[Seamus O'Leprosy]

Just to expand on the options........
 
My other half is a flyer too!
 Great - I can spend and fly as much as I like 
 Good - reasonable tollerance and understanding 
 Not bad - but I need to be careful not to over-do things
 Restricted - I have to limit my activities 
 My right hand dosent mind what I do

[martin353]

My other half thinks I'm a mad geek lol if she knew half of what I spend I'd have to take her clothes shopping


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[BrianB]

I'm very fortunate in that my partner encourages me to enjoy my hobby. She frequently comes to our field, simply because it's so rural and a nice place to be, and she even helps with the grass cutting. Handily, it's just minutes from my house too. Ours is a relatively new Club, being formed and affiliated to the BMFA just last year.

I've offered several times to teach her to fly, but she says she's simply not bothered, although she does like to watch. She often says she simply can't understand why we spend so much time building and preparing models, then frequently risk crashing them without a second thought......... I tell her I just don't think of it in the same way she does.

I suppose what helps to a degree is the fact that I'd already been heavily involved in the hobby (25+ years) when we met 20 years ago. Consequently she's well used to seeing bits of models all over the place, or me stripping an engine in the utility room. Plus I'd already been living here for a long time before she moved in, which again helps my cause I guess.

[Rafale]

Handily, it's just minutes from my house too. Ours is a relatively new Club, being formed and affiliated to the BMFA just last year.

Do you want to adopt me Brian?

I was in the same situation in Shropshire, 20 acres minutes from my door, Hills 15 minutes away RAF Shawbury 20 minutes away, modellers heaven!

Now nothing,  Sandhurst is the Butt Hole of the Earth!!

I know I have been spoilt for the last 8 years but unless I want to fly small park flys or travel miles for a decent site I am stuffed.

Seriously thinking of jackin it in but the Missus is trying to convince me not to, I can't just go for a half hour stooge which worked for me, or longer for that matter, she has a Vic Smeed Debutante on 3 ch and loves it.

She endures my rooms full of models, all of which are now hanger queens for now at least, boxes of plans, engines strategicly placed around the place, strange as I have been doing electric for years, engines are so much nicer to look at!

She understands completely, she even picks holiday destinations that are in reasonable distances to aviation based places. 

Feeling sorry for myself 

Nige. 

[Lee Wilson]

Another poll copied straight from RCM&E Seamus.

[leccyflyer]

Mrs L is generally pretty good, she doesn't complain if I get a new aeroplane and is happy to see the back of me on the occasions that I get out from under her feet and go to the flying field. Giving back the utility room to be a utility room, rather than a workbench was a good diplomatic move.

Just occasionally, if I push things a bit too far, like leaving lots of stuff just unloaded from the car all over the place, that might generate a negative comment .Still laughing at the reworked Battle of Britain line that she came up with the last time we invited her to the field " Nasty little shack full of dead flies"

[BrianB]

So it's not just me then?

I sometimes get told my workshop looks like someone's just tossed a hand grenade in........... to which I usually reply "you should have seen it before I tidied it up".

[One Life Fly It]

So it's not just me then?

I sometimes get told my workshop looks like someone's just tossed a hand grenade in........... to which I usually reply "you should have seen it before I tidied it up".

Plus 1 

[Chancer]

Great but she still considers me a geek

Keith

[DarrellW]

Good because she thinks it helps me to be positive about the future and will give me something I enjoy doing when I retire - she's a bit naive about how much it costs at the moment....thank the lord!

[liftseeker]

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[Seamus O'Leprosy]

Another poll copied straight from RCM&E Seamus.

Cheer up Lee

[half throttle]

Maggie makes me go in my balsa ruining room when I'm at a loose end. 

When I'm counting the cost, she reminds me that we're only here once. 

She enjoys the days down at the field too. Cobb BBQ on the go and the dog running free after everyone has gone.

45 years and still in love. 

[girlieflier]

Thats how it should be Paul

[David61]

Plus 1 

Plus 2   

[half throttle]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is there a high proportion of separated/divorced people in this hobby?

Or is that just everywhere nowadays?

After reading some posts, I'm beginning to wonder. 

[BrianB]

No idea HT, I hadn't particularly noticed.

