Over the years I've managed to ignore the verbal abuse steming from unenlightened spouse's objections to cleaning oil fouled plugs over the burners on the stove, boiling carburator parts, heat curing (baking) painted parts, coffee table carburator rebuilding.....etc.
Then came the now infamous Suzuki (motorcycle) engine rebuild, which took place in the family room one rainy afternoon. My eldest and I had decided to install a big bore kit on my Bike and since LOML was in the hospital recovering from some woman type surgury, and wouldn't be home til tomorrow, now was the time!! We wheeled it into the family room, put it up on a milk crate, spread newspapers about to catch the oil, grease and gunk, and proceded to tear it apart.
About three hours into the job The Phone Rang!!!!! Char sensing
something was amiss, fanaggled
We returned home and entered the now " empty of motorcycle" family
room, "whats that?" says Char pointing to a rather 'small' (by my
standards) 3 foot dark circle on the rug, "thats just some soap and
water I used to clean up the grease from Dads' motorcycle" says my
son quietly, "Oh" says Char softly and she toddles off to bed. Ah all
is quiet, peace and harmony, life is good. ;^)
The next day, when I return from work, I enter the living room and
discover the spot is gone! The NEW wall to wall carpet @$22 per yd
has made it disappear! "looks good" says I to LOML, while silently
vowing never to mention or do that again, Char just stands there with
a smile on her face.
Kind of reminds me about buying the Beemer...
Bob Cuda-65 Angels Camp, CA
Copyright 1996 by Robert Huish
Bcuda (noun) Short for Barracuda - A car built by Chrysler Corporations Plymouth division, in this case a reference to my car. (see Cuda-65)
Cuda-65 (noun) My car a 1965 Ply. Barracuda, Modified 318ci with FI, 4 speed, 2 door fastback, Gold with Mag. wheels.
LOML (abbr) Love Of My Life - Reference to my best friend and wife Char.