march.brown
Flashlight Enthusiast
"Why do you need two torches in the car when you always carry one in your pocket ?" , she said , "And why is there at least one torch in every room ?" ... " You can't use them all at the same time !"
"Not even a wealthy caterpillar would need over 100 pairs of shoes" I replied ... "And , why do you need dozens of handbags (purses) when you've only got two hands ?"
"Thats different" she said ... "The shoes and handbags are in different colours to go with my different outfits."
"Well it's the same with me" , I said , "I have some stainless torches and some black ones and the lovely sand coloured Solarforces ... And , I might need some in grey , red , blue , gold and purple. "
"You can have the one you bought me to carry" , she said , "It's in my bedside drawer"
I sort of gave up after that.
I have decided to keep to the stainless and the black and the sand coloured torches now , as she would notice if other colours crept into my collection ... This way , I can add extra essentials without her knowing.
Snag is that my two Grandsons are into torches and would give the game away ... I just couldn't get new torches without showing them ... I will have to tell them to keep it a secret that can only be discussed when no women are present.
I should have just kept my old motorbikes ... I had to take them out regularly to exercise them (a bit like my torches) ... Unfortunately , I was offered silly prices for my Velocette Clubman and my Velocette Thruxton and I couldn't refuse ... Ditto with my Triumph and Norton.
Strangely , my Wife didn't seem to mind when I spent thousands on bikes.
So , why the problem with torches ? ... I've only got twelve ! ... So far.
I quite fancy a Maratac AAA but don't know where to get one at a sensible price ... Unfortunately that would make thirteen torches so I would also need another one , as thirteen is an unlucky number.
If this collecting carries on , I will be forced to join "Flashaholics Unanimous" for help in my addiction.
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"Not even a wealthy caterpillar would need over 100 pairs of shoes" I replied ... "And , why do you need dozens of handbags (purses) when you've only got two hands ?"
"Thats different" she said ... "The shoes and handbags are in different colours to go with my different outfits."
"Well it's the same with me" , I said , "I have some stainless torches and some black ones and the lovely sand coloured Solarforces ... And , I might need some in grey , red , blue , gold and purple. "
"You can have the one you bought me to carry" , she said , "It's in my bedside drawer"
I sort of gave up after that.
I have decided to keep to the stainless and the black and the sand coloured torches now , as she would notice if other colours crept into my collection ... This way , I can add extra essentials without her knowing.
Snag is that my two Grandsons are into torches and would give the game away ... I just couldn't get new torches without showing them ... I will have to tell them to keep it a secret that can only be discussed when no women are present.
I should have just kept my old motorbikes ... I had to take them out regularly to exercise them (a bit like my torches) ... Unfortunately , I was offered silly prices for my Velocette Clubman and my Velocette Thruxton and I couldn't refuse ... Ditto with my Triumph and Norton.
Strangely , my Wife didn't seem to mind when I spent thousands on bikes.
So , why the problem with torches ? ... I've only got twelve ! ... So far.
I quite fancy a Maratac AAA but don't know where to get one at a sensible price ... Unfortunately that would make thirteen torches so I would also need another one , as thirteen is an unlucky number.
If this collecting carries on , I will be forced to join "Flashaholics Unanimous" for help in my addiction.
.