Wives and Games not compatable

PapaG39 · 12-30-07, 06:35 PM

Timing is everything!
I just spent a little over two hours getting myself away from being depth charged and working my way outside and ahead of an Armed Trawler so I could cut back in toward the convoy for another shot.

I had just gotten myself in position & took a long shot at a Liberty Cargo which was at the front and other side of lthe convoy. after that shot I had to quickly turn 30 degrees to starbord & fire at the Liberty cargo loaded with fuel barrels (my main target)...Then left turn quickly 90degrees to & line up for a 45 degree mag shot under the Small merchant which was also loaded with fuel barrels. This shot had to be precise because it was 1200m , rough seas and at a 45degree angle it doesn't give you much wiggle room..
Anyway, I made the turn & was just one degree away from the shot...Man, I was wired with anticipation..The pressure was on...Am I finely going to get a three way sinking? The Far Liberty Cargo just went boom! My guys said "Yea" and the fuel laden Liberty just exploded in a massive fire ball that I could see light up the night sky.
At one degree from shoot time....POW! The damn lights come on full bright in my dark cave like computer hovel, and in comes the wife (she hates my computer) to do some insignificant thing that did not take light...
It startled me, who had tunnel vision. very focused...
A slight twitch of the finger on that red button & there goes my torpedo...
As you may well know by this time...I didn't get my three sinkum. That torpedo passed right under the curved up tip of the bow & just kept on travellen...JUST ONE MORE DEGREE/SECOND!

Now that armed trawler is busten waves to get to me so there is nothing left to do but dive, turn a bit, count to 10 slowly, and save & exit & get my self off to work...

If she had of just been even 1 second later...NOT!

Wives and games just don't fit...

Brag · 12-30-07, 07:48 PM

Her name is not Bernarda? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Skubber · 12-30-07, 08:03 PM

I am thinking this is not a coincidence?

You mentioned in your post that your wife hates your computer.
Could it be that she is trying to tell you something? Like maybe she feels she is having to compete with your gaming activities.

If so, it's time to devote some time to the wife.
Take a night off, skipper, and go do something with your gal.
If it helps, pretend you've got some shore leave.
(If she knows a few phrases in French, even better!)

It's an added responsibility for us married kaleuns.
Sink merchants, yes, but don't sink the relationship.

PapaG39 · 12-30-07, 10:47 PM

Ha ha , your right you know, however, the relationship was sunk 40 years ago.

Blacklight · 12-30-07, 11:20 PM

Have your wife read this. Then she'll understand.

My wife discovered this little essay and realized that everything it said fit me perfectly. Now she has a little insight into my world.

http://www.randsinrepose.com/archive..._handbook.html

NiclDoe · 12-30-07, 11:27 PM

heres what u should do in 3 steps
1 tell her SH3 is fun and she should try
2 if she likes she will understand your problem and
3 if it does not work make her play another game

12-30-07, 11:30 PM

Just pretend you got jumped and spotlighted by a Leigh light. :rotfl:

Chad · 12-30-07, 11:47 PM

When I played Lord of the Rings Online my fiance thought it was a little, shall we say, nerdy. But I persuaded her to play on my character, Challen Melamin of Nimrodel server, officer in the guild Night Dwellers, she really enjoyed it, and we proceeded in getting her an account and she played with me and became craft master for the guild.

Sometime they need a push in the right direction.

mcf1 · 12-31-07, 01:05 AM

Thank God, I'm not married

Peto · 12-31-07, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blacklight

Have your wife read this. Then she'll understand.

My wife discovered this little essay and realized that everything it said fit me perfectly. Now she has a little insight into my world.

http://www.randsinrepose.com/archive..._handbook.html

Wow! I've just been introduced to myself! :hmm:

Thanks for posting this!!!

CCIP · 12-31-07, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peto

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blacklight

Have your wife read this. Then she'll understand.

My wife discovered this little essay and realized that everything it said fit me perfectly. Now she has a little insight into my world.

http://www.randsinrepose.com/archive..._handbook.html

Wow! I've just been introduced to myself! :hmm:

Thanks for posting this!!!

Totally. I resent the "nerd" label, but the rest is perfect :rotfl:

cheese123 · 12-31-07, 02:54 AM

Dang dude, that sounds like something my mom would do.:rotfl:

BulSoldier · 12-31-07, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peto

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blacklight

Have your wife read this. Then she'll understand.

My wife discovered this little essay and realized that everything it said fit me perfectly. Now she has a little insight into my world.

http://www.randsinrepose.com/archive..._handbook.html

Wow! I've just been introduced to myself! :hmm:

Thanks for posting this!!!

Totally. I resent the "nerd" label, but the rest is perfect :rotfl:

I always knew i can use magic ! :rotfl:

Canovaro · 12-31-07, 06:38 AM

...and no, I don’t hear you when you walk in and ask if we should go to the park tomorrow. I don’t hear you the second time, either. I don’t mean I’m ignoring you because that’d involve using precious brain cycles I need for The Zone… I really CAN’T hear you. That’s how deep I am in The Zone...

OOPS that came close

...no one deserves to be on the receiving end of The Snap. All you were really doing was coming in to see when I was done because we agreed we’d go surfing this afternoon. Still, I got in The Zone and I’m writing this wicked article and WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU WANT? The Snap is a glare, a raised voice… something designed to indicate you are PISSING ME OFF with your presence...

