Seriously OT: The Real 3rd Thready...

Alright... somebody explain to me how this happened....

I start working on my car this morning, to fix the windshield wipers (replacing the linkage).... my girl comes out to the car and gets in like she's ready to go somewhere... I told her It'd be a while before I was finished... so she gets her stuff, storms back in the house.. storms out again, gets in her car, and leaves..... about an hour later, I get a messege from here saying "It's OVER... I'll be back for my stuff on Monday"... she'd gone to her mothers and sent me that... so wtf? I must have picked a shitty weekend to fix my car..

Is "fixing the windshield wipers" code for "screwing her sister"?

Is "fixing the windshield wipers" code for "screwing her sister"?

Nope.

It is PMS week though... but damn!

Wow...im glad mine thinks my car is cute and has "some kind of class". That was when I showed her http://tampa.craigslist.org/car/306583734.html which im going to go look at/buy tomorrow, and she said it looked like a heap of sheet metal with wheels...I see the same car as mine +a small hatch difference.

Oh well... if she's going to leave me, I'm going to sell my CRX to my brother and buy a new Civic Si sedan.
I'm still not entirely convinced she's serious yet though... of course, I could be in denile... but who knows. either way, I can't let myself get down... we're about to start our busiest season at work, and I need to be in good spirits and ready to run lots of hours to make that money....

This really sucks though... everything's been going so well for me here lately.... I got ANOTHER $2 raise this week... and assuming I pass my L1 ASE test, I'll get yet another $2 raise next month..... oh well... I've already started to drown my sorrows for today... proof reading your drunk typing sucks arse.

Pay a small asian child to do it for you.

D series doesnt get the respect it deserves. Got one I'm building (well.. still collecting parts for) that should be nice.

Got a new car .. not a honda though. Accually, traided one of my civics for it.



D series are as old as dirt. Might as well work on a carburetor.

D series are as old as dirt. Might as well work on a carburetor.

The SOHC ZC I replaced my old motor with was originally carburated :icon16: .

anytime a woman says it's over and leave...it's over...even if she changes her mind...probably tired of you putting your car before her :)

Some kid working at Pep Boys in Tallahassee told my friend that her car was dying because of a bad carbeurator among oter things... but she has a fuel injected car :disappoin

anytime a woman says it's over and leave...it's over...even if she changes her mind...probably tired of you putting your car before her :)


She hates the rex... she's been pissed off at me for selling my EJ hatch from the moment I did it. I don't think she'll ever like the crx... but that's just one among a dozen problems we've been having here lately.

She's mad because she thinks I'm in no hurry to buy a house... I'm pissed off because she refuses to get a job and help with the bills, so I postpone buying a house, because I don't want all of my hard earned money to go into a house, bills, and have nothing left over for anything else.

Then last night during our vicious text messeging fight, she tells me she wants to have a baby too (which she's always said before to my face that she didn't want kids).... so yeah... we've got some things to sort out before things cool down... but after much arguing, she gave in and came home and she seems ok this morning... but who knows how it goes from here........ but this is what I get for being with a girl so much younger than me.

but this is what I get for being with a girl so much younger than me.

let me guess....is she under 22?

let me guess....is she under 22?

Yes, she is under 22.

Seen this too many times. She wants to play and play you. She won't get a job and wants to have a kid and wants for you to buy a house and doesn't like your car. Do you have a tattoo on your head that says "SUCKER"? Fuck that, man.

Hey Jason..ive dated younger girls myself..i do understand exactly what your going through, if something like this has juss happened out of the blue and u havent had her behave this way b4..i will tell u its only a test..just to see how much u really care about her leaving..but hey u prolly knew that. so she doesnt work and she doesnt help at all with paying bill..does she have any goals in life she wants to achieve..maybe like further educating herself? or does she wannabe one of those stay at home kinda girls..my mans will pay for me? by what little u can gather from ppl on this forum..and i mean little you seem like a nice dude who got his priorities straight..u got a great job n all and you are 25..maybe she needs to kinda realize u cant just jump into any house..house hunting take a awfully longtime unless your lucky and quickly stumble onto a place that suites ur wants/needs. but for real dont drown ur sorrows over this..she will be back..but be blunt and let her know u will not tolerate this kinda shit again. u will soon be bustin ur ass making good money and it prolly wont be a dull moment in ur life and u sure dont need some girl constantly playing this kinda game to test ur emotions

FullBlown is right. Sorry for my harshness previously. But yeah, house hunting is no joke. I just bought a house. It took us over a year to find this place and with my wife and my salaries combined it is just enough to cover the mortgage, my financial aid, my Jeep payment and our various bills. Going it alone is not easy. I know this for a fact.

