Can you guess I'm bored. :-)

Most people who are employed don't work flat out all the time. People with their own businesses usually have to.

Anyway it's all been said before using the example of planks and splinters.

I take it you're referring to a sole trader? But then it's in your own interests to work at a pace which suits you.

I suppose if it's work you can do on automatic pilot it might be possible to work without a break. Those which require thought are usually more productive with a fresh mind.

If you're working flat out 56 hours a week and still can't pay the bills you're doing something very wrong.

He must need a less expensive wife.

Adam

Or she needs a husband who can manage his finances better.

But there again, most wives do.

Thats an oxymoron surely :-)

I do not think so. Women are like cars. Some have higher maintainance costs than others.

Adam

is that why I keep getting lipstick on my dipstick ?

The same applies to men. And men want the flash cars too.

I've had a strange reflective day. Did 300 miles plus to visit my independent octagenarian father, after he had a funny turn,who has for possibly the first time for several years seen all three of his kids in one day, but not all at once.

Also, popped in to see another independent person, the MIL who lives but half a mile away and pleased to find her in good spirit.

Got home late this evening to see younger son returning from University asking sensible questions for the first time in his life. " Dad, when you were my age what did you aspire to in life? Have you achieved what you wanted? What do you aspire to now? Where do you and Mum wish to live in retirement? Could you transfer the logbook on my car to my name so that I could sell it, buy a chaeper car and put the cash in an ISA?" He might have an ulterior motive!

"No, I never wanted a flash car. The only aspiration in earlier life was to have either a Tudor Morris Minor Estate or a Beetle convertible - of an early vintage."

Expensive wife? Well she always wanted a Triumph Spitfire. Not possible in those days for us. Last year!, December 2006, I was in the fortunate position to offer her the choice of which open topped car she would like. She talks to it! I think she has only pressed the button to open up the roof three or four times and probably uses my motor more frequently than hers. However, she enjoys it!

So, Mary, I guess the bottom line is that not all men want flash cars too!

Some men want flash cars to act as a penis extension to help them find an expensive (usually blond)girlfriend. Personally I would never court a woman who did not work and could not take care of her own life.

Adam

Yebbut

I love being driven around in flash cars but I dont expect the driver to turn me into a lady of leisure

Dont mention global warming ... bang goes my eco cred .... :-)

Anna

I am still waiting for a woman to pick me up in a flash car and turn me into a man of leisure:-)

To save on CO2 emmissions turn the engine off when you are in the back seat with the driver.

Adam

I always give that as a description of my occupation on official forms.

Or 'kept woman'.

Mary

Back seat! Whats one of them?

Anna

It is a common place to leave your hymen.

Adam

Cue Essex girls jokes...........

It's where you put all the stuff you buy from the builders' merchant.

Have you never had sacks on the back seat?

Owain

Why is it that there aren't Kent girl jokes? For reasons of symmetry considering the estuary?