Never been married myself (neither has my partner) , so I probably won't get to try divorce either! 

I do recall reading somewhere that 60% of marriages are destined to fail. Is there something about taking your nearest and dearest to be your awful lawful wedded wife which brings with it the kiss of death for some?

[half throttle]

No idea HT, I hadn't particularly noticed.

Never been married myself (neither has my partner) , so I probably won't get to try divorce either! 

It's just that I've noticed a few bitter comments about ex's and wondered how widespread it was in the hobby.

[BrianB]

Ah right, bitter and twisted.  Try a Barclays bank current account. If that doesn't leave you bitter and twisted, nothing will.

Occupational hazards I guess?  I can't imagine it being any worse in our hobby than with keen anglers, golfers etc.

[MartinC]

I get ribbed about playing with toy aeroplanes and that they have little people in them as pilots.

[SteveBB]

This was from a thread that was opened on RCG in 2009, and my t'other half contributed. (Title was 'G/F wants to learn to fly)

I read the above thread with interest.....

....some months ago, a bitterly cold winter's day to be precise, my bloke, Stevepilot took me up to the Derbyshire moorland to introduce me to the delights of radio controlled slope soaring. I wasn't at all sure what to expect.... certainly it wasn't the 40mph gale, the wind chill factor of minus 15...or the tears streaming down my face as a result of the appalling weather conditions!! Bizarrely all that was forgotten once the glider took to the skies, and i was fascinated by the Middle Phase soaring over the Derbyshire countryside, all piloted by Steve.. that was it... I was hooked!!

Since then I've acquired my own transmitter, learnt to fly the Middle Phase thanks to a buddy lead rigged by my bloke... still have a huge amount to learn of course, but am on the point of buying my own Wildthing... not so scary to crash as the Middle Phase..... and even the weather has improved!!

So come on guys... don't write us off as just interested in the here and now....or the guy of the moment!!

I'll be back on the slope come rain or shine.... and hopefully, Martin, so will your girl!!

Unfortunately due to the rest of her life getting in the way, she's only been flying twice since october 2011. 

[tsr]

I asked Kim what she thought about it and she said that actually as a hobby it is pretty good, when compared to wine women song and football all the other alternative male hobbies. So looks like I'm off the hook with just the odd look of "what on earth are you doing that for!"

[BrianB]

Martin, I'd choose my friends more carefully if I were you mate......... 

Tsr, Kim sounds like a splendid example of the breed........... 

[brand1068]

She loves flying.

She even encouraged me to get a turbine

Chris

[e-flite_rules]

Madam's mother visited Chez Chris once (don't ask!).  Afterwards she commented that the bathroom was the only room that didn't contain at least one plane.  So I thanked her profusely for the observation and promptly hung a shockie up over the basin.

I think that just confirmed to her that I was a complete head case and that she needed to have a long talk with her daughter at the earliest opportunity......

[slurp]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is there a high proportion of separated/divorced people in this hobby?

Or is that just everywhere nowadays?

After reading some posts, I'm beginning to wonder. 

Well im divorced.. 

[Mole Hunter]

Mrs MH hates my hobby, calls me a nerd or a geek and unfortunately controls the household finances so knows exactly what I spend on it.

She hates anything that takes me away from her, but despite that I wouldn't call her a bunny boiler & still love her madly.

[bobt]

Well im divorced.. 

see you, and raise you twice....but Sal is a great gal who loves coming flying, going to shows, etc. and nags me when a model is lying unfinished....oh, and loves watching full size stuff too. 3rd time (actually about twelfth) lucky! 

[The Saint. (Owen)]

Well im divorced.. 

see you, and raise you twice....

I think she will still beat you Bob. 

[slurp]

see you, and raise you twice....but Sal is a great gal who loves coming flying, going to shows, etc. and nags me when a model is lying unfinished....oh, and loves watching full size stuff too. 3rd time (actually about twelfth) lucky! 

Divorced 3 times Bob, went for the hat trick and missed miserably.

Last ex when i told him i was flying RC called me a few choice words and said i would fail at that aswell.

He didnt like the fact that i liked working on cars, def didnt like the fact that i knew more than him about cars.. and really didnt like it when i told him that in the car we used to own that it wasnt a ford engine in it even though it was a ford car. My oh my the argument that went on when i pointed it out to him.

