+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 She wants to go shopping and I need some new jeans. Wally World only had one pair in my size, so she decided to go to one of the other Wal-Marts in town. For some reason, she thinks I should go with her. I would rather cruise the forums and watch TV. I didn't get off work early to go shopping! My GPS has been falling apart (Ever heard of the rubber gasket problems on the Etrex?) Well, the screen is also going out, I've got to hit it pretty hard sometimes to get it to work. Well, the wife leans over and holds up my GPS saying "How about we go get you a new one of these?" Well, how could I say "no" to something like that? Sometimes the wife just says all the right things How has your caching partner been good to you? Quote
inventorjg Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Nice offer, but why go to differnt walmarts, they all sale the same stuff. Quote
Captain Chaoss Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Great. Mine went and bought a new Sportrak. Shes says now I can have mine back ALL the time. Actually, I am very happy. She has enough interest to have spent the money, and now she won't be keeping tabs on mine, so it'll be easier to sneak away to hide new caches ! Besides that, she'll want to go play with her new toy, once the glacier retreats. Is currently -5. Congrats to you, Smurfboy. Ain't bribery great ? Quote
+Confucius' Cat Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 You're right, I don't believe it. Just got back from finding 4 caches and hunting one "lost cache patrol" casewith the Wifemate. She loves to go with me but she can rarely keep up. She has heart problems and she is out of shape, so generally she goes with me till the going gets a little rough, then she patiently waits as i finish the hunt. Today she stayed right beside me through all 4 and actually found the first one herself whilst I was busy entering the coords in my GPSr. She especially wanted to be with me when we launched her new TB "Hai Karate 'lo Jackie Chan" on its mission to Hong Kong. She had the honor of actually placing it in the cache herself. Needless to say, I chose wisely- all 1.5 terrains. Quote
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Last month Ani and I where working on a virtual in a downtown area. The GPSr is jumping around and losing signal because of the skyscrapers. Ani says "We need a new GPSr." Before my brain could properly react my mouth said "No way, this one is fine, its just the buildings." Somewhere between the 3rd and 5th word my brain figured it out but was to slow to stop my words. I have to slow down. I still can't believe she suggested buying a new toy and I said no. I now rehearse the phrase "Your right honey." whenever I am alone. Its hard work filtering out all this useless brain chatter. Quote
+Lone Duck Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Well, the wife leans over and holds up my GPS saying "How about we go get you a new one of these?" Well, how could I say "no" to something like that? color] Your wife is a smart cookie. She knows that men always have to chase after something, and at least you aren't chasing other women! Quote
+woof n lulu Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Wow....new jeans, new GPS, all that and a bag of chips....lol Lucky !!!! Quote
+rover-r-us Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 old yes she been good to me in more ways then one bought me mapsource metro guide for x-mas Quote
+wildearth2001 Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 She probably thought she owed it to you after all that stuff at X-mas, I wish my parents would say that to me Quote
WH Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 The best thing my wife ever told me was "I want a divorce" Quote
gilbertf Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 My first attemps were alone but I no longer go geocaching without her Quote
+Cache Viking Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Team GPSaxophone where are you, how long does it take to go and buy Jeans and a GPSr? Did you get another Etrex or are you trying something new? Quote
+Ltljon Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Well, the wife leans over and holds up my GPS saying "How about we go get you a new one of these?" I think she wants you Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 25, 2004 Author Posted January 25, 2004 She probably thought she owed it to you after all that stuff at X-mas, I wish my parents would say that to me Since she didn't buy me a new GPS for Christmas, I suppose this is the next best thing. The other Wal-Mart didn't have jeans in my size, so I only got one new pair today. But she did buy me a new belt to go with them My old GPSr was an Etrex Venture, so I was just going to replace it. Wal-Mart didn't have any so we went and had dinner and thought about a different model. They did have the Legend, which has maps - unlike the Venture. After hearing plenty of nice things about the Legend here in the forums (and you thought I just posted a lot, see...I listen too!) I decided to get it. It's nice having a GPS with buttons that stay where they are supposed to! Now I just have to find my MapSource CD... Quote
+Sparky-Watts Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 My old GPSr was an Etrex Venture, so I was just going to replace it. Wal-Mart didn't have any so we went and had dinner and thought about a different model. They did have the Legend, which has maps - unlike the Venture. After hearing plenty of nice things about the Legend here in the forums (and you thought I just posted a lot, see...I listen too!) I decided to get it. It's nice having a GPS with buttons that stay where they are supposed to! Now I just have to find my MapSource CD...[/color] Hey, I could bootleg my MapSource CD for ya from my Legend. Ooops...wrong forum. Nevermind. Legend, huh? Yeah, you're just trying to be more like your old bud, Sparky.....admit it, you ENVY me! Quote
+quills Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 congrats on the new gps. I have the legend and it's great. Quote
