After being out of the hobby for years, I am FINALLY getting back into >it.
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>WOW...after seeing the options available today I wish I had done this >sooner.
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>Now the immediate question, how do you get your wife to accept the
>hobby? It costs money, time and having a rocket in the living room does
>not impress some women.
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>Your approach?
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>Thanks
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>TMT
D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Don't need to worry about that. Single.
Pick one - A. A nice paint job that matches the decor
B. Tell her to STFU.
C. Ignore what she says
D. Say you forgot to move it
Why do you expect this to be a problem? I never actually married her, but my ladyfriend never had a problem with my hobby. Oh, did I mention she used to work for Thiokol?
Ha Ha... My wife has 2 Horses! Ya know what a new saddle costs these days... I won't go on about the Vet bills but lets just say getting my HPL2 on a new rocket can look very inexpensive.
Doesn't your wife have a thing? Shoes, Hand Bags, Make-up, Gym, Pets, Hand Grenades....
Maybe she needs one!
Layne Rossi
Involve kids. This is the number one best way to get women to accept this kind of hobby and it's good for the kids as well. They love watching the rockets they've built rip off the pad.
Regardless of what I pay for something I always tell her I got at least 40% off retail.
Tell her it's better then sitting in the bar all night.
Don't call them launches, tell her you are taking her on a 3 day vacation for the weekend.
Buy her a lot of Roses, Perfume and Jewelry and tell her you love her and tell her how beautiful she is every day.
If you can't put rockets in the living room then buy a bigger house or build a work shop. (No one ever said this hobby was cheap - we do burn money here)
If none of the above work, then get rid of her. Rockets are way more important then a woman that doesn't understand a man and his toys.
Good Luck and welcome back to the fastest hobby on Earth!
Andrew
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It is nice when your wife shares in the hobby. Verna likes to build and fly but since she has a math degree, she initially became interested because of the math involved with flying. Then I took her with me and the kids and had her pushing the button while I filmed the flights but the thing that actually got to her was the smell.
She got hooked on the smell of spent BP at her first launch and hasn't missed a launch since. (Who needs Viagra) ; )
Randy
Invite her to "meet your friends"?
"A boat is a hole in the water into which you throw money."
- Rick "I prefer my holes to be punched in the sky" Dickinson
The advantage of punching holes i the sky is that when you throw money into those holes, you usually get it back :-)
Bob Kaplow NAR # 18L TRA # "Impeach the TRA BoD" >>> To reply, remove the TRABoD!
Hmmm I smoke cigars and go saltwater fishing/boating and hunting.
Any other grand ideas folks? lol
I find the best way out is to splurge on her now and again too.
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