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« Reply #20 on: December 24, 2005, 01:33:16 pm » |
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If she knew how to block websites, this one would be one of the first she blocked  '> I've already looked through the gallery, and saw some of the game rooms you all have, and that got my wheels spinning... I've already suggested converting our small 2 car garage into a game room.... I tried to show her some of the gallery photos, but she won't even look at them yet.
Lulu and Jasmine.. I thought about selling a machine, but I wouldn't be 'allowed' to buy another one.... She is a real good sport about my hobbies, and she will learn to get used to this one too. Once I get an arcade cabinet, and maybe a few decorations, I think it'll get better. I still haven't been able to give her a good reason why we need a soda machine.. she's not buying the investment or the nostalgia ideas.. After a few days, she's already stopped calling me names, so its starting to blend in a bit I guess.
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2-Cavalier USS-64
VMC ST56B Royal Crown - being built
Vendo HA56C Coke
2-V63C DP
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U-Select-It 5cent candybar machine
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« Reply #21 on: January 19, 2006, 12:32:17 am » |
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I just found this thread a little late, but had to comment. I guess I've been lucky with the wife and the "Where are gonna put that" comments. I've been lucky to have machines and many signs over the years, and as long as they stayed contained in "MY ROOM" (basement). There haven't been any problems. It even got to the point the other day, when I was finishing cleaning up my new addition, a Jacobs 26 machine. I had taken it completely apart, moved it peice by peice down two flights of steps to the basement so I could clean, and work on it indoors. I recenltly finished it and then asked her help to "Move" it back into our gameroom! AND SHE DID!. One end on the cart with me on the other, both pushing and pulling. But of course every time I mention another machine ,I get the where are you gonna put that... but I usually can come up with a pretty good answer!
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« Reply #23 on: January 19, 2006, 08:23:35 am » |
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Wow, I guess I have it pretty darn good! Currently I am not married. I have a fiance and we'll be married in late September.
On our second date our conversation turned to dream houses and what we'd each like to have someday. I mentioned that I'd love to have a killer basement with "a" Soda Pop machine, Pinball, Arcade game and a Jukebox and other gameroom stuff. The response was awesome! It was one of those one's where the other person can't wait for you to get done talking so that they can interject about how that's what they want too!!
So, the first time she came over to my place she saw that I was fairly serious about it and had a pretty good head start.
So right now I'm in the "Get-it-while-I-can" mode. I tell her about all of my projects and she's actually gone a "recovery" mission with me and really enjoyed it.
She also asked me if I was interested in restoring old cars at all and that she'd love to have a beater pick-up for aiding in doing home projects and other various errands.....
You gotta love it!!! '>
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« Reply #25 on: January 19, 2006, 02:04:46 pm » |
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I just found this thread as well, KSTT's right on the money!! Load a few shelves of her favorite brand of soda. From reading through the thread I guess I'm one of the lucky ones here. My wife loves what we collect so much that I never know what she is going to bring home and add to our collection. She was also the driving force for me to build my restoration shop here on our property. Our house is full of pre 60's soda stuff.  '>
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Buy-Sell-Trade-Restorations
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« Reply #26 on: January 19, 2006, 04:25:22 pm » |
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Awesome stories... My wife is starting to come around. Her biggest fear I guess is that most of my hobbies start off relatively inexpensive, and end up costing a fortune down the road...
A few years ago, my boss gave me a mini atv that his kids had outgrown. My kids were a bit small for it still, so me and my buddy started playing on it. Since this "free" toy, I have since rebuilt that one, and bought 2 more.. one for me and one for my other son. My buddy has bought 4 since then for himself. The latest one he has over $10k into it.. (his wife loves me '>)
I got a small pool one year from a friend.. well my yard isn't really level, so I needed to rent a machine to dig a level spot. Since this pool, I've gotten 2 more and each time the ground needs to get dug out bigger and deeper. I think this is the last pool though.
I got a free movie projector from my buddy about 6-7months ago..(yes the same one who bought the atv's) It was a bit outdated, but still worked. I paid him $100 for the screen, and he came over and we got it all setup. Well, then I needed to go out and buy a new surround receiver to go with the movie theater. I had an extra set of front speakers and a center channel, but needed rear speakers and a new sub. Then, while cleaning the inside of this projector, something happened to it and it never worked again. So now I had to buy a projector since I had all the rest of the stuff. '>
Now, I show up at the house with that V-83 soda machine (for free). Then the V-63 shows up at the house (for free). 2 weeks later, my USS-64 shows up at the house (for free). With my track record and free stuff, I can understand a bit of her nervousness. I have already started the discussion about converting the garage into a game room and building another garage next to the house 
I didn't mention my free snowmobile, but that didn't cost me too much to get running, and I don't plan on buying a better one...
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V-63 -Bottles
2-Cavalier USS-64
VMC ST56B Royal Crown - being built
Vendo HA56C Coke
2-V63C DP
V63C Coke
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« Reply #27 on: January 20, 2006, 06:55:55 am » |
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But you know what Ken, it sounds to me like you've started out in this hobby, er, I mean lifestyle just fine! The resounding theme that I keep hearing is "FREE". You can't beat that. Unless of course people are paying you to take away those machines!!!  '>
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« Reply #28 on: January 20, 2006, 07:04:34 am » |
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Yeah.. so far I've been lucky with free stuff. Of course, I've already spent some $ at Funtronics getting some essentials, so I think she's started to get nervous. Although the ice cold bottles of water about 20' from her office has helped. I also tried to fit some root beer in that machine, but the bottles don't fit through the opening in the rack. I kinda wish I brought the Cavalier downstairs instead of the Vendo, but I'm not about to carry it back up and bring the other one down just yet.
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V-63 -Bottles
2-Cavalier USS-64
VMC ST56B Royal Crown - being built
Vendo HA56C Coke
2-V63C DP
V63C Coke
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« Reply #29 on: January 20, 2006, 11:06:02 pm » |
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Try to get her to help you out. Maybe she will "buy" into your hobby. '>
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