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Title: under the radar!
Post by: ultrasham241 on October 21, 2011, 03:07 AM
I cannot be the only one who has to be a bit sneeky when it comes to perchacing BMX goodies! :D

My Mrs would go potty if she really new what was comming into the house! :knuppel2:

The hoping that the delivery will come when she is out, the bulsh1t given when she says what in the parcel? with the reply:`just got it to restore and sell on!!`try and make a few quid!! ???

to be honest I don`t know how i`ve got away with it!! I have to keep her far away from the paypal account!

love to here some of your stories??

I would be black and blue if she only knew!! >:D
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: DJL on October 21, 2011, 07:33 AM
it amazing how much stuff i get "free" from the forums  ;D
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: pickle on October 21, 2011, 07:36 AM
it amazing how much stuff i get "free" from the forums  ;D

 :daumenhoch:  or how many times i win stuff in the MK raffle  ;D
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: AKGOFF on October 21, 2011, 07:40 AM
My wife saw 77 paypal receipts the other day dating from only a couple of months ago.

Busted.

Had to get my Aerospeed cranks delivered somewhere else and I just hope my Profile forks get held by customs so I can collect them rather than her taking in the delivery.

Adam
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: mattuknc on October 21, 2011, 09:48 AM
 ;D I think I'm really lucky then, had 4 parcels arrive yesterday and she hardly batted an eyelid.  :daumenhoch:
Even said the ET pads looked "nice".  ::) ;D
Oh, and she also added "but you are only building a replica of a replica!" How rude!  :2funny:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: brettypeeps on October 21, 2011, 10:27 AM
I used to have three bikes in the office at work. Then I moves jobs and sold them to pay for cars and repairs. I have a NOS FST  there now with nearly all the bits but have yet to mention it to her yet but have mentioned a new one for Christmas. I never mention the cost though :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Spen69 on October 21, 2011, 10:29 AM
It's amazing how much stuff arrives for my brother but I always make a fuss of posted out stuff being mine - honestly luv, I sell more than I buy.... >;-)
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: stidds on October 21, 2011, 10:33 AM
You are not a true collector until you start lying to the missus in my opinion  ;) .

My Wife once said about 4 years ago "Sean, honestly exactly how many frames and bikes do you have?", she was shocked when I said "Well apart from the 12 bikes you know about and the 3 frames in the shed, I also have an extra 8 in the loft, 4 at my Mums, 2 at work, 1 in the boot of the car and 2 at the powdercoaters!!".

Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Peter J on October 21, 2011, 10:36 AM
I have stuff delivered to Work/Mum's

I also store stuff I've bought at work/mums thats why I can never remember what I've bought  :-[

Or get owt built  :'(
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: brass monkey! on October 21, 2011, 10:47 AM
a couple of years ago I had a mass of bikes stored at my Mum's house, VDC Changa, Haro Freestyler, Vector, PK Rippers, Quads etc... The wife never knew, we was visitng my mum one day and she saw one of the bikes, told her it was my brothers, who didn;t live there at the time, and also didn;t collect BMX's...  :D Once told her I found a Hutch Trickstar down the local tip and paid a fiver for it...  ::)

Always got stuff delivered to work, including my old Nomura, plus collected a lot of stuff too; my old Floval Loopy, Torker Cruiser etc.. They always cost less than £50 though, and how could she dispute it?

It's all gone now, except the Trickstar and a couple of others in the loft. Got too much for when another PK Looptail got delivered at home by mistake.. got home from work to be greeted by "what's this? thought you'd stopped buying more bikes?!"

it's a funny old game as Greavsie used to say
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: wildon on October 21, 2011, 10:53 AM
Guess i'm lucky, my misses don't really give a toss ... its the attention the lap-top gets she has a problem with  :P
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Robbo on October 21, 2011, 10:58 AM
its the attention the lap-top gets she has a problem with  :P

Snap  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Daletsunami on October 21, 2011, 11:18 AM
Always get deliveries to work and then put it straight in the spare room or garage.

When I eventually start working on a bike I say either, "i've had it for ages" or "I swapped it for that other part that I posted out last week"

It's great fun
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: skki3330 on October 21, 2011, 06:46 PM
Yep hiding bmx's is my second biggest hobby after buying them  :2funny:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Badbaldie on October 21, 2011, 06:51 PM
My wife saw 77 paypal receipts the other day dating from only a couple of months ago.

Busted.
I just hope my Profile forks get held by customs so I can collect them rather than her taking in the delivery.

