Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 You will get two kind of answers to this one. One funny and one practical.A lot depends on your financial situation and the kind of relationship you have with your wife.I have found that if you involve your spouse and really listen to their ideas about your display, that they will be more willing to let you get more of something to enhance your display.Ask their opinion and impliment some of their ideas and give them credit. My wife helped me with a few fine adjustments on my layout. When I got a compliment I made an effort to give her credit. This gives her ownership and pride.I hope this helps.Michael B
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 For me I just start to include her in the planning and enlightened her of LOR, then she started to have an option, took her to the TCL workshop. She volunteered to do some sequencing (She only cares how it looks, not how it is done). Then she starts to go, maybe we need a few more channels … Months of hard work and planning pays off.
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 I Simply told her that it had Halloween options and she was sold from that point on. I do Christmas and she does Halloween!-Evan
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Convince her?:laughing: It's already a done deal."Sorry honey, they were on sale."She'll understand.Tom
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 You mean you TELL her about the controllers?? :laughing:
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Santas Helper wrote: Convince her?:laughing: It's already a done deal."Sorry honey, they were on sale."She'll understand.TomMy approach is similar.I wait for my wife to come home from shopping. When she gets home she always wants to show me everything she bought, I make sure to pay attention and then when she's done I say "I'm glad you bought all that nice stuff for yourself, you deserve it." Then about 5 minutes later I say, I think I am going to order some more LOR's.....What can she say then???
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 when i expressed interest in getting another one or two at this sale to my fiancee she told me "its YOUR money do what you want"god i love her
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 David Balch wrote: You mean you TELL her about the controllers?? :laughing:Why would you want to do that. :waycool:
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 johnny christmas wrote: when i expressed interest in getting another one or two at this sale to my fiancee she told me "its YOUR money do what you want"god i love her Wives as opposed to fiancee is usually a whole new ballgame when it comes to "its YOUR money do what you want" :shock::devil:I saw this add once of a guy selling his new motorcycle. The add said that the motorcycle had been bought without the consent of his loving wife......went on to say that apparently "do what ever the h-ll you want" didn't mean what he thought it meant.:laughing:
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 I show her what I can do, then what I want to do with an estimate of what the controllers will cost (+ 10%). That way, when the order comes through, I can save "Look how much was saved because of [fill in the blank reason]"I will do this on or near my birthday, Father's day or anniversary.
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 i say, woman im buying some controllers! do you have a problem with that?!! and she says i have the credit cards! then i say please can i buy some controllers? i really love you. lol. no really just like a few of you i show her my ideas and ask for her thoughts on the display she is generally open to whatever i need to do.
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 I just don't spend any money, keep a running tab of all the money she spends and then beg like a whining little brat as soon as the sale starts...I'm lying through my teeth! She save money all year for me to buy my three shiny new "PC" controller kits!!!Gosh I love her!!!!!!!!!!!!!jeff
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 I do all the "work" on the houseRedid all the old wiringEnclosed the front 6' x 10' porchReplaced almost all the windows in the houseCape - dormered the back for a Master bedroom & bathAdded 10' x 10' to the pool cabanaBuilt a 7' x 10' greenhouseWe couldn't afford to have the house we want if I didn't do the workWe get home at 6pm, I work 2 hours a night on the house - until my son's bedtimeNext weekend they are flying to a friends in Ohio for the weekendI plan on getting a lot of stuff done that I can't while my son is aroundCurrently building a 16' x 17' sunroom & 8' wrap-around deck(oh - & finishing up the above projects)I broke a rib last year right before I backfilled the garage foundationI then proceeded to backfill the foundation on a backhoeShe was in the Hospital - birth of our son - saw me walking funnyWhat did you do? Told her...Did you go to the Doctor? Of course notAbout a week after the fall I went in - broken ribNot really anything they can do (I work in a Hospital)But I was exhausted (baby) & pain not letting me sleep at all1st night I slept over 9 hoursThe wife is VERY understanding of my Holiday decorating. It's my only "vice" so to speak. I hardly go out & do anything - she is the one that wants to drag me out for a night on the Town
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 My wife is so cool .. she says "as long as I don't have to listen to Chritsmas music in July you can do what you want" ... that tone is very much different then you do what the H *&^ you want I will make note ....SO when I want something I unplug my head phones (actually purchsed so she didn't have to listen to Christmas music in July with her blessing) and turn it up a little at a time on the surround sound speakers ..then after a few hours or few days in July with the Christmas music getting louder by the day ... she yells at me from the other room "GO AHEAD buy what you need .. and PLUG those headphones back in."She is really cool and lets me do what I think is best, and she has a great landamark when people ask her where she lives or there is idle conversation going on, she says " you know the house with all the christmas lights with 40, or 50 or 70 or 100 thousand lights at Christmas" and rolls her eyes "that is us"love her to death .. *SMILE*
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 It is easier to ask for forgiveness, than beg for permission!Whitey
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 My wife pays the electric bill. In 2005 with 18,000 static lights our December bill jumped up $200. In 2006 with 28,000 lights but with 4 controllers our December bill only went up $50 or so.So by simple math if I buy four more controllers and increase our light count to 45,000 we ought to get money back from Edison this year.Logic trumps all. :}
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 You guys are wimps. Here's what I say to my wife:"Listen, missy! I'm buying some more LOR controllers. Now, why don't you get your b#$%# a$& back in the kitchen and make me a pie?"Well, that's what I'm thinking, anyway. What she hears is "Honey, can I buy a few more LOR controllers, please?And before anyone says I'm violating any PC rules:1. It's certainly "Christmas Centric" as it's about LOR controllers.2. It's "Positive" as I'll be getting more LOR controllers.3. It's "Family Friendly" since pie is good for the whole family.
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