That too

Blacklight · 12-31-07, 02:29 PM

That whole essay there is me from end to end. Especially the "Cave" part and the fact that I'm always taking my "Cave" with me whenever we go anywhere !

I'm a nerd. I am proud to admit it and I fully accept it. Nerds are cool though. We're funny and we keep the world interesting for the non-nerds... and without us, most major scientific discoveries would never happen (or at least no role playing, or in my case board war games would get playtime !:rotfl: )

12-30-07, 06:35 PM	#1
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Wives and Games not compatable Timing is everything! I just spent a little over two hours getting myself away from being depth charged and working my way outside and ahead of an Armed Trawler so I could cut back in toward the convoy for another shot. I had just gotten myself in position & took a long shot at a Liberty Cargo which was at the front and other side of lthe convoy. after that shot I had to quickly turn 30 degrees to starbord & fire at the Liberty cargo loaded with fuel barrels (my main target)...Then left turn quickly 90degrees to & line up for a 45 degree mag shot under the Small merchant which was also loaded with fuel barrels. This shot had to be precise because it was 1200m , rough seas and at a 45degree angle it doesn't give you much wiggle room.. Anyway, I made the turn & was just one degree away from the shot...Man, I was wired with anticipation..The pressure was on...Am I finely going to get a three way sinking? The Far Liberty Cargo just went boom! My guys said "Yea" and the fuel laden Liberty just exploded in a massive fire ball that I could see light up the night sky. At one degree from shoot time....POW! The damn lights come on full bright in my dark cave like computer hovel, and in comes the wife (she hates my computer) to do some insignificant thing that did not take light... It startled me, who had tunnel vision. very focused... A slight twitch of the finger on that red button & there goes my torpedo... As you may well know by this time...I didn't get my three sinkum. That torpedo passed right under the curved up tip of the bow & just kept on travellen...JUST ONE MORE DEGREE/SECOND! Now that armed trawler is busten waves to get to me so there is nothing left to do but dive, turn a bit, count to 10 slowly, and save & exit & get my self off to work... If she had of just been even 1 second later...NOT! Wives and games just don't fit...

12-30-07, 07:48 PM	#2
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Her name is not Bernarda? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

12-30-07, 08:03 PM	#3
Skubber Officer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rochester, NY, USA Posts: 239 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I am thinking this is not a coincidence? You mentioned in your post that your wife hates your computer. Could it be that she is trying to tell you something? Like maybe she feels she is having to compete with your gaming activities. If so, it's time to devote some time to the wife. Take a night off, skipper, and go do something with your gal. If it helps, pretend you've got some shore leave. (If she knows a few phrases in French, even better!) It's an added responsibility for us married kaleuns. Sink merchants, yes, but don't sink the relationship. __________________ "I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." - Captain John Paul Jones, 1778

12-30-07, 11:20 PM	#5
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Have your wife read this. Then she'll understand. My wife discovered this little essay and realized that everything it said fit me perfectly. Now she has a little insight into my world. http://www.randsinrepose.com/archive..._handbook.html __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

12-30-07, 11:27 PM	#6
NiclDoe Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the Air or hiding from Black Swans Posts: 760 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	heres what u should do in 3 steps 1 tell her SH3 is fun and she should try 2 if she likes she will understand your problem and 3 if it does not work make her play another game __________________ The Crazy Wolf

12-30-07, 10:47 PM	#4
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Ha ha , your right you know, however, the relationship was sunk 40 years ago.

12-30-07, 11:30 PM	#7
Albrecht Von Hesse Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Just pretend you got jumped and spotlighted by a Leigh light. :rotfl:

12-30-07, 11:47 PM	#8
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	When I played Lord of the Rings Online my fiance thought it was a little, shall we say, nerdy. But I persuaded her to play on my character, Challen Melamin of Nimrodel server, officer in the guild Night Dwellers, she really enjoyed it, and we proceeded in getting her an account and she played with me and became craft master for the guild. Sometime they need a push in the right direction. __________________

12-31-07, 01:05 AM	#9
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Thank God, I'm not married

12-31-07, 02:54 AM	#12
cheese123 Gunner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: on some striat Posts: 96 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Dang dude, that sounds like something my mom would do.:rotfl:

12-31-07, 06:38 AM	#14
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	...and no, I don’t hear you when you walk in and ask if we should go to the park tomorrow. I don’t hear you the second time, either. I don’t mean I’m ignoring you because that’d involve using precious brain cycles I need for The Zone… I really CAN’T hear you. That’s how deep I am in The Zone... OOPS that came close ...no one deserves to be on the receiving end of The Snap. All you were really doing was coming in to see when I was done because we agreed we’d go surfing this afternoon. Still, I got in The Zone and I’m writing this wicked article and WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU WANT? The Snap is a glare, a raised voice… something designed to indicate you are PISSING ME OFF with your presence... That too

12-31-07, 02:29 PM	#15
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	That whole essay there is me from end to end. Especially the "Cave" part and the fact that I'm always taking my "Cave" with me whenever we go anywhere ! I'm a nerd. I am proud to admit it and I fully accept it. Nerds are cool though. We're funny and we keep the world interesting for the non-nerds... and without us, most major scientific discoveries would never happen (or at least no role playing, or in my case board war games would get playtime !:rotfl: ) __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"