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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: 28sweep on September 18, 2002, 01:54:44 PM
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Just wondering because my wife is fed-up w/ the hours I am logging. AH+IL2 means trouble for me. I know AH alone won't cause a divorce. It is a great way to hide from your overbearing wife though. Anyway...maybe she'll be the first to file a divorce citing AH as the main factor. Ha ha. Thats ok because I know I'll meet hundreds of hot chicks in the MA when I'm single. What does the single guy fly these days to attract that special someone? NIK? Oh that reminds me...I heard that HT's got a couple of hotties on their staff. Is that true?
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Originally posted by 28sweep
Just wondering because my wife is fed-up w/ the hours I am logging. AH+IL2 means trouble for me. I know AH alone won't cause a divorce. It is a great way to hide from your overbearing wife though. Anyway...maybe she'll be the first to file a divorce citing AH as the main factor. Ha ha. Thats ok because I know I'll meet hundreds of hot chicks in the MA when I'm single. What does the single guy fly these days to attract that special someone? NIK? Oh that reminds me...I heard that HT's got a couple of hotties on their staff. Is that true?
Not sure about AH, but I do know one WB guy whose wife left him.
I'm having hard tim to believe that that was the only reason though. Probably just exacerbated pre-existing thing.
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There used to be a "Warbirds Widows" website. Look it up, it may still be there. You wife may want to join,
miko
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My wife tapes her soaps during the day, then kicks me out of the room while she watches them (making wisecracks about the idiotic plots tends to ruin the story I guess). This usually gives me 1-2 hours of free AH time in the evening.
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Air Warrior Widows
http://home.earthlink.net/~ii_ssnifff/caww/caww2.html
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Originally posted by 28sweep
...I know I'll meet hundreds of hot chicks in the MA when I'm single.
Spoken like a true married man. :D
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Heheh
"He hasn't been home in days, and when he does come home he smells of blood and engine oil. What can I do to get him back? He sometimes looks at me with his killer eyes and I don't know if he sees me or some Japanese pilot in a Niki.
I just want my Iceman back. Boo hoo...
Mrs. Iceman of CMC
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Me and Paradog were gonna get married this spring but now I'm not so sure. He used to let me play with his joystick but lately it seems he won't let anybody touch it but him and he won't stop playing with it:( Kesmai please give my fiancee back!
Future Mrs. Paradog of CMC "
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Nope, but Warbirds did, the first time my wife saw the Visa bill for $250 (small by some accounts!) she gave me that "I'm gonna make you pay, and your gonna suffer too...." look.
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Nope, but Warbirds did, the first time my wife saw the Visa bill for $250 (small by some accounts!) she gave me that "I'm gonna make you pay, and your gonna suffer too...." look.
Did that when AW was on AOL and AOL charged hourly for access. But it wasn't my fault! Wife had just had an operation and we were sitting at home every night while she recuperated. So there I am at home with nothing to do, and there's a nice little 486DX2-66 with AW4W and an AOL connection calling me, calling me. Such a sweet siren sound was the modem whistle.
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Online games would never cause a divorce, but they make good excuse. Also, never underestimate the power of denial. Its easier to think she left because of the game, than because of the mailman or tennis instructor.
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Originally posted by gofaster
Did that when AW was on AOL and AOL charged hourly for access. But it wasn't my fault! Wife had just had an operation and we were sitting at home every night while she recuperated. So there I am at home with nothing to do, and there's a nice little 486DX2-66 with AW4W and an AOL connection calling me, calling me. Such a sweet siren sound was the modem whistle.
Same, when it was, what, $5..$6 an hour? Though my biggest bill there was only $150...thats when I got the warning...the $250 bill, she cut me off for a month! :eek:
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I was on the "20 hours for $20 a month" plan, and still managed to push it up around $200 the first month I was on AW. I was cut off for a couple months, which actually was a good thing because I was busy with sports at the time, too and had been missing some training. When I came back, it was a refreshing experience.
Now I fly AFTER she's fallen asleep on the couch watching tv. :D
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Ive had AH interfere with a few relationships (2). Trick is to never allow anything to appear like its more important than the lady. That way she dont get jeleous which is natural for a woman I think. Then shell leave you alone unless you mess up and play way too many hours, shell start to catch on and try to wreck your hobby.
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(((I hate his stupid planes. Who is responsible for this sham and what is a "Moggy"? )))
LOL!!!
I havent seen this site in YEARS! :D
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AirWarrior at $6/hr led to some threats but we just passed the 20 year mark. :)
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Check out Mrs. Tapper's post. (sorry Tap)
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I have forwarded that site to my ex wife..hope she enjoys it...
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If your wife is cutting into your playing time maybe a divorce is the solution .
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When my wife wants my attention away from AH, she will come up behind me, grab my joystick, then auger my plane.
Of course, I'm more than happy to give her attention. Usually I have pre-arranged times I devote to AH. Used to be squad nights. She went out with friendds, and I did AH. Lately, life has happened to us, so I spend lots more time with her, but she is encouraging me to start up again after things calm down here (I married the right woman. She wants me to go to the con next year, and might come along too!)
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AH has been a severe contributing factor to me going through 3 girlfriends.
