Famous quotes from your spouse!

How would you like it if I did that to your trains.

"Sell my half of the trains."

"You don't know how lucky you are that I haven't smashed them yet."

 

Scott Smith

Get out!!

You said you would only spend 10% of what you make on the trains!But last month was more like 25%!!! Me:It was a great deal,I had to do it!!

"Please do something with all those empty boxes"

gee sus cry st !!  another "FN" train ?   there is no more room for this s**t..   i cant even find my favorite purse in this mess.       ==[  we are is a condo,  somewhat limited space, she has over 50 purses,bags,etc. and enough shoes to fill a store.]   but, somehow we make it all work and keep the peace.

On the good days...

 

"Really, its not big enough, can you add an elevated section?"

 

"The Santa Fe is beautiful..."

 

On the off days...

 

"How many times is the UPS guy coming today?"

 

"How long have you had that engine?"

 

 

"When you die I'm going to sell all those trains and move to Aruba.  Are you dead yet?"

 

What she doesn't know is that I plan on her dying first and I've already started selling her stuff on eBay.

 

Rick

I thought you were going to sell that one.

"No."

 

That pretty much says it all...

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I am single.

Her: " Do you really need that?"

 

Me:  "Do I need anything in that room? No.  I want it."

 

Her: " Okay!"

 

Tom

"What on EARTH are you doing??"

Go to phrase when I'm dragging wires and cutting holes in the house.

I don't care how much you spend...................Just remember I'm going to spend the same amount on my self!!! 

That was our agreement, too. When a $1200 locomotive can actually cost $2400 it does give me pause.

"You better have all this listed and priced. What do I do with it when your gone?

I'm in my 70's. Been getting that a lot lately. Given the pain & suffering, for disappointing return involved in selling my stuff, I'd be happy just donating it to somebody. After all, I won't care any more.

A real high pitched.......THATS NEW !!..........to which i reply naw its not ! crj

"You are not serious, are you "?  "But it is only $1995.00".

"Nice try".

 

Many thanks,

 

Billy C

"Don't buy it.  If you do, I'll kill you if it doesn't." - What my wife said when the owner of Tom's Train Station in Cary called to tell me they was going to retire and sell/close the store, and asked me to come by and talk.

 

"That's stupid, what do you mean it doesn't move?" - when I showed her the Woodland Scenics IGA Grocery and explained that no, the horse doesn't operate; why I subsequently modified mine so it does.

 

 

Yes, I get the same thing about half the time. Sometimes it's ugly too!

 

The other half I get "That's really a neat engine" or "Those are nice, I like those cars" and occasionally, but not often, I get "You should get some more of these". And once I got "Is this all the bigger you are going to make this? You need a bigger layout." Could have knocked me over with a feather. Had to double check to make sure that was my wife of 40 years saying that one.

 

Then there is the "Is that train smoke I smell" echoing loudly down the basement stairs. Sometimes she doesn't like the smoke units being on.

 

My grandson knows where I stash all my new train items under the layout, and he likes to get new stuff out when he comes over. I had to explain to him that Grandma doesn't like to see too many NEW things out on the layout at one time, Papa sometimes gets in trouble when this happens. We want to keep Grandma happy, so we should only get out a couple today and save some for next time you come over.

"I'm excited for you." "I love to see you happy." "Get it while the gettin's good."

 

Honest. She really does that. Of course she expects the same in return . and that is cool with me.

 

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same but different. "I don't care what trains you get as long as I get equal time in the antique store"

Now, how much was it, REALLY?

"That one looks just like the other ones, black, with a grey front."

I learned the hard way that that statement is in no way implied permission to spend a dime!

 

Gilly

"That building isn't big enough."

--Me, when the guys bought the 8x8 barn, the 8x10 shed and the 12x12 man cave. 

Every time the mailman delivers a box, "What did you buy now, another train?"

"Two thousand dollars is too much for a toy train engine!"

 

But for BMW motorcycles it's, "You can buy anything you want as long as you get two of it."

Me thinks you better sleep with one eye open! 

"I think it's time to play with my caboose". 

---Greg

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I am single.

That is why I have PO Box so she can not see them coming or going.

"I love it that you have a hobby.  It keeps you home with us"

What do you mean that orange and blue box is coming back from repair?

Good grief is everything Lionel make have to go in for repairs.

Don't think I can get away with telling her it's just being returned from Lionel for repairs.

When I was into HO I would take the parts of 3 cars and put them into one box.  Can't do that with O.

"Yeah, right....sure, it has always been under the layout and you are taking it out of the box for the first time"....

 

Alan

I THOUGHT YOU WERE SELLING - NOT BUYING ??

For those who aren't, this is called the silent treatment.

I just want to add one small thing.  The other night we were watching some videos about rehabbed privet rail cars.  When then got to showing the Milwaukee Hawthorn cars I said “I have those, I have the whole consist”. Then they showed the Friends of 261 and I spoke up again. “I have that one also”.  Got away with it.

I'd like to include a quote from my two oldest sons; "put price tags on everything, cause we're going to sell all of it." This includes trains, craft items, decorations and knick knacks!

Don

Hmmm, this could take awhile.....

 "What? Do you think everyday is Christmas?"

"What??? Are we the Rockefellers???"

"If you throw one more fit about those trains, I'm sending them all back!!"

"Is that new ?? When did you get that one??"

" I told you when you started, ten trains!!"

"You've already got that. Why do you need another??"

....... I'll take a break now.

Oh yeah. and my favorite recent one, "then why did you sell it?"

 

We need a companion thread of quotes from the EX-spouse.

"You don't need anymore trains!" "I don't like to go into your garage, it makes me sick to think of how much money you have tied up in trains."  "I sure hope you don't go before I do because I don't want to be the one to get rid of all of them." 

 

Larry