Wife demands i quit

[barb_arah]

I don't always understand why people would ask someone stop doing something they are passionate about.  I am very passionate about what I do at the track, and I like to think I understand what drives racers to get out there.  I certainly would resent someone who would tell me I have to quit "racing."  There would have to be some profound reason for me to stop working at the tracks.

[steve p]

Well I believe he said she told him to quit riding, which probably implies racing ,duh.  I tried quiting.  Like someone else said it is who you are, not something you
can turn on and off.  I have tried MANY other sports,
activities, high risk occupations and nothing can compare
to racing.  Weather it is bikes, cars, karts, shoping carts,
rollers skates etc.  I agree you have bigger problems.

[HAWK]

and it never dawned on anyone that perhaps his wife looked at their medical and life insurance plans and realized they could be in a bad situation?  Or one of a million other reasons?

I'd really wait to get a bit more information before dispensing any advice (other than "get more information").

Just my $.02

Jeff, you are quite right that noone here has an answer to the why question and I would like to see an answer to that myself. As I noted in his other thread selling stuff, I would have to do some serious soul searching.

As far as the implication that racing is dangerous or insurance issues, I'll weigh in on that issue with "I almost died the last time I went to work". Jeff, I realize it is only one of the alternative issues that you threw out there but one of my pet peaves. Any one of us could be hit by a bus tomorrow, HAVE FUN TODAY, don't live to regret what you didn't do.

That said,

What's up doc?

[ZXYBCH]

I'm with barb_arah. It's not fair to ask someone to give up their passion.

If there is a compelling reason ("we can't buy new school clothes for the kids because every penny goes into the d@mn bike"), that's a different story and should be elucidated by the requestor.

I broke up with a guy because he had the audacity to lecture me about how "dangerous" bikes are.... when he's never BEEN on one, never taken MSF, etc. WHATever. Of course, we'd only been dsating a few weeks, so not a lot of investment there...

[Super_KC124]

My wife said she'd be gone if I went racing.

[Super_KC124]

Annnnd I'm gonna miss her, when I get home.


I know it was fishing, but.....

[xb9racer]

Maybe she read this post and now she demands he stop using the computer?!

All kidding aside, I hope it works out for the best.

[wolf44]

what a frickin scam...the guy was trying to get sympathy and then trying to "sell" his stuff and all he was doing was robbing people
http://www.ccsforum.com/index.php?topic=17891.0

[tomholiday]

yup. quite sneaky. i should've suspected something when he wasn't replying to any of the posts.

[Court Jester]

Freaken' white people...

[Super Dave]

what a frickin scam...the guy was trying to get sympathy and then trying to "sell" his stuff and all he was doing was robbing people
http://www.ccsforum.com/index.php/topic,17891.0.html

Why isn't anyone smiting the guy?

[Jeff]

What difference does it make?  he's banned and won't be back.

And if you look in his other 'classifieds' posts, he put up another over some pirelli tires and then without anyone else responding replies to himself "Thanks for buying the tires Brian, glad it worked out" or some shit. 

Actually he/she/it did a pretty good job at instilling trust here before he/she/it went in for the kill.  The fatal flaw here is that NOTHING on the internet is anonymous.  Nothing.

between your IP address, email trails and paypal, you will be caught...