In other news, this is where I went Saturday... Triple Falls in NC...
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/1908/triplefallscn9.jpg

I put my emotions in glass jars then throw them at people.

Where's Tripple Falls?

Spent Saturday night at Jailbait Central...Was a chaperone at the prom where my my wife teaches….kind funny that 9 years ago I took a girl to the prom at that same school

I put my emotions in glass jars then throw them at people.
I put other things in glass jars, it helps to cure it better. Just have to remember to open it up every once and a while to let the air in and out, so it doesn't mold. :smokin:

Where's Tripple Falls?

Located between Hendersonville (b/f Asheville) and Caesar's Head (near SC border)...
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/7505/triplefallsmapta0.jpg
There are a bunch of cool places I want to explore around there... :-)

looks like somewhere I'd like to go riding... except I broke my mother fucking bike again... piece of ... anyone have a crankset laying around?

Seen this too many times. She wants to play and play you. She won't get a job and wants to have a kid and wants for you to buy a house and doesn't like your car. Do you have a tattoo on your head that says "SUCKER"? Fuck that, man.


Yeah, that was kinda harsh... am not a sucker though... I didn't cave in... I stand my ground for the most part. I'm glad she did blow up though... helps me to know what she's mad about, and most of the time she just clams up and keeps it inside... I prefer a good vocal fight, as opposed to wondering why she's on her computer ignoring me.

Oh well, she'll grow up eventually... and although I don't really like some of her goals, she does have them. Like she's in school working on her teaching degree and such.... so I'm not so much upset about her not having a job, as long as she's making good grades.

Killa_ CRX- Are you married? If not...

1. IMHO , if you're not ready to buy a house or start a family then you must explain that to her. Try reasoning with her. This will also be a huge step for the both of you. I assume she's already living with you and so I take it that you have a serious relationship going on.

2. I do not know how the women think these days but it seems to me that she wants to start a feature with you. And I THINK that she wants to be sure that you want a feature with her as well. Maybe this is why she wants a house and start a family with you? Maybe she wasn't being serious? Maybe its her way of finding out how serious you are with her? Sometimes women will act selfishly this way.

3. IMHO, I do not believe that women should help pay the bills. US men suppose to support our women and family. If you're going to have difficulty paying the bills all by yourself, I highly suggest you save your money for a house. Just take your time. Even if it takes a couple of years. Patience is the key! Of course if you really want a feature with her.

I hope everything works out for the both of you. You both need to sit down and talk what you both want and try to compromise with each other. Try to reach an agreement of what you both want.


- Again, this is just my opinion :)

US men suppose to support our women and family.

that gets harder and harder as corps fire/replace the higher payed employees. i know several mid-20yo's that even with a managment position only make $9-$11 an hour.

circuit city fired the top % payed employees recently. but offered them their position back at starting pay.http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aw.zhHEzMpZU&refer=home

"Chief Executive Officer Philip Schoonover was paid $8.52 million in fiscal 2006, including a salary of $975,000"

"Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson received $3.85 million, including a $1.17 million salary"

another article had this comment " 20% of the workforce -- lost their jobs or had their commissions cut, including a top salesman who had sold more than $1 million worth of electronics and earned $54,000 in salary and bonuses the year before."


and yet they cut the average joe suporting their families.....and not the filthy rich guys. not to single out circuit city, since all corps are like this.

that gets harder and harder as corps fire/replace the higher payed employees. i know several mid-20yo's that even with a managment position only make $9-$11 an hour.

circuit city fired the top % payed employees recently. but offered them their position back at starting pay.http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aw.zhHEzMpZU&refer=home

"Chief Executive Officer Philip Schoonover was paid $8.52 million in fiscal 2006, including a salary of $975,000"

"Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson received $3.85 million, including a $1.17 million salary"

another article had this comment " 20% of the workforce -- lost their jobs or had their commissions cut, including a top salesman who had sold more than $1 million worth of electronics and earned $54,000 in salary and bonuses the year before."


and yet they cut the average joe suporting their families.....and not the filthy rich guys. not to single out circuit city, since all corps are like this.
Which is why I'm still attending school to have a career. Even though I might be the same position as those retail employees, atleast I'd have a good backround to possibly get a better/higher paying job. What doesn't make sense is that they fire the top sales people and they're the ones who are making the gross for the company and for themselves. If you make the company more money, then there payroll expands. Obviously there's something wrong with the major retail stores.

About Circuit City, I believe they don't have enough room to expand there payroll. Possibly because the business isn't doing so well.