+rusty_tlc Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 (edited) Last time my wife took me to shop fro Levi's we spent 15 min picking them up and 45 min looking at bathroom rug's. Don't let her lull you into a false sense of complaceny! She'll do the "lets go get you..." thing for 10 or 15 years then one day you head out to buy a new shotgun and BANG you're shopping for vases at Pier 1!! Edit: comment about how much better I like my Platy than my Legand. What a great unit the Legand is! Edited January 25, 2004 by rusty_tlc Quote
+Wulfster Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 then one day you head out to buy a new shotgun and BANG you're shopping for vases at Pier 1!! This should have read: then one day you head out to buy a new shotgun and end up shopping for vases at Pier 1!! (*BANG*) Quote
+Sparky-Watts Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Last time my wife took me to shop fro Levi's we spent 15 min picking them up and 45 min looking at bathroom rug's. Don't let her lull you into a false sense of complaceny! She'll do the "lets go get you..." thing for 10 or 15 years then one day you head out to buy a new shotgun and BANG you're shopping for vases at Pier 1!! Edit: comment about how much better I like my Platy than my Legand. What a great unit the Legand is! Oh, yeah.....Been there. Sunshine: "Sparky, wanna go look at tools? I'll buy you a table saw if you want one." Sparky: "Ya....ok.....tools....ya....." 3 hours later.... Sunshine: "So, now that we've picked out all the cabinets for the kitchen, and the trim for the bedroom, we can go get you some tools to put it all together." Sparky: "Ya....ok.....tools....ya....." Quote
+rusty_tlc Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 (edited) Exactly!!!!!!!!!!! EDIT:I really like the Royobi compound miter saw. Edited January 25, 2004 by rusty_tlc Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 25, 2004 Author Posted January 25, 2004 Last time my wife took me to shop fro Levi's we spent 15 min picking them up and 45 min looking at bathroom rug's. Don't let her lull you into a false sense of complaceny! She'll do the "lets go get you..." thing for 10 or 15 years then one day you head out to buy a new shotgun and BANG you're shopping for vases at Pier 1!! Edit: comment about how much better I like my Platy than my Legand. What a great unit the Legand is! Oh, yeah.....Been there. Sunshine: "Sparky, wanna go look at tools? I'll buy you a table saw if you want one." Sparky: "Ya....ok.....tools....ya....." 3 hours later.... Sunshine: "So, now that we've picked out all the cabinets for the kitchen, and the trim for the bedroom, we can go get you some tools to put it all together." Sparky: "Ya....ok.....tools....ya....." There's proof that you're just trying to copy your old bud, Sax Man! Quote
+ironman114 Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Hey,TodayI had to call my wife to drive for an hour to bring some keys to unlock my car and while we were walking down to the cache ,so she could log it since she was here, she told me that where she works the guy in electronics told her that all the gps had been boxed and returned to the factoery cause they were getting new models and she would have to wait to get one. I think I'm getting one for our anniversary. Now I better decide what I want and Leave some obvious hints! Quote
+sturgeongeneral Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 The best thing my wife ever told me was "I want a divorce" I got the same freedom last week. Quote
+astheravenflies Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Well, the wife leans over and holds up my GPS saying "How about we go get you a new one of these?" Either your one lucky dude or its a set up. Whatever it is, its probably worth the price of a new GPSr. Quote
+rusty_tlc Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Well, the wife leans over and holds up my GPS saying "How about we go get you a new one of these?" Either your one lucky dude or its a set up. Whatever it is, its probably worth the price of a new GPSr. Reading some of the post' over the past few months, I'm leaning toward lucky dude. Quote
Tahosa and Sons Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Count your Blessings and count them quick. Maybe you can take the wife Camping near here and Play her some Real Mountain Tunes. Quote
+JMBella Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 I've got a great one. I go on a 10 cache trip to CT today. And It's cold. I mean it's like Eskimo cold. Probably a high of 18 with a wind chill of get-the-f***-inside. So as you can imagine my wife (as usual) thinks I'm out of my mind. Yet. I walk though the door and she's got a steaming hot bowl of chicken soup and a sandwich waiting for me. Man she's great! I don't know what I did to get so lucky. And she's hot too. Quote
+Insp Gadget Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 I'm another lucky SOB! My g/f goes caching with me in -30c and never complains when I buy a new GPSR. (I'm trying to get some brownie points in here before she sees the new GPS 60CS when it comes in at the end of Feb!) She takes good care of me and never complains about my GC addiction! And she's hot too! Quote
+Insp Gadget Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 My old GPSr was an Etrex Venture, so I was just going to replace it. Wal-Mart didn't have any so we went and had dinner and thought about a different model. They did have the Legend, which has maps - unlike the Venture. After hearing plenty of nice things about the Legend here in the forums (and you thought I just posted a lot, see...I listen too!) I decided to get it. Did the new Garmin GPS 60c not interest you? Quote
+ADKcachers Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 "How about we go get you a new one of these?" Are you sure that she was talking about the gps? Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 25, 2004 Author Posted January 25, 2004 Count your Blessings and count them quick. Maybe you can take the wife Camping near here and Play her some Real Mountain Tunes. I've been there, it's quite a narrow road coming from the SE with no guardrail! Did the new Garmin GPS 60c not interest you? I hadn't seen much about it, really. Quote