Adam

now thats when you know your under the thumb , wishing the customs man keeps hold of your parcel for you  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: GTnumber1 on October 21, 2011, 06:53 PM
Guess i'm lucky, my misses don't really give a toss ... its the attention the lap-top gets she has a problem with  :P


+ 1

mines even had sussys on once tryin to get fruity  :P but i was to involved trying to win something on ebay  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Retrodan72 on October 21, 2011, 07:43 PM
its the attention the lap-top gets she has a problem with  :P

Snap  :daumenhoch:

Same here, as soon as the last soap finishes of an Evening then my time on here starts to get noted.
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Devilock on October 21, 2011, 07:59 PM
Im single.
This makes for great reading!
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: rollin72 on October 21, 2011, 08:01 PM
I had a frame and forks delivered earlier this year, I wasnt in so the fooktard postie delivered it to the school my wife works at as its only up the road. I got a text saying there's a parcel here for you...another fookin bike come and get it :knuppel2:
when i got there she was waiting with 2 other teachers, arms folded shaking their heads in disgust, didnt get laid for a month rather than the usual fortnight ;D

Postie knows better now :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: sawzall on October 21, 2011, 08:02 PM
I MUST BE THE LUCKIEST GUY ON RAD MY WIFE DOSEN'T CARE WHAT I SPEND

AS LONG AS  THE MORTGAGE ETC ARE PAID FIRST :smitten:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: animal on October 21, 2011, 08:12 PM
I MUST BE THE LUCKIEST GUY ON RAD MY WIFE DOSEN'T CARE WHAT I SPEND

AS LONG AS  THE MORTGAGE ETC ARE PAID FIRST :smitten:

Same here Phil  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: kungfunky on October 21, 2011, 08:25 PM
It's amazing how much stuff arrives for my brother but I always make a fuss of posted out stuff being mine - honestly luv, I sell more than I buy.... >;-)

It's amazing how much stuff either arrives FOR Spen or stuff Spen has sent down to me to restore  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:  

and that Includes the recent smuggling of an Race inc Ra7 into the back of wifeys car at her 40th party, excuse given..yup, Spen wants me to restore and build it  :D
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: superbikedan on October 21, 2011, 08:40 PM
you wouldnt believe what i have to go through for you lot, cash in envolopes, mates paypal accounts,

i send frames to there mates addy and even sent them to local bike shops so peeps can collect ;D

still i'm no better, a few years back at crimbo i went mad buying my billy a new bmx, i used 4 credit cards,

cheques and cash so my missus wouldnt find out, i told her his new bike was about £200 when really it cost

nearly £1200 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Betty on October 21, 2011, 08:44 PM
Yep hiding bmx's is my second biggest hobby after buying them  :2funny:

x2...  ;D

Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: bobbysam on October 21, 2011, 08:46 PM
You're all kidding yourselves, they know all your tricks and one day you will pay  ;D
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: popedante on October 21, 2011, 09:08 PM


i live in fear of my father in law getting up into the loft and seeing all my stuff and ratting on me  ;D ( the wife thinks i have 3 bikes...)
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: deeman on October 21, 2011, 09:49 PM
Im single.
This makes for great reading!
LOL!me too bro!only thing i have to do is hide parcels from my mate i rent a room off when i aint paid on time!!Glad im single when i read this too!most womens problem is that they dont have a hobby too!! ::)
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: griff on October 22, 2011, 12:19 AM
Great thread  ;D no chance of secret paypal activity with joint bank account, but everything goes to work address   :angel:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: oldtired on October 22, 2011, 06:29 AM
i've had to clean out the loft  to  bung in some loft insulation , been a few close calls,  cos she insisted on helping         ( unsure if she can remember her login for her rad account ) so a bit risky posting this  :LolLolLolLol:    :knuppel2:   , amazing how big and heavy a box of stuffed toys can be,  :LolLolLolLol:    :-X  ;)
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: stuntmaster on October 22, 2011, 06:49 AM
my other half is ok she doesn`t mind the bikes just if i paid proper money for stuff but rarely do these days and only time she got pee d off was when she opened her suit case and found a set of wheels in there  :LolLolLolLol: i forgot i put them in there to be honest .
 