Whatever the reason is, my advice to the youngins here is to get an education. It'll pay off in the end. :)

My father supported a family of six. He was first a Chicago cab driver from '81-'89 then he became a salesman in cars/furniture from '90-'02. Always working on commissions and you know you're going to have days where you don't get anything. God knows how he always pulled through for my family. And thank God for that. He's a very educated person, he attended Texas A&M but didn't finish thanks to my mother. Not her fault but he started a family and going to school and working was all too much for him. My mom only worked from '79-'82. When she had my second brother, it got harder for my mother as well. Well anyways the point is, finish your career goals and then start a family. If you can pull off doing both, then God bless you LOL

Then last night during our vicious text messeging fight,


Thats part of your problem there. Communication is the number one failure in pretty much anything like that.

Try dialing the phone, or hell, talking face to face. *gasp*

Hey Killa, sorry for being so harsh. The way you originally described your situation it sounded like you were being played. But now I get it. She's in school and getting good grades. That's cool.

Mellow, you know a man supporting a family whereby the woman stays at home is a pipedream. I'm sorry to say it. My brothers both work and support their families while their wives are homemakers, raising the children. However, both wives worked prior to having kids and while my brothers were being educated and advancing in their respective careers. That is a smart way of doing it and they are smart people. They also make 4x as much per year as I do and hold a lot of clout in the cities in which they live in. My wife and I are both highly educated both with great jobs and no kids. But reality is a bitch and there is really no way we could make it on just one of our salaries. It's just the way it is, man.

My parents raised five kids and they both have been working continuously for the passed 40 years. My mother is a professional and my father owns is own business. They will work until they die and so will I.

Thats part of your problem there. Communication is the number one failure in pretty much anything like that.

Try dialing the phone, or hell, talking face to face. *gasp*

She wont ever fight face to face... I think it's just easier for her to put down her thoughts in text.... we're computer people anyways... hell, that's how we first met, nearly 5 years ago.

Mellow, you know a man supporting a family whereby the woman stays at home is a pipedream. I'm sorry to say it. My brothers both work and support their families while their wives are homemakers, raising the children. However, both wives worked prior to having kids and while my brothers were being educated and advancing in their respective careers. That is a smart way of doing it and they are smart people. They also make 4x as much per year as I do and hold a lot of clout in the cities in which they live in. My wife and I are both highly educated both with great jobs and no kids. But reality is a bitch and there is really no way we could make it on just one of our salaries. It's just the way it is, man.

You know, if eventually my girl wanted stay home and be a stay at home mom, I really wouldn't mind... I have a good career, I work for a good company, and I can potentially make A LOT of money (because they do pay me a lot for what I do)... only thing that's really holding me back at this time is lack of experience. But I gain more experience all the time, and in two years my pay rate is going to nearly double.... so in the future, money wont even be a major concern in our relationship.

But young people don't always look ahead to the future as much as the older peoples do... and that's where she has her troubles at... but again, that's something everybody grows out of.

... but again, that's something everybody grows out of.

not everyone :shakehead

See, you're smart, man. Planning for the future.

I guess I could change careers and make more money. I really should be teaching college English and/or be finishing up my PhD dissertation. But my hearing impairment has thwarted this career agenda. Instead I'm a tech writer/analyst for a law firm. I'm thinking about supplementing my income with something part time. My wife is a workaholic so she'll always work... she makes more anyway ;-) Anyway, we love the new house we live in so I guess we'll work and live comfortably (in debt), because there is no way in hell I'm going back to living in a shack like the one I was living in for the past 6 years...

Mellow, you know a man supporting a family whereby the woman stays at home is a pipedream.

I'm not saying they shouldn't work. I'm saying they don't have to work if they chose not to. If they do, IMO wives shouldn't use there money to pay the bills. They should use it to buy gifts for the family, things to decorate the house or whatever they want but bills. They should enjoy there money.

That is certainly idealistic thinking. What difference does it make? Bills got to be paid. If the woman is the primary bread winner, she can sign her name on the check to pay the water bill. Realistically, a man and a woman that both work share their income. I'll admit that my wife and I had separate accounts up until just recently but if she had more money in hers then she paid the bills. You'll see if you get married and share a life with someone. The days of the Willy Lomans are over my friend...

That is certainly idealistic thinking. What difference does it make? Bills got to be paid. If the woman is the primary bread winner, she can sign her name on the check to pay the water bill. Realistically, a man and a woman that both work share their income. I'll admit that my wife and I had separate accounts up until just recently but if she had more money in hers then she paid the bills. You'll see if you get married and share a life with someone. The days of the Willy Lomans are over my friend...

It's just my opinion. Doesn't matter who makes the most money. And whos Willy Loman?:dunno:

Willy Loman is the fallen hero in "Death Of A Salesman" by Arthur Miller... you know the guy that was married to Marilyn Monroe... :shakehead

They should use it to buy gifts for the family, things to decorate the house or whatever they want but bills. They should enjoy there money.