+wimseyguy Posted January 25, 2004 Posted January 25, 2004 Hey Saxman did the shopping trip look like this? Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 25, 2004 Author Posted January 25, 2004 Hey Saxman did the shopping trip look like this? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Quote
+robert Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Legend, huh? Yeah, you're just trying to be more like your old bud, Sparky.....admit it, you ENVY me! Do you even have batteries in yours? Quote
+geoguyver Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 A comment like that would probably make my spidey-sense tingle... Quote
+wildearth2001 Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Count your Blessings and count them quick. Maybe you can take the wife Camping near here and Play her some Real Mountain Tunes. At very quick glance (like when scrolling fast) that picture almost looks right. A little work and it would look just like a real picture. On Topic: Sax Man, Did you get a change to try out the new unit yet? Quote
+Sparky-Watts Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Legend, huh? Yeah, you're just trying to be more like your old bud, Sparky.....admit it, you ENVY me! Do you even have batteries in yours? Batteries? Oh, man.........brb..... Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 26, 2004 Author Posted January 26, 2004 Count your Blessings and count them quick. Maybe you can take the wife Camping near here and Play her some Real Mountain Tunes. At very quick glance (like when scrolling fast) that picture almost looks right. A little work and it would look just like a real picture. On Topic: Sax Man, Did you get a change to try out the new unit yet? Yes! I went out and found an ultra-micro with it today! Quote
+crzycrzy Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 My wife bought me a legend for christmas and picked me up a 10 pack of AA's today after caching our way through Orange County... Wedded bliss, aaaaaahhhhhhh.... Quote
+Kealia Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 How has your caching partner been good to you?[/color] WARNING: The following content is PG-13. If you are under 13, don't read. If you are over 13 you should be OK. If you just ACT 13, you're probably just like the rest of us on these forums. Last Friday I got home from work to find coordinates on the fridge and my wife nowhere to be found. I was able to figure out pretty quickly that I was supposed to check it out. The coords were only 100 feet into the backyard so off I went. Searched for a few and found a micro container with a room key in it and another set of coords. Hopped in the car and raced off to the cache (10.3 miles) according to the GPS! Arrived at a local Bed'n'Breakfast and decided that I could navigate the last 200 feet myself without the GPS. Fumbled mercilessly with the keys and finally managed to get the door open - WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT CACHE CONTAINER! I'll leave the log entry and trade items to a more private thread . (By the way, this didn't actaully happen but a guy can dream, right?) Quote
+katguy Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Do you even have batteries in yours? I thought Sparky would still be discharging himself through the car adapter cable... lessee... ~500 Joules @ 3V & 150ma .... ought to be several months of operation stored up there..... Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 26, 2004 Author Posted January 26, 2004 <snip>WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT CACHE CONTAINER! I'll leave the log entry and trade items to a more private thread . You're one lucky Gollum! Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 26, 2004 Author Posted January 26, 2004 My old GPSr was an Etrex Venture, so I was just going to replace it. Wal-Mart didn't have any so we went and had dinner and thought about a different model. They did have the Legend, which has maps - unlike the Venture. After hearing plenty of nice things about the Legend here in the forums (and you thought I just posted a lot, see...I listen too!) I decided to get it. Did the new Garmin GPS 60c not interest you? I look it up on Garmin's website and the 60C is over $450 with the 60CS about a hundred more. I'll stick with the $200 and under price range (The Legend was $180, I bought my Venture for $152 almost 2 years ago. Quote
+gbod Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Well, the wife leans over and holds up my GPS saying "How about we go get you a new one of these?" Well, how could I say "no" to something like that? Sometimes the wife just says all the right things Wow. That's almost like "Do you want to get lucky tonight?" After 10 years of marriage, I'd take the GPS! Quote
Radman Forever Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 My wife is always harping on me about going out geocaching. She says she doesn't understand why I go look for little boxes with toys in them. But I say that....... WAIT A MINUTE! I don't have a wife, I am just a little boy! HOW ABOUT THAT?? Quote
dsandbro Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 WARNING!!! IT'S A TRAP!!! After you buy a new GPS she'll say "OK, you bought something new, now I get something new." as she heads to the jewelry counter, then to the furniture section, to the kitchen appliances... Suddenly the $100 GPS is joined with $3500 in new stuff for her. Quote
+rover-r-us Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 that explains why i'm remodeling the bath room Quote
+AmishHacker Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 I let my wife read this thread.......Hoping that ideas would be born....she is a wally world nut.....If only we had a coupon!!!! I would have one for sure. Quote
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