I had a real shit day at work yesterday. When that happens I tend to dissociate/space out. My wife noticed and started a conversation that we have had many times over the past 5 years, about me leaving my field for something I don’t hate.
I always joke (and by joke I mean tell the absolute truth) that if my wife becomes the primary bread winner, that I will go and work for the local vintage inde shop for whatever they want to pay me for the rest of my life or until the owner agrees to sell it to me.
We’ve talked about me going to work for a shop part time. We’ve talked about buying an existing shop (not in the cards), or buying a piece of property and building something (big stretch but in the deck somewhere). I in my negative but realistic state of mind batted down all her ideas suggesting definite financial ruin.
We sat quietly for a while.
Her: “What if we get you a project car?”
Me: “LOL wut? Are you serious?”
Her: “Yes! Get one, fix it, make it pretty and sell it. Just to see if you like doing it enough.”
Me: “Darling, I can tell you I love doing it! I can also tell you that I’d be lucky to break even with a project car, particularly the first one.”
Her: “So what, then you know and you gain experience.”
Me: “I have no place to store or work on a non running/project car. I don’t even have a place to store another running car and I’m already stashing one at my parents...” I also need tools etc...
Her: “You can get started with what you have.”
Me: “I think that is a wild idea, but I really appreciate your support!”
Maybe this is reverse psychology? I’m pretty gullible as any of you satirical post writers already know. Still for anyone’s wife to suggest a project car on top of two old bimmers and a DD is SUSPECT.
Obviously my wife is the good cop in the relationship, shes willing to risk it all for my happiness which makes me feel amazing. However, I’m not wrong either. We would be making some life altering sacrifices that may not pay off.
Who’s side is Oppo on?