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: kungfunky on October 22, 2011, 08:21 AM
i've had to clean out the loft  to  bung in some loft insulation , been a few close calls,  cos she insisted on helping         ( unsure if she can remember her login for her rad account ) so a bit risky posting this  :LolLolLolLol:    :knuppel2:   , amazing how big and heavy a box of stuffed toys can be,  :LolLolLolLol:    :-X  ;)

even secret bags of sweets (method of paymen) get sent to my work address.. great selection last time pal  :LolLolLolLol: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: steve69 on October 22, 2011, 08:39 AM
I'm glad to see it's not just me that has everything sent to work,

the misses only knows i've got the VDC, she knows nothing about the 81 pro-star, 82 hutch, 82 cw pro, 83 quad, 84 hutch, 84 redline, 84 redline mini, 85 mcs, 86 mongoose and tool-box full of bits :-X:2funny:

Bitches :yahoo_silent:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Darren KAP on October 22, 2011, 08:52 AM
Guess i'm lucky, my misses don't really give a toss ... its the attention the lap-top gets she has a problem with  :P
   
         
              + 1   ::)  i used to keep them at my company , then when all the building was done at home and the toy room was finished , i remember the day they all went home , it was earlier this year the day of the Royal wedding , rang the wife told her i'd be home for lunch n see my boys also mentioned i'm gonna bring my bikes home today  ;)  3 LWB Transit loads later  later  :shocked:  her face was a picture

 but she did ask me the other day just how many do i really need ,,,,,,,,, lots was my reply ,
 but to be honest she did loose it with me when i was playing in the toy room before totally finishing the house , all's done now so happy days  :daumenhoch:

             
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: southern andy on October 22, 2011, 09:03 AM
Thankfully my wife doesn't mind too much neither, i think she's more than grateful that i have a hobby as such. She'd rather i spent money on bikes rather than going to the pub, gambling or wasting it other ways. The bikes will always be worth something so if the worst happens then i'll always get my money back.

I am careful as to what i buy though. As long as i buy only what i need then they'll be no problems.
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on October 22, 2011, 09:41 AM
The issue I have is that I am trying to build 3 bikes at the moment and have pictures in my head as to how I want them to be. My PC is plugged into the LCD TV rather than a monitor and I stream most of what our family watches but I need to be seeing what is selling so as I can grab it when it comes up. The TV is split to 2 screens and the kids watch one half, Rad, The Museum, Ebay are on the other half and the missus is reduced to the lappy  :knuppel2: :LolLolLolLol:

Now that doesn't go down too well with the fact that she sleeps with the 3 builds too and has to move it all around to get her clothes out the wardrobe etc etc.....  :uglystupid2:  :LolLolLolLol:

The girls love it though, they always have BMX parts in their hands  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Discostu on October 22, 2011, 10:38 AM
Terry I think your misses deserves a medal. You are certainly pushing the bounderys of married life there mate! :daumenhoch:

It must be love  :smitten:  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: TORKER mick on October 22, 2011, 10:59 AM
Thankfully my wife doesn't mind too much neither, i think she's more than grateful that i have a hobby as such. She'd rather i spent money on bikes rather than going to the pub, gambling or wasting it other ways. The bikes will always be worth something so if the worst happens then i'll always get my money back.

I am careful as to what i buy though. As long as i buy only what i need then they'll be no problems.
my wife thinks the same :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: Julian347 on October 22, 2011, 11:10 AM
My wife encouraged me to get into OSBMX.  :4_17_5: I don't bother to hide anything and she trusts me not to go silly. If she did mention anything I can always say 'you encouraged me to get back in to BMX'! She'll quite happily go to the post office and pick stuff up as well. She's just glad I've got a hobby and I keep myself out of mischief.

Happy days.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: That Swan Guy on October 22, 2011, 11:33 AM
What's a wife?
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: brettypeeps on October 22, 2011, 11:34 AM
That is what you receive when you give up your life  :daumenhoch:
What's a wife?
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: WINI on October 22, 2011, 11:46 AM
What's a wife?

+1  :LolLolLolLol:

I bought another house where I work last year as 'an investment'.  Really its somewhere I can get parts delivered to without comment and build BMX in the front room where its warm  ;D

Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: deeman on October 22, 2011, 01:04 PM
What's a wife?

+1  :LolLolLolLol:

I bought another house where I work last year as 'an investment'.  Really its somewhere I can get parts delivered to without comment and build BMX in the front room where its warm  ;D


extreme solution!!but love it! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: under the radar!
Post by: jT Racing on October 22, 2011, 03:20 PM
Mervrouw T doesn't mind as long as they're not all over the shop. That's why I bought a house with a big cellar. Only thing is, with a music studio and pool table, bar and chill room, the bikes are in my own way :-\
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