My wife doesn't even recognize a new bike!
David Toppin dave@pelletizer.com http://www.pelletizer.com <------ see our complete, searchable inventory.
The Pelletizer Group, Inc. 4 LaChance Street Gardner, MA 01440-2476
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-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Bianca Pratorius Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:50 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]For the most part - You guys don't get it...
I am always hearing about collector men whose wives are opposed to them obtaining more fine bikes. This is the obvious view of the situation, but take a look at the real enegetic, the undercurrent energetic. The husband has a bunch of nice bikes and knows that another will not bring him the same joy as his second or third or fourth did. He communicates this concern to his wife who understands the unspoken, almost subconscious desire of the husband to reel in his limitless desire. She thinks that his hobby is harmless. She knows it is not outrageously expensive relative to their other expenses and relative to the family across the street in which the husband has just spent $20,000 for a home theatre and the wife has just undergone about $15,000 for facial surgery. The dutiful wife, understanding this unspoken dynamic, decides to act out the role of German bureaucrat .... "Nein, Nein, You may not have evennn vone morrr biceecle uhntil you zell vone of ze ozers. Verstehen?"
Actually the family is now operating in harmony. The husband gets what he wants and expenses and the limits of collection space are given sensible boundaries. The husband's child like acquisitive nature gets to have limits placed on it, the wife gets to act out the roll which is a combination of Marlene Detrich and the female Nazi officer in Wertmuller's Seven Beauties, and everyone is happy both during the day, when the bike collection is played with, and during the night when zee lights are low. In fact, almost no one's bike collection exceeds the cost of a single low end Mercedes nor takes up as much room. This is a good economical hobby.
Garth Libre in Miami Fl. Ok after tropical storm Ernesto