No good deed goes unpunished

[Ridealot]

What was I thinking trying to be a nice guy? My wifes car was in the shop, so being a great husband I told her she could drive my pickup the 40 mile round trip to her work. Now my wife is 5' nothin and my pickup is a full size 4x4 extracab.
For a little background. My wife don't like my truck and my truck don't like her. Reason 1- She can't park the thing in under a 1/2 acre. Reason 2- Last summer she drove my truck so that I could put tires on her car. An old guy with diabetic problems crashed right in front of her and she ended up T-boning the poor Schmuck into next week. My 15 year old truck did not have one single dent before this and only a couple of rock chips. I may have voiced my displeasure at the crashed condition of my truck a couple of times to her. I ended up spending a couple grand to have my truck fixed and completely repainted so that it looks new again.
Last night as I was leaving work I got a call from her. Thats never a good thing. First thing she says is that the truck is O.K. but that she is sitting on the side of the Freeway with a flat tire. I was just leaving work on my K11 so I tell her I will be there in about 15-20 minutes and change the tire. As I pull up behind my truck I park back aways and leave the 4 way flashers on. The spare tire is underneath the truck so I take my helmet and jacket and set them in the truck. I also didn't want to smash my cell phone so I set that inside the truck as well. About 30 minutes later and the tire is changed. I throw the jack and flat tire in the back of the bed. As I'm getting my helmet and jacket on I tell my wife not to lolly gag around when she enters traffic but to get up to speed quickly.
I walk back to my bike and get on. I try to start it and all I hear is click- click-click. The battery is a 1 year old odyssey. I can't believe the flashers killed the battery that fast. I figure no problem, there are jumper cables in the truck. Just as I'm getting off the bike my wife sees an opening in traffic and does just as I told her. She sticks her itty bitty little foot to the floor, throws rocks all over me, and roars off down the freeway. At first I'm thinking, she'll look back and see I'm off the bike and pull over. As the truck shifts into third at around 75 mph her itty bitty little foot was still to the floor and accelerating. I'm starting to think she aint a looking back.
I reach for my cell phone to call her so she can come back and give me a jump start. Thats when it occurs to me that the phone is still in the truck. Well this sucks. After looking down the freeway long after my truck is out of sight I realize that I have my handy dandy Aerostitch jumpers in the tall trunk. I get them out and stand there holding them up and down at the passing traffic like a retard. In barely any time some nice guy pulled over and gave me a jump start. I put everything away and take off for home. Unfortunately jump starting the bike screwed up the ABS. When I got home my wife asked me what took so long to get home. Nothin Honey.
So now I get to fix the ABS on my bike. The truck tire had a huge bolt in it and needs replaced.
Yessiree, this being a good husband crap is getting really expensive. Next time her car is in the shop I'm just going to pay for a rental car for her to drive.

[PacWestGS]

Thanks for the Laughs.

Your ABS should be just fine, after you recharge the battery.


My wife is like yours' (5'2"), I have only ever let her drive my 10-year old (No dents) 4x4, Chevy X-cab, long bed w/canopy on the freeway going straight, from a rest area to another rest area.

She's only been driving for six-years in her whole life, and her first beater (learner) car (Chevy Cavalier) hit the mail boxes twice. After she learned how to drive and stop hitting things she got a Brand New Nissan X-Terra, she backed that into my buddies Dodge in our driveway, no problem those 'plastic' quarter-panels are cheap and my friends truck survived well enough for him. Second time was in a parking lot, no damage done, no foul. She's actually done very well for being a new driver (knock on wood) no tickets and no major accidents ever, guess that's why age matters she's 3? ooops she may not want that posted. four.

But she always asks, "Honey, why wont you let me drive your truck, becasue its mine, and because you will back it into something, NO" It has 122,XXX miles and two small door dings. NO, what part of "NO" do you not understand? :banghead :laugh

Sometimes a man has to do what a man has to do! :dance

[The_Veg]

Great story! That's the kind of thing that would happen to me if I had a wife.

