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I must be very, very lucky - my lovely wife encourages me to indulge & take an interest !
However, there are conditions attached which by & large I think are fair enough ;
1) "Don't even think about hiding anything and/or lying about it's cost, because I will find out & you won't like the outcome", so I'm always upfront & honest.
2) "Everytime you buy yourself another locomotive you take me to New Look for a pair of shoes - after all - you need another locomotive like I need another pair of shoes".
And no, I don't put it into stock & then into my collection later.
I think it's a shame that some modellers have to resort to hiding things, as well as the fact that some other half's begrudge the modeller spending money - as long as the bills are paid first !
As a retailer I often have to put a cheaper price label on goods that we sell - pity about the time the modeller pops his clogs & the widow receives only a fraction of the true value of the collection because of the price labels ?
However, there are conditions attached which by & large I think are fair enough ;
1) "Don't even think about hiding anything and/or lying about it's cost, because I will find out & you won't like the outcome", so I'm always upfront & honest.
2) "Everytime you buy yourself another locomotive you take me to New Look for a pair of shoes - after all - you need another locomotive like I need another pair of shoes".
And no, I don't put it into stock & then into my collection later.
I think it's a shame that some modellers have to resort to hiding things, as well as the fact that some other half's begrudge the modeller spending money - as long as the bills are paid first !
As a retailer I often have to put a cheaper price label on goods that we sell - pity about the time the modeller pops his clogs & the widow receives only a fraction of the true value of the collection because of the price labels ?
