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Yep Sheila is mad as a hornet at me. I bought the BF-109 and the Mirage. For some reason she didn't like my... "But its Christmas" excuse. LOL

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should totally give her one of the 10 activation keys and say "here, I bought another copy just for you too!" xD

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should totally give her one of the 10 activation keys and say "here, I bought another copy just for you too!" xD

 

You my friend are a genius!

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Unless you are a very lucky man, that is probably going to work about as well as saying 'But look, I got you a new blender'. :P

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Same here as joebloggs, but I also had to buy a new monitor as well, the 0.5gb of VRAM on the iMac just wasn't cutting it. Total spend £1800.

 

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Oh yeah, the iron will work... I do like December though, b-day, anniversary, and Xmas, and I usually get "buy something for yourself", as she has no clue when it comes to buying computer related items. NTTR was my b-day gift!

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So your entire rig cost just £50 like mine then Len? Good man!

 

One thing I must say to all men out there. Whatever you do, DO NOT BUY FLOWERS! Nothing raises suspicion like trying to be nice! Admit it, the first thing she says when you make these hopelessly romantic gestures is "OK buster, what did you do this time?".

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Step 1

Borrow a pet (the biggest dog you can find) for an afternoon. Bring it home and say you're in love with it.

Step 2

After she screams her head off, take it back and pretend you're devastated for a day.

Step 3

Buy what ever the hell you wont, as long as it's not alive.

 

ps. If she likes dogs, borrow a pet snake.

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Well considering that I pay for the damn zoo she has rescued, the argument disappeared when I pulled out thew latest vet bill and showed her. She just smiled, and said, good point. One of the rate times I got over on the SFC. :)

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A spouse with an expensive hobby does come in handy I guess. ;)

 

Being single, I just ended up buying a house so that the pit could have it's own room. :P

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My wife never ask what my hobby costs RC planes, FSX, P3D and DCS WORLD (all modules) and diving.

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Wife: Hey, how to you bring up comms to request taxi and take off?

 

Me: use the "\" on the keyboard the the F-keys to navigate through the options.

 

Wife: Can you show me?

 

Me: (completely stops doing whatever in DCS) Yes! Of course I can. You know I like when you take interest in what I do.

 

(Brings up comm menu, goes through the different menus)

 

Wife: I didn't see "wife" as an option...is that like F12 or something?

 

Me: Huh? No.

 

Wife: Ah, so that's why you can buy all this with out permission.

 

Me: I'll report the bug.

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I can't complain, I got the Mirage and NTTR as a 'saving' on the full price as soon as they came out, then I had a few injuries from previous military life (Lugging too much in a skinny body) so when work got me a new chair and stand up table, wonderful wife got me the pilot seat (LOL). Mind you it did cost me a house and we're working on getting it to the bosses' standard, but the computer room 'spare' room will never be decluttered...'do you really need all that?,,,er yes, do you really need the dog? ....it goes all quiet, tee hee (I'm no hero, just old cold war warrior) Shes the best thing that ever happened to me, and does ask from time to time what the hell I'm doing. Did bug the hell out of her in the PMDG 737 with the stewardess call,....that went down well.


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Yep Sheila is mad as a hornet at me. I bought the BF-109 and the Mirage. For some reason she didn't like my... "But its Christmas" excuse. LOL

 

:hehe: I know that feeling Dave. In the last 3 years I spent approx. $30K indirectly to this "hobby" :D

So what do you think how "mad" was my wife ? :chair:

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To be flown below the radar,

to bring the enemy his fate.

 

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Wait until you tell her that you MUST spend €320 on rudder pedals that a furniture manufacturer in Croatia makes... And do that AFTER you used the "but it is Christmas" excuse to buy a TM HOTAS Warthog and a 144hz monitor (in addition to the ones you already own) but "forgot" to mention you bought a TrackIR5 + ProClip at the same time.


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