasties I was thinking of........
but they do look really good. When I drop in we can go and get a few of them.......
Yea I had to look up the pastie too, my thoughts were along a different pastie....
We grew up on Natchitoches meat pies. (Natchitoches was 40 miles away)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchitoches_meat_pie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchitoches_meat_pie)
(When I went to find a link for this post I didn't know they were known well enough to have their own Wikipedia entry)
And while in Natchitoches, you had to get Grayons BBQ
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/187/1602420/restaurant/Louisiana/Natchitoches/Graysons-Bar-B-Que-Clarence (http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/187/1602420/restaurant/Louisiana/Natchitoches/Graysons-Bar-B-Que-Clarence)
They may not have their on Wikipedia listing but they should..
2 very good reasons to go out for a ride...
45 Bravo
Ya'll are confusing a pasty and pastie ;D
They both SOUND the same, and besides, the one i was thinking of don't make you fat....
45 Bravo
I made the same mistake when I moved out here in '73. Pasties are ok, but I'd rather have a knish with horseradish mustard!