Basicly I want a get a deuce. I have a car trailer I'm currently working on and I have a 63 Dodge D100 I want to restore and now I want a Deuce. I issue is convincing the wife. Any help from y'all on how you convinced your better half to make the leap would be great.
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Convincing wife that I need a Deuce
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"hey honey, you know that raised mulch bed you wanted to build? look at this"
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/15325-working-deuce-vol-12-385-a.html
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Lets see here - 2 unfinished projects sitting around she has to see - not a good way to start the conversation.
If you have included yourself in her specific projects SHE wants and paid full attention during that process you might have a chance. ALWAYS include her - even if she has that glare of a deer in the headlight look when you talk mechanical stuff to her - just explain stuff in the most simplilist terms you can so at least she can get what you are doing.
Ask to to help you - like you really could not do it by yourself (even if you could) and let her know what an awesome help she was.
If you get to the point she lets you get the truck - get something that is just hers for the truck and keep your hands off it.
A quick easy way I could explain after 33 yrs of marriage - ALWAYS listen to her and fill her needs and you will be surprised how much in return you will get without even having to ask - lastly - this is not all women and some just ask for more than what is reality - that is for you to figure out which kind you got stuck with.
I have seen some great women from this site and they are troopers and I give them a lot of credit and a big thumbs up - that is what is about - they are a team.
But EH - what do I know.
If you have included yourself in her specific projects SHE wants and paid full attention during that process you might have a chance. ALWAYS include her - even if she has that glare of a deer in the headlight look when you talk mechanical stuff to her - just explain stuff in the most simplilist terms you can so at least she can get what you are doing.
Ask to to help you - like you really could not do it by yourself (even if you could) and let her know what an awesome help she was.
If you get to the point she lets you get the truck - get something that is just hers for the truck and keep your hands off it.
A quick easy way I could explain after 33 yrs of marriage - ALWAYS listen to her and fill her needs and you will be surprised how much in return you will get without even having to ask - lastly - this is not all women and some just ask for more than what is reality - that is for you to figure out which kind you got stuck with.
I have seen some great women from this site and they are troopers and I give them a lot of credit and a big thumbs up - that is what is about - they are a team.
But EH - what do I know.
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Tell her it is better to have a deuce and not need it than to need a deuce and not have it.
It is amazing how many things you can do with one once you own it......they can be a life saver in bad weather and after a natural disaster.
If you live in a rural area it is an easier sell since there are not issues with neighbors and codes.
You can often buy one for less than a beater 4x4 pickup and they are easy to find parts and maintain...they also run on just about anything that will burn to include the french fry oil you have been throwing away and waste oil from other vehicles.
A buddy of mine quit smoking and bought a deuce with the money he saved.....good incentive to quit a bad habit.
Just a few ideas.
It is amazing how many things you can do with one once you own it......they can be a life saver in bad weather and after a natural disaster.
If you live in a rural area it is an easier sell since there are not issues with neighbors and codes.
You can often buy one for less than a beater 4x4 pickup and they are easy to find parts and maintain...they also run on just about anything that will burn to include the french fry oil you have been throwing away and waste oil from other vehicles.
A buddy of mine quit smoking and bought a deuce with the money he saved.....good incentive to quit a bad habit.
Just a few ideas.
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I agree to all the above.
Make her visualize what magnificent flower beds that she can have with all the mulch and potting soil and landscaping timbers that you can haul in for her.
I know I know, but marriage is a give and take. You have to give some too.
"She will be the Queen of flower beds in the area and the Envy of all".
She needs to see this in her mind and really feel it deep down.
This sort of stuff usually helps me. More flower beds and less grass to mow.
I don't take care of the flower beds because I screw them up according to her so she handles them by herself.
"30 years of wedded bliss" is what she told me to say
Tell her that you need to diversify in your projects. One O.D. Green one will help your troubled soul and make you whole again.
Anyone else have an idea here? A troubled brother needs our help and we have a duty to pitch in here. All for one and one for all!
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Tell her it's for her! 
Tell her you will take her in a parade with it to support a local veterans group so it's for a good cause. Good luck.
Tell her you will take her in a parade with it to support a local veterans group so it's for a good cause. Good luck.broman78
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get the deuce and hide it at a friends farm and after about 6 months of ownership bring it to the house and say you bought it with your own mad money. Don't use this plan if discretionary income isn't sufficient.
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I was just going to say pretty much the same thing as broman78. I "bought" mine a month ago, and by the time the EUC clears I will take it to a friends farm and then just before winter it will magically appear in my driveway. Doing that mostly because I had to agree to let her get a kitten, not cat as she corrected me, if I get a Deuce. So I'm only doing it to postpone the kitten arrival.
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It's easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
I agree and that works too. Not entirely pain free but it works.
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I agree and that works too. Not entirely pain free but it works.
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How is that different from just buying it and bringing it home?
The fact that you need to hide it tells me that you are (possibly rightfully) afraid of your wife, and want to delay your day of reckoning as long as you can.
Good luck with the divorce.
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I don't understand the question.
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Greg is one of the happily unmarried here.
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No permission needed! just relentlessly bother her about it, you know, like she does you about things, she will finally get tired of hearing you whine and give in.
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Tell her she isn't in touch with your feelings. You want to bring something new into the marraige to help it grown in a possitive way . Tell her about the deuce and how you want your marraige to be as strong and last as long as the deuce. it did it's job for more than sixty years and is still going strong . If that doesnt work start looking for a replacement wife that isnt anti american
or just get it and deal with her later..........
or just get it and deal with her later..........
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What I did was buy my wife a M1010 and gave it to her on her birthday. A month later she told me she wanted a jeep so we found a project M38A1 in good condition and it came with a spare parts jeep. Then she gave me the go to buy a M1031 Contact Maint truck. Show her how to drive it!
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I don't understand why she would say no. If you want it and you can afford it there should not be a problem.
I have never had to hide things from my wife. Now if she is upset because you are planning to chop it up I understand.
Good luck
I have never had to hide things from my wife. Now if she is upset because you are planning to chop it up I understand.
Good luck
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[quote=jimm1009;614663]It's easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
I agree and that works too. Not entirely pain free but it works.
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I have adopted that strategy as well....OK....that's a lie...I always say it's someone elses and I transported it and let them keep it at the "Hooch".
Of course...she knows I'm lieing...so it's not really a lie???
Just be prepared to get her pretty much anything she wants and life is good!!
I agree and that works too. Not entirely pain free but it works.
jimm1009[/quote]
I have adopted that strategy as well....OK....that's a lie...I always say it's someone elses and I transported it and let them keep it at the "Hooch".
Of course...she knows I'm lieing...so it's not really a lie???
Just be prepared to get her pretty much anything she wants and life is good!!