So...how many is "to many"?

Ok

Last night I am in my side of the basement - picking up the
mess I've created over the last several months....fishing
tackle, tools, lumber, you name it.

SWMBO comes down to chat, and as she casts her eyes
around the room, she spies two of my sonars on the
work bench.

W/ just a hint of irritation in her voice, she asks "So how many
of those do you have now?" I answered up 4 (the Humminbird 200 for
the 16' boat, the Zercom RTS for the 12' boat, and my two ice
fishing sonars).

"Kind of over consuming aren't you..." was her parting comment
as she left.

Now - where does it end? Is she going to start counting my rods and
reels, the number of landing nets (4), the number of packages of soft
plastics I have?

Do I start counting her frying pans, her rubber stamp sets? How many
dresses and outfits does she need?

Where does the madness end?

Jim

Maybe you should mention her girlfriend who spends his extra cash on a
barstool...

Warren ;-)


"Jim Laumann" wrote in message
...
Ok

Last night I am in my side of the basement - picking up the
mess I've created over the last several months....fishing
tackle, tools, lumber, you name it.

SWMBO comes down to chat, and as she casts her eyes
around the room, she spies two of my sonars on the
work bench.

W/ just a hint of irritation in her voice, she asks "So how many
of those do you have now?" I answered up 4 (the Humminbird 200 for
the 16' boat, the Zercom RTS for the 12' boat, and my two ice
fishing sonars).

"Kind of over consuming aren't you..." was her parting comment
as she left.

Now - where does it end? Is she going to start counting my rods and
reels, the number of landing nets (4), the number of packages of soft
plastics I have?

Do I start counting her frying pans, her rubber stamp sets? How many
dresses and outfits does she need?

Where does the madness end?

Jim

Jim Laumann wrote:
Ok

Last night I am in my side of the basement - picking up the
mess I've created over the last several months....fishing
tackle, tools, lumber, you name it.

SWMBO comes down to chat, and as she casts her eyes
around the room, she spies two of my sonars on the
work bench.

W/ just a hint of irritation in her voice, she asks "So how many
of those do you have now?" I answered up 4 (the Humminbird 200 for
the 16' boat, the Zercom RTS for the 12' boat, and my two ice
fishing sonars).

"Kind of over consuming aren't you..." was her parting comment
as she left.

Now - where does it end? Is she going to start counting my rods and
reels, the number of landing nets (4), the number of packages of soft
plastics I have?

Do I start counting her frying pans, her rubber stamp sets? How many
dresses and outfits does she need?

Where does the madness end?
Jim, Jim, Jim.......

The madness never ends. Sorry.

pat

Jim

"Jim Laumann" wrote in message
...
Ok

Last night I am in my side of the basement - picking up the
mess I've created over the last several months....fishing
tackle, tools, lumber, you name it.

SWMBO comes down to chat, and as she casts her eyes
around the room, she spies two of my sonars on the
work bench.

W/ just a hint of irritation in her voice, she asks "So how many
of those do you have now?" I answered up 4 (the Humminbird 200 for
the 16' boat, the Zercom RTS for the 12' boat, and my two ice
fishing sonars).

"Kind of over consuming aren't you..." was her parting comment
as she left.

Now - where does it end? Is she going to start counting my rods and
reels, the number of landing nets (4), the number of packages of soft
plastics I have?

Do I start counting her frying pans, her rubber stamp sets? How many
dresses and outfits does she need?

Where does the madness end?

You're treading on dangerous ground there my friend. In your case, you
could count her stamp sets, or take inventory of her closet and begin to
question the amounts of shoes, purses, jackets, etc. that SHE has. I mean,
I have ONE wallet that takes care of all my needs, how many purses does a
woman really need? The problem with taking this approach is that it always
escalates into a exercise in counting one's prized possessions.

This leads to "discussions", arguments, and (Shudder) rummage sales! Even
worse, it could be a religious experience, "Nun tonight and Nun tomorrow
either!"

I have two suggestions. First of all, you could calculate how much you have
invested in pursuit of your healthy, wholesome, family oriented activity,
then figure out how much beer that would purchase and point that you could
have spent it on beer! Then sit her down and explain in long and lengthy
detail exactly WHY you NEED this, that and the other thing. Before long,
her eyes will glaze over and she'll walk away, dazed and muttering.....

Or, you could take my approach, just keep buying, adding, trading, swapping,
and generally acquiring so much stuff that SWMBO is simply overwhelmed and
just gives up..... ;-p Right now Janet has no idea how much stuff I have,
so it's pretty easy to bring in more.

Go ahead, use me as a bad example of sporting goods ownership, I ain't
skeered!
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Jim Laumann wrote:
Ok

Last night I am in my side of the basement - picking up the
mess I've created over the last several months....fishing
tackle, tools, lumber, you name it.

SWMBO comes down to chat, and as she casts her eyes
around the room, she spies two of my sonars on the
work bench.

W/ just a hint of irritation in her voice, she asks "So how many
of those do you have now?" I answered up 4 (the Humminbird 200 for
the 16' boat, the Zercom RTS for the 12' boat, and my two ice
fishing sonars).

"Kind of over consuming aren't you..." was her parting comment
as she left.