Its just me kids i have to answer to in regards to my flying.

[tsr]

Tsr, Kim sounds like a splendid example of the breed........... 

I have to say I am very lucky, Kim is a real star.

[piggysteve]

My missus thinks it's great, while I'm flying or in the shed she can go play with her horse  . Which incidentaly costs me a bloody sight more than my modelling

[warbird_fanatic]

Some funny comments on here! My other half is thankfully ok, I just tell her that anything I pay for is paid in Dollars so the currency rate mean's its nearly half the declared value (Not!)
I think she knows How much I spend though, considering she's an Ex archaeologist and has collections of human remains in the gym room upstairs, I'm not too fussed because I'm sure model aircraft will win over that argument!
I do think she was a little shocked about the concorde fuse that's on top of her multigym kit though (11 foot in length) !!
However, last year she did kick me out of another hobby, I had a beautiful matured 10 foot marine reef tank in the kitchen that she decided on making me sell as she was fed up with water on the floor from water changes and the smell of Ozone gas from the ozone generator!! Modelling is much cheaper though, the electricity bill for the tank was around £150 a month because of the MH lamps, heaters, reactors, salt costs, food, the shark.......
:-D

[Yoyo]

Great but she still considers me a geek

Strangely, mine knew I was a (computer) geek when we got together, now I've taken up flying she's happy I'm doing something that gets me outdoors!

So flying makes me less of a geek in her eyes...

[slurp]

Oh that's a new one Brian.. I never heard that after the first twenty or thirty times after my third divorce either! Or was in forty? It also irritates the hell out of me how some make light of separation and divorce by the little 'jokes' and winks. If they'd been in the shoes of someone who had been reduced to a near gibbering wreck because of the aftermath of it they wouldn't be joking about it. 

Brians comment didnt bother me at all... i actually do like fruit cake.. its my most favourite of cakes. 

Life does not always turn out how we expected or dreamed it would.

[lanicopter]

Strangely, mine knew I was a (computer) geek when we got together, now I've taken up flying she's happy I'm doing something that gets me outdoors!

So flying makes me less of a geek in her eyes...

+! exactly that for me

[bobt]

Brians comment didnt bother me at all... i actually do like fruit cake.. its my most favourite of cakes. 

Life does not always turn out how we expected or dreamed it would.

Its something that takes people different ways. My first divorce was a huge relief, the second was my own fault and I deserved all I got. I do, however feel for those who have had a bad one. You just have to move on, or it eats you up.

[BrianB]

Nevertheless, it caused offence so I've apologised and removed the post.........

[squarehead]

Hi,

My other half fully encouraged me and the model collection moving in with her.

She has moved her horsey stuff out of the garage to make way for the trailer and planes, given me the outhouse to use as a building area and storage area, AND allows me to build on the dining room table as long as its covered..

PLUS she has become one of the Dawn Patrol Team in regards to providing the evening music as we drink ourselves daft round the camp fire.

Anne loves the social side of the shows but has got bored with the flying side - she regularly goes off ponying whilst the shows are on to return to help with nighttime jollities..

Its part of what males my life so great at the moment..shared interests..

If you never want to  be challenged about how much you spend on modelling, find yourself a horsey bird...Anne's into competing at a decent level and aside of the 5 figure cost of the horse, its fully liveried stabling and associated shoeing etc runs into another 5 figures each year.

Oh - and horse lorries are ace for plane transportation - even the 1/3rd scale stuff goes in fully built...you arrive at the flying field and unload like thunderbird 2!

Jez...lucky and I know it!

[slurp]

Its something that takes people different ways. My first divorce was a huge relief, the second was my own fault and I deserved all I got. I do, however feel for those who have had a bad one. You just have to move on, or it eats you up.

Very true, it does affect different people different ways.

My first, a blessed relief.. escape from a very bad marraige,It was a horrible divorce. second.. should never of got married.. 3rd.. it took 18 months for me to finally stop trying to make it work after discoveries i made.

Sh1te happens, There was no need to apologise to me Brian.. i have heard the saying countless times and i take it in the good humour it is said. 

we all live and learn..

Anywhoooo... my kids are now used to finding various items zapped or epoxied to things they should not be