Comments on: Open thread: Does your significant other share your retro pursuits? http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/28/open-thread-does-your-significant-other-share-your-retro-pursuits/ Remodeling, decor and home improvement for old homes Fri, 25 May 2012 11:52:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bombshell http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/28/open-thread-does-your-significant-other-share-your-retro-pursuits/comment-page-2/#comment-34940 bombshell Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:09:26 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=11157#comment-34940 i dated another retrophile for a while. we both have a love of mid century modern and make a living off of ebay. things between us were a strange merge of love and work; we would do 'housecalls' on his estate sale business and he would handle all furniture and i would handle all residential textiles / vintage clothing. alas, love and work can't always miss. but i do miss having a significant other with the same interests. on being single, i had the discussion tonight about how far into meeting someone should you explain your retrophilia.. in my case, i live in a tiki bar that looks like a shag painting. i am currently stressing because the new suitor i have met might think i *am* insane after visiting, but i promise you, this is a healthy obsession. always loving the site! i dated another retrophile for a while. we both have a love of mid century modern and make a living off of ebay. things between us were a strange merge of love and work; we would do ‘housecalls’ on his estate sale business and he would handle all furniture and i would handle all residential textiles / vintage clothing. alas, love and work can’t always miss. but i do miss having a significant other with the same interests. on being single, i had the discussion tonight about how far into meeting someone should you explain your retrophilia.. in my case, i live in a tiki bar that looks like a shag painting. i am currently stressing because the new suitor i have met might think i *am* insane after visiting, but i promise you, this is a healthy obsession.

always loving the site!

]]> By: atomicbowler http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/28/open-thread-does-your-significant-other-share-your-retro-pursuits/comment-page-2/#comment-34910 atomicbowler Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:44:10 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=11157#comment-34910 Yep, she's right. Case in point: we are swimming in stuff that was too good to pass up, right? I mean, we have a couple hundred things we need to rid ourselves of. While we are busy being overwhelmed by all of it, we end up at the local Sally's on Saturday. They were having a tag sale. We had an additional 30% off entire purchase sort of coupon. This is not that big or great a SallyAnn, but Laurs is sure we have to go. We got stuck there longer than we realized and --uh, oh--we are expecting a lady to come see and hopefully buy our old dining set that's blocking up the garage. There is a long line at the only open register. No Time. Go, Laura, go...just come back when you're done! An hour or so later she returned, and then stayed another hour and 15 minutes. I was personally at Sally's for just over 4 hours...any longer, I'd been digging in their trash cans! We filled a shopping cart. Spent a whopping $120.00. Great Stuff. Straight into a (really big) box, straight to the garage. Well, except for a 1960's bowling trophy that I added to the bowling shrine (that Laura built in the dining area, glass shelving and all). He's standing up on top of a mount reminiscent of the Space Needle or the old Las Vegas Landmark Hotel. He's glittery metal with cuffed trousers and a short haircut (and what in real life would simply HAVE to have been a King Louie shirt..). There is no evidence of there ever having been a plaque on the trophy, so I named him The Atomic Bowler, and I love him to death. Like the unknown soldier, but more glamorous. Maybe I'll rename him and pretend he's Ned Day. Dunno. It looks like his 1" ball is gonna launch right into the middle of the vintage Magna Pin next to him, right into the mushroom cloud logo. Ooooohhhh. Aaaaahhhh.... Herein lies the danger of having a partner so sympatico. Warning. Beware. Danger, Will Robinson! Yard sale season is almost here. Laura needs more S&P's. Dave (PS-Pam--yes, it was THAT SallyAnn.) Yep, she’s right.
Case in point: we are swimming in stuff that was too good to pass up, right? I mean, we have a couple hundred things we need to rid ourselves of. While we are busy being overwhelmed by all of it, we end up at the local Sally’s on Saturday.
They were having a tag sale.
We had an additional 30% off entire purchase sort of coupon.
This is not that big or great a SallyAnn, but Laurs is sure we have to go. We got stuck there longer than we realized and –uh, oh–we are expecting a lady to come see and hopefully buy our old dining set that’s blocking up the garage.
There is a long line at the only open register.
No Time.
Go, Laura, go…just come back when you’re done!
An hour or so later she returned, and then stayed another hour and 15 minutes.
I was personally at Sally’s for just over 4 hours…any longer, I’d been digging in their trash cans!
We filled a shopping cart. Spent a whopping $120.00.
Great Stuff. Straight into a (really big) box, straight to the garage.

Well, except for a 1960′s bowling trophy that I added to the bowling shrine (that Laura built in the dining area, glass shelving and all). He’s standing up on top of a mount reminiscent of the Space Needle or the old Las Vegas Landmark Hotel. He’s glittery metal with cuffed trousers and a short haircut (and what in real life would simply HAVE to have been a King Louie shirt..). There is no evidence of there ever having been a plaque on the trophy, so
I named him The Atomic Bowler, and I love him to death. Like the unknown soldier, but more glamorous. Maybe I’ll rename him and pretend he’s Ned Day. Dunno. It looks like his 1″ ball is gonna launch right into the middle of the vintage Magna Pin next to him, right into the mushroom cloud logo. Ooooohhhh. Aaaaahhhh….

Herein lies the danger of having a partner so sympatico. Warning. Beware. Danger, Will Robinson!
Yard sale season is almost here. Laura needs more S&P’s.

Dave
(PS-Pam–yes, it was THAT SallyAnn.)

]]> By: atomicbowler http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/28/open-thread-does-your-significant-other-share-your-retro-pursuits/comment-page-2/#comment-34725 atomicbowler Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:40:26 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=11157#comment-34725 On one hand, it is great to have someone just as interested in the Retro thing. Too bad we rent… I’ve never known a man as enthusiastic about home decor and design. I love that about David. On the other hand, we have nobody to stop us! So we have too much stuff and not enough space!! Now our chore is to thin our collections on ebay. Who wants work? Laura On one hand, it is great to have someone just as interested in the Retro thing. Too bad we rent… I’ve never known a man as enthusiastic about home decor and design. I love that about David.
On the other hand, we have nobody to stop us! So we have too much stuff and not enough space!! Now our chore is to thin our collections on ebay. Who wants work?
Laura

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