Now - where does it end? Is she going to start counting my rods and
reels, the number of landing nets (4), the number of packages of soft
plastics I have?

Do I start counting her frying pans, her rubber stamp sets? How many
dresses and outfits does she need?

Where does the madness end?

Jim


HAHAHA!!!!

That happens to me too sometimes.
Helpful hint: Just remind her of her spending habits in a playful, "just
kidding", way.
You can both laugh and you can still get "lucky" that night!
A win-win!!

Now you got me thinking. I keep my big boat and most of my tackle down at a
storage locker. The little boat I keep in the storage building behind my
office. We are in the process of buying a new house on five acres (we were
supposed to close today, but will probably close Monday now), and I was
thinking about building a "barn" so I could keep my good buddies closer at
hand to maintain, clean, organize, etc. I'm wondering now about the wisdom
of that when I think about the big storage shelves across the front of my
locker full of gear, not to mention all those rods racks standing along one
wall full of rods.

Hmmmmmm.....

Then again Patti didn't complain back when I owned five motorcycles, and the
garage was full of parts for custom building. I think I still have a spare
HD transmission and a couple high torque starters on the shelf. LOL.

--
Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com

The answer is just so simple.

"Honey, there are just some things that you will never understand."



"Jim Laumann" wrote in message
...
Ok

Last night I am in my side of the basement - picking up the
mess I've created over the last several months....fishing
tackle, tools, lumber, you name it.

SWMBO comes down to chat, and as she casts her eyes
around the room, she spies two of my sonars on the
work bench.

W/ just a hint of irritation in her voice, she asks "So how many
of those do you have now?" I answered up 4 (the Humminbird 200 for
the 16' boat, the Zercom RTS for the 12' boat, and my two ice
fishing sonars).

"Kind of over consuming aren't you..." was her parting comment
as she left.

Now - where does it end? Is she going to start counting my rods and
reels, the number of landing nets (4), the number of packages of soft
plastics I have?

Do I start counting her frying pans, her rubber stamp sets? How many
dresses and outfits does she need?

Where does the madness end?

Jim

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:42:52 -0600, pat gustafson wrote:

Jim Laumann wrote:
Ok

Last night I am in my side of the basement - picking up the
mess I've created over the last several months....fishing
tackle, tools, lumber, you name it.

SWMBO comes down to chat, and as she casts her eyes
around the room, she spies two of my sonars on the
work bench.

W/ just a hint of irritation in her voice, she asks "So how many
of those do you have now?" I answered up 4 (the Humminbird 200 for
the 16' boat, the Zercom RTS for the 12' boat, and my two ice
fishing sonars).

"Kind of over consuming aren't you..." was her parting comment
as she left.

Now - where does it end? Is she going to start counting my rods and
reels, the number of landing nets (4), the number of packages of soft
plastics I have?

Do I start counting her frying pans, her rubber stamp sets? How many
dresses and outfits does she need?

Where does the madness end?
Jim, Jim, Jim.......

The madness never ends. Sorry.

pat

Jim
Exactly. :-)
--
dw

So!
What's your point?
"Jim Laumann" wrote in message
...
Ok

Last night I am in my side of the basement - picking up the
mess I've created over the last several months....fishing
tackle, tools, lumber, you name it.

SWMBO comes down to chat, and as she casts her eyes
around the room, she spies two of my sonars on the
work bench.

W/ just a hint of irritation in her voice, she asks "So how many
of those do you have now?" I answered up 4 (the Humminbird 200 for
the 16' boat, the Zercom RTS for the 12' boat, and my two ice
fishing sonars).

"Kind of over consuming aren't you..." was her parting comment
as she left.

Now - where does it end? Is she going to start counting my rods and
reels, the number of landing nets (4), the number of packages of soft
plastics I have?

Do I start counting her frying pans, her rubber stamp sets? How many
dresses and outfits does she need?

Where does the madness end?

Jim

Interestingly enough, I've had this conversation over and over again with
the same results. A wife who doesn't understand what makes perfect sense to
me

I then found the perfect answer. I found a sign that simply reads " We
interupt this marriage to bring you fishing season" With that I leave you
with one question, If you had to make a choice between never fishing again
in order to stay married...would you???.., Like the song goes. "Well I love
her, But I love to fish"

www.wermieerniebaits.com
Making fish regret their decision on a daily basis


"BP" wrote in message
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So!
What's your point?
"Jim Laumann" wrote in message
...
Ok

Last night I am in my side of the basement - picking up the
mess I've created over the last several months....fishing
tackle, tools, lumber, you name it.

SWMBO comes down to chat, and as she casts her eyes
around the room, she spies two of my sonars on the
work bench.

W/ just a hint of irritation in her voice, she asks "So how many
of those do you have now?" I answered up 4 (the Humminbird 200 for
the 16' boat, the Zercom RTS for the 12' boat, and my two ice
fishing sonars).

"Kind of over consuming aren't you..." was her parting comment
as she left.

Now - where does it end? Is she going to start counting my rods and
reels, the number of landing nets (4), the number of packages of soft
plastics I have?

Do I start counting her frying pans, her rubber stamp sets? How many
dresses and outfits does she need?

Where does the madness end?

Jim