Pet Peeve

[Bird]

Perhaps we're just a tiny bit different from many of you. I've been married for 45+ years to a city girl from the hills of West Virginia, but when we bought a place in the country, she loved the country life; didn't mind helping with the goats and rabbits, working in the garden, canning and freezing fruit and vegetables, etc. And when I mentioned a tractor, or almost anything else, she just said, "Well, if you want it why don't you go get it?" But unlike some of our members on TBN, whose wives like to use the tractor, too, my wife never even got up in the seat of either of my tractors; in fact, I don't suppose she ever even touched one of them; just had no interest whatsoever in learning anything about using a tractor herself. You don't suppose that was because I kept her convinced it was a lot of hard work, do you?

 

[JDGreenGrass]

OK, so she thinks it's a toy. The important question is....Does she think your tractor is sexy.??

 

[BillBeyer]

Only difference between a man and a boy is the price of their toys.

My wife of ten yrs. was trying to tell me we did not need all this equipment until I started naming off all the flower beds, sand boxes, pond dikes, trees, dirt, mulch, driveways, etc. was done with this equipment for all my inlaws who I deeply love. For the record my inlaws all live within ten miles of us, my family lives over 200 miles away and get no benefits of the equipment.

I would estimate half the hours on the TC40 would be her riding our son around the fields. Will not use the golf cart or 4 wheeler for that.

 

[brin]

Perhaps we're just a tiny bit different from many of you. I've been married for 45+ years to a city girl from the hills of West Virginia, but when we bought a place in the country, she loved the country life; didn't mind helping with the goats and rabbits, working in the garden, canning and freezing fruit and vegetables, etc. And when I mentioned a tractor, or almost anything else, she just said, "Well, if you want it why don't you go get it?" But unlike some of our members on TBN, whose wives like to use the tractor, too, my wife never even got up in the seat of either of my tractors; in fact, I don't suppose she ever even touched one of them; just had no interest whatsoever in learning anything about using a tractor herself. You don't suppose that was because I kept her convinced it was a lot of hard work, do you?

Bird - Just to funny...My Mrs. has always been the same way...never has sat on the tractor or expressed any interest in her using it. Now I can understand that with the big JD 3020 but when I bought the NH - TC-29 Boomer I showed her the woman sitting on the tractor on the cover of the brochure and she still was not interested.. I must have done an equally good job of convincing her it was hard work:laughing::thumbsup:

 

[Redgoatea]

???? Seriously you're offended cause some people use the word toy???? Gee how nice would it be for everyones life to be that simple. :thumbsdown:

 

[TripleR]

I strongly resent the tone and content of this thread, my tractors are serious machines used solely for the improvement and maintenance of my property and by extension the health of the planet on which we live. I spend an inordinate amount of time operating this machinery performing intricate maneuvers at great cost to me and my personal well being in furtherance of conservation and agricultural production. That's my story and I am sticking to it.

 

[blueriver]

My wife has little concern, she's does not wish to or want to operate any equipment ... I stated in another post... Once she came to the barn and commented "I didn't now we had so much equipment" ... I said we don't ... that way I can keep it coming!!!

 

[HiddenHollow]

It was the wifes idea to get a new tractor, never thought she would go for it.

 

[teg]

...city girl from the hills of West Virginia...

um, err... No takers with this comment??? I guess there is a rule about no jokes... besides, it way too easy of a target. The word is on the tip of my tongue... Oxy... something

 

[jlsmith]

Well im sorry if i started anything by refering to my new tractor as a "TOY". I guess i have a good wife and she even refers to it a a toy. She has never questioned what i buy or even when i buy it. As long as im maintaining our land and making money with the tractor she dont care what i call it. She gets the things she wants and so do I. Boy i love my wife.:laughing: