Why am I writing this on Mel’s blog? Two good reasons. One is because she hasn’t posted in a while, and Two, I don’t want my husband to see it (as if he ever reads my blog, but just in case.) I want a damn new car. LISTEN! I love the Fury but it needs a new transmission, the vinyl roof looks like it has a bad case of psoriasis and the rear quarter panels are starting to rust and by the time I get around to getting all of that fixed I’d have spent the same amount as I would getting a new vehicle. I don’t want to sell the Fury, I want to park it and get those things done gradually. You know! RESTORE IT! A little bit at a time when I have extra cash I don’t mind blowing on a dinosaur. She’s forty years old and she needs some R&R. Let’s don’t even mention the fact she only gets about 12 miles to the gallon. That’s why those cars are only driven in parades, car shows and on weekends.
It’s not like we can’t afford one. My husband made over 100 grand last year and the only bills we have besides utilities and house payment is the Visa bill and that gets paid IN FULL every single month. We have money in the bank, and I’m not talking some piddly little shit, more than enough to buy me a brand new car without even taking out a loan and it has nothing to do with retirement. THAT is in another account. I personally have more than enough to buy one in my retirement CD’s he buys me every year to get a tax break but if I were to cash those in he’d kill me or divorce me one.
What’s the old man getting for Christmas? A pipe bender for Christ’s sake. You have any idea what that will cost? Let’s see. The pump alone is almost $2500 but he got lucky on that and found a brand new one on eBay for $750. We didn’t ask questions. It’s already in his workshop. The actual bender is another couple of thousand. Add that to the thousands of dollars he has in fishing equipment but has never even caught ONE fish. I’m not joking. He has at least ten different reels that cost anywhere between $200 and $400. He also has a Boston Whaler boat sitting on our driveway that’s been in the water maybe ten times. Oh Oh! Let’s not forget the welding machine he bought the first of the year. OR the fact he has THREE table saws. One of which is a Delta Unisaw that is sitting in the garage and has NEVER been used. That baby only cost $2300.
He asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I said nothing. He said well there must be something you want. I told him he knew damn well what I wanted and if I wasn’t getting it to get me nothing. So I imagine on Christmas morning I’ll get some slipper socks and some jewelry that I’ll never wear. I don’t need anything in the line of computer electronics so those will be his most likely choices. Either that or another antique sewing machine. I have three of those. I asked for a sewing machine three years running and that’s what I got, antique ones. I guess that was supposed to be some kind of comment on what he thinks my ability to actually sew something is-
Anyways! I want a car, I’m not going to get one, and I’m PISSED! Merry Christmas!