[Motorman]

Ha, those aren't trucks.
<--------- THAT'S a truck, and Momma drives it too. Not bad since it's a 13'tall flatbed "pick up" RV hauler. The grandkids think it's a real hoot when "Granny" climbs out of the cab. :nyah

[riderR1150GSAdv]

ROTFLMAO :rofl :rofl

[ironMan]

I am guesing your wives aren't members

[jgr451]

What was I thinking trying to be a nice guy? My wifes car was in the shop, so being a great husband I told her she could drive my pickup the 40 mile round trip to her work. Now my wife is 5' nothin and my pickup is a full size 4x4 extracab.
For a little background. My wife don't like my truck and my truck don't like her. Reason 1- She can't park the thing in under a 1/2 acre. Reason 2- Last summer she drove my truck so that I could put tires on her car. An old guy with diabetic problems crashed right in front of her and she ended up T-boning the poor Schmuck into next week. My 15 year old truck did not have one single dent before this and only a couple of rock chips. I may have voiced my displeasure at the crashed condition of my truck a couple of times to her. I ended up spending a couple grand to have my truck fixed and completely repainted so that it looks new again.
Last night as I was leaving work I got a call from her. Thats never a good thing. First thing she says is that the truck is O.K. but that she is sitting on the side of the Freeway with a flat tire. I was just leaving work on my K11 so I tell her I will be there in about 15-20 minutes and change the tire. As I pull up behind my truck I park back aways and leave the 4 way flashers on. The spare tire is underneath the truck so I take my helmet and jacket and set them in the truck. I also didn't want to smash my cell phone so I set that inside the truck as well. About 30 minutes later and the tire is changed. I throw the jack and flat tire in the back of the bed. As I'm getting my helmet and jacket on I tell my wife not to lolly gag around when she enters traffic but to get up to speed quickly.
I walk back to my bike and get on. I try to start it and all I hear is click- click-click. The battery is a 1 year old odyssey. I can't believe the flashers killed the battery that fast. I figure no problem, there are jumper cables in the truck. Just as I'm getting off the bike my wife sees an opening in traffic and does just as I told her. She sticks her itty bitty little foot to the floor, throws rocks all over me, and roars off down the freeway. At first I'm thinking, she'll look back and see I'm off the bike and pull over. As the truck shifts into third at around 75 mph her itty bitty little foot was still to the floor and accelerating. I'm starting to think she aint a looking back.
I reach for my cell phone to call her so she can come back and give me a jump start. Thats when it occurs to me that the phone is still in the truck. Well this sucks. After looking down the freeway long after my truck is out of sight I realize that I have my handy dandy Aerostitch jumpers in the tall trunk. I get them out and stand there holding them up and down at the passing traffic like a retard. In barely any time some nice guy pulled over and gave me a jump start. I put everything away and take off for home. Unfortunately jump starting the bike screwed up the ABS. When I got home my wife asked me what took so long to get home. Nothin Honey.
So now I get to fix the ABS on my bike. The truck tire had a huge bolt in it and needs replaced.
Yessiree, this being a good husband crap is getting really expensive. Next time her car is in the shop I'm just going to pay for a rental car for her to drive.

Good actions,good decisions.Had me laughing out loud!!Thanks Pal!!

[Rich]

Yessiree, this being a good husband crap is getting really expensive. Next time her car is in the shop I'm just going to pay for a rental car for her to drive.


Yeppers, with that kind of luck you may as well just skip the rental car and spring for a limo.

Thanks for the laugh. You just gotta love those women!

[RedBeemer]

Maybe we should get a contest going for the funniest/dumb luck/what was I thinking story. :cry :laugh :dunno

I might even have a prize chilling in the fridge

[Ridealot]

After charging the battery the ABS lights where still flashing. I couldn't clear the fault so I ended up going by the dealer today. When I had jump started the bike it ended up killing the ABS relay. I should have had the car turn his motor off before jump starting the bike.
So I ended up needing a $17 relay and a half hour of shop time. Now that I have spent $47 I will definately remember to not jump start the bike from a running car.
Well I guess I am off to find my next good deed. :thumb

[iRene]

Makes me want to run home and call my husband "Little Gentleman."

He "lets" me drive the 5-series because it is only sporting, as I used to lend him my 3-series when we were dating.

[SHawn_P]

Geez Tom, I'm sorry, but that was the funniest thing I have read in a long time! I could also feel the gravel pelting you as your wife lept into warp speed and merged with the traffic.