:werd: That's actually what I keep telling my girl.... I've told her when we get a house, I'm going to furnish the appliances and necessities... but furniture, like a bedroom set she recently tried to talk me into buying, is on her shoulders...

I've got my bed, computer, desk, couch and TV... I'm a happy man... I don't need no stinkin' frufru bedroom set... or curtains.... and plain white walls are fine.

You guys are funny. j/k I look at a house as an investment. Think about it this way. You buy furniture piece by piece. I started off with a sweet ass living room set (still haven't received all of my glass tables yet... ugh) and 40% discounted solid oak sweet kitchen set. I've sat in front of the tv eating for long enough. Our house has a separate dining room also but we'll furnish that room last. We already had a fantastic queen sized bedroom suite so that is done. And we were lucky enough to have the previous owners leave a twin sized solid oak bedroom suite in the spare bedroom. So now if anybody comes to visit they have a wonderfully furnished room to stay in. All the other rooms have already been decorated and we have brand new hardwood floors. Now, about the investment part. When and if we ever sell the place, it would be ideal to have potential buyers see just how freakin' sweet our home is while everything is still in it. Furniture doesn't increase the value of a home any, but fancy schmancy wall paper and shit does (already done). Anyway, I think of it as like a car that you want to mod. First "mod" this summer is to clean up and paint the garage floor. The previous owners had some awful cars... haha. Someday I want to close in the back porch and install a hot tub. :grinyes:

my wife pays the more expensive bills and i pay everything else...mainly b/c she makes a lot more than me...there was a time when i quit work and stayed at home with the kids :)

If my wife (assuming somone is foolish enough to fill that role) makes more than me I don't see why she wouldn't handle the larger bills. I admit the idea of my wife being the larger financial contributor would go against my prototypical idea of what my marriage might be but that doesn't have to be a bad thing, especially since my aspirations of selling a script may not become reality as soon as I'd like. If that means being Mr Mom for a period of time then thats fine by me. As long as the wife's happy, I'm happy :)

i was going to school full time and worked part time at Wendy's...what i was bringing home was less than what we were paying for daycare...

imy salary almost caught up to hers...but when th lottery came to NC the teachers got hefty raises and now i make about $10K less than her :(

zomg! Haha. Yeah I know what it's like, Blu. I got this job and was making more than my wife, then she got hired at the same firm making 5k more than me... ugh. It's all good though because what's mine is hers and wha'ts hers is mine... until the bills have to be paid...

my wife works and with out her working we would barely get by. and after we have kids i'm sure she will begin work again, she hates just being in the house. we both love going places and being busy.

killa- i know what you mean about the txt messages. my wife and i do the same thing. it is easier. in persons she just takes things way over board.

Willy Loman is the fallen hero in "Death Of A Salesman" by Arthur Miller... you know the guy that was married to Marilyn Monroe... :shakehead


Do you recommend the book? Is it worth reading? I might check it out. I love reading :)

I think I might've read all of it in high school... Ms. Stamos' class is all a blur

Do you recommend the book? Is it worth reading? I might check it out. I love reading :)

It's a play. Pretty dated by today's standards. That's why I said that statement... haha. The main character is a traveling salesman who tries to support his family with his two sons that have grown apart. I'd classify it as an American Tragedy. The 1985 movie version is pretty good. A younger John Malkovich plays the part of the oldest son, Biff Loman and Dustin Hoffman plays the part of Willy Loman... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089006/.

I tried to tell Ms Stamos we should just watch the play insead of reading it... she didn't agree

i need $$$...since i have Duke Hospital, UNC Hospitals, and Research Triangle Park within a few miles of me, i'm thinking clinical trials :uhoh:

free pills!!! :bananasmi

some pay $10k for 12 days

A friend of mine did that in NJ. I don't know how much he made from it though. Don't you have to claim the income at the end of the year? Sux.

I'll give you $4 a day to do tests on you.

New Signature...

you sure lettin everyone know about your new sig

i saw one about frequent urinating in the night...that's me now...only if the price is right

you sure lettin everyone know about your new sig


Because, he always liked to change his signatures, and he likes to do it with this username too. Old habits are hard to break I guess.

That actually took quite a bit longer that I expected. I figured it out 3 weeks ago.

I think once you see the avatar and sig it becomes painfully apparent...

smack* that was short lived

It's too bad. Artistic talent is evident. At least we know the moderators with grudges don't frequent the 88-91 civic/crx forum very often.

That actually took quite a bit longer that I expected. I figured it out 3 weeks ago.

I was wondering whats taking them so long ;)

It's too bad. Artistic talent is evident. At least we know the moderators with grudges don't frequent the 88-91 civic/crx forum very often.
You saying I have a grudge? I don't care who he is, or what he did.