Trouble Brewing.....

[The Van Cave]

Just discussing the obvious benefits of a personalised number plate with my son when my wife turns to me and says; “I think you’ve spent enough on that van”

Basic translation tells me that if I spend anything else in the near future I might end up with my balls in a vice.

 

[Pete C]

You’re married, you don’t need them anymore.

Besides, surely you have positioned this as “our” van already ?

Pete

 

[Lukavell]

Good advice there @Pete C, that's how I'm selling it, our camper etc, etc!

 

[Murdoch]

Private plates can be surprisingly cheap

 

[The Van Cave]

Some good advice there fellas, good advice.

 

[Pete C]

I got a private plate for our camper without telling my wife. It was only £250, and the van had cost us well in excess of £25k at that point.

I got T6 LPV. I could have got T6 PLV. It stands for Lynn and Pete’s Van. Corny I know, but memorable, and I have so many brownie points

Pete

 

[JasonW]

my wife turns to me and says; “I think you’ve spent enough on that van”

you could just try being a bit tougher with her....

Reply: Did I ask you for your opinion....??! NO... So zip it..

if she gets angry just say how much have you spent on bags, shoes and all the other crap that you've stuffed in the back of that bottomless wardrobe never to see the light of day again..! Now zip it..!

If you can afford it and your not spending the families holiday money then treat yourself...! You only get one shot at life... Enjoy

 

[Pete C]

you could just try being a bit tougher with her....

Reply: Did I ask you for your opinion....??! NO... So zip it..

if she gets angry just say how much have you spent on bags, shoes and all the other crap that you've stuffed in the back of that bottomless wardrobe never to see the light of day again..! Now zip it..!

Are you married ?

 

[JasonW]

Are you married ?

19 years.... Feels like a lifetime...!

of course, it seems a little tough, but its so easy for them to get you jumping through hoops if you let them....

 

[JasonW]

Be hard but be kind, so treat yourself, but be prepared to treat her to even it out a little, that way she won't chew your ear too much

 

[Pete C]

It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than get permission.

 

[moomin-j]

Just discussing the obvious benefits of a personalised number plate with my son when my wife turns to me and says; “I think you’ve spent enough on that van”

Basic translation tells me that if I spend anything else in the near future I might end up with my balls in a vice.

Buy it - you only live once!!

Don't forget the old chinese proverb:
To ask for forgiveness is a lot easier than to ask for permission

 

[moomin-j]

It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than get permission.

Just what I was thinking

Your fingers must type faster than mine!!

 

[Pete C]

Just what I was thinking

Great minds think alike (or fools seldom differ).

Pete

 

[Vanman]

I’m sitting here crying..... my wife is not ....she has also told me that it would not be good idea to take any of the advise listed in this post . Of course I said “yes dear” double the 19 year sentence and the balls are well and truly long since gone

 

[moomin-j]

Just discussing the obvious benefits of a personalised number plate with my son when my wife turns to me and says; “I think you’ve spent enough on that van”

Basic translation tells me that if I spend anything else in the near future I might end up with my balls in a vice.

Other applicable proverbs:

"Fortune favours the bold."
People who bravely go after what they want are more successful than people who try to live safely.

"You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs."
When you try to do something great, (buy a private reg) you'll probably make a few people annoyed or angry. Don't worry about those people; just focus on the good results.

 

[The Van Cave]

Other applicable proverbs:

"Fortune favours the bold."
People who bravely go after what they want are more successful than people who try to live safely.

"You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs."
When you try to do something great, (buy a private reg) you'll probably make a few people annoyed or angry. Don't worry about those people; just focus on the good results.

The second of those is a favourite of my brother in law. 15 years as a builder renowned for being a bit messy on the job!

 

[Alan Walsh]

I have been married 20 years, bought 3 motorbikes, 2 vans, and at least 2 cars ( borrowed the money for the cars of her mother after I put a deposit down but before I sorted a loan out!) all without pre approval and 2 bike`s with a pre do not buy buy it under any circumstances and she is still here.As her mother put it You married him! Just do it.

 

[The Van Cave]

I have just reminded my wife that I was lucky enough to discover this week that we have full towing electrics installed and coded, which we didn’t know about because it had been tucked up under the bumper. This obviously means that a tow bar install, which we need, will be much cheaper than it might have been so the number plate would effectively be free.

My wife, like many, loves a bargain.

 

[Vanman]

All this bravado . Is causing some strange feelings that have been missing for a long time.... oh no hang it’s it’s not the posts here it’s Jennifer Aniston on the telly