So far i still talk to them from time to time:
And their names for the game:
1 "Asses High"
2 "That stupid game"
and my favourite:
3 "Aces Sh*t"
Ah, to be young and in love!
:D
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Man I feel bad for you guys, my broad cheers me on. :cool:
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my GF would much rather have me home playing AH than being out in the bars or playing in a rock band.
she figures now I'm 'settled' down :)
mwuahaha
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Mine is similar, she comes up behind me, grabs MY joystick, then I auger my plane :D
Seriously, what you guys need to do is figure out how to involve her, make her feel useful, wanted, and part of your world. A woman becomes jealous when she feels shes not 'part of it'. For instance, ask her to make you a cup of tea, fetch some chips, or maybe grab a nice cold beer for you. When you feeling hungry ask her to make some food.
Eventually she'll feel part of AH too and all your problems will go away.
Originally posted by Greese
When my wife wants my attention away from AH, she will come up behind me, grab my joystick, then auger my plane.
Of course, I'm more than happy to give her attention. Usually I have pre-arranged times I devote to AH. Used to be squad nights. She went out with friendds, and I did AH. Lately, life has happened to us, so I spend lots more time with her, but she is encouraging me to start up again after things calm down here (I married the right woman. She wants me to go to the con next year, and might come along too!)
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I remember in AW3,I was in a prominant A'z squad...I was flying a goon to capture a CV.
My future wife entered the room and stood between me and my monitor(my chair on wheels..easy to push back)..I had to decide between her and my goon run...I put the goon on auto level and left to "smooth" out the situation.
Well,I eventually returned after she fell asleep and was immediatley lamblasted by my squad mates...It seems that after me squaddies had carefully cleared a path to the CV,my goon on autopilot flew directly over it.And when I failed to drop,it caused quite a stir on the squad and country chat.
The really point of the story is that one promanent squaddie told me that I should "Dump the squeak!!!..I dumped my wife and never been happeir!!!"
Well,I dumped that squad,got married..never been happier!
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The worst she has done was to put some toothpaste on my monitor:)
And she love giving me the Kiss Of Death (ever tried to kiss your wife in a dogfight ?)
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My wife brings me snacks and will occasionaly bring my dinner to my PC. I'm lucky... she knows this is my stress release. I scream and cuss at the monitor..throw my stick around...hop on the floor and then purposely stick my finger in a 120 socket while gurgling a soda.
She lockes me in and places a crucifix on the door... then watchs her TV programs till I get quite or I'm passed out. Once I'm out she drags my comatose body to the bed room where my dog curls up near me after deciding I'm not quite dead.
I think my AH experience at home is pretty typical.
xBAT
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Same, when it was, what, $5..$6 an hour? Though my biggest bill there was only $150...thats when I got the warning...the $250 bill, she cut me off for a month! :eek:
Biggest Bill VISA one month $680.00 playing AW on GENIE at $6.00 per hour. It was HiTechs Fault
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Originally posted by Heater
Biggest Bill VISA one month $680.00 playing AW on GENIE at $6.00 per hour. It was HiTechs Fault
Good lord there is a name from the past! Heya Heater.
If anyone wants to know who to blame for me, Heater is the one that trained me many many moons ago.
DeadDuck
(still a Gunfighter)
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For our anniversary, my wife bought me a 1/48th scale metal Spit VA (franklin mint); a Discovery Channel DVD about two F-18 squadrons training with the German Mig-29 unit, and a set of mead sports binoculars with a built in digital camera (prompted by the Chicago Airshow).
I'm not as good about making time to spend with her as I really should be, but I do make the effort. It also helps, as with MT, that she has her soap opera time and that she has grad school 2 nights per week.
Charon
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Big factor in the last one...but no big deal, there were deeper problems anyways. What WAS funny about that one was she would complain about how loud it was...since at that time, I largely flew Lancasters. She bought me some headphones so she didnt have to hear those engines rumble anymore, or Roger Wilco.
So, one night im playing along and apparently, tee hee...she got out of bed to pee, tripped over the cat and broke her foot. I didnt know until she crawled over to me and hit me :)
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My wife brings me beers, gives me backrubs and, on long buff runs, she's given me lap dances and performed other acts that keep the morale of THIS Cyber Pilot up! This is the least harmful hobby any married man could have. She knows where I'm at and what I'm doing, and as long as she hears the drone of a plane motor she knows I'm not surfing porn sites. She doesn't complain cause she knows Aces High makes me stay home at night.
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I was damn close to divorce because of this game.
My personal life was becoming more and more stressed because of the hours spent on AH and that also reflected to my online life, causing all kinds of controversy.
In time, I noticed I didn't enjoy AH anymore as I should with arguments with other players and at the same time my family needed more attention. Solution was simple - I cut AH off and concentrated on my work and family.
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Originally posted by Wlfgng
my GF would much rather have me home playing AH than being out in the bars or playing in a rock band.
she figures now I'm 'settled' down :)
mwuahaha
Hehe, well said. ;)
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I started WB when it was 1.99. First few months played all the time. The bill was ENORMOUS. I got three other personal friends that were into it also back then. Their bill was ENOUMOUS also. One of the reason why I quit WB was becasue it was too fun and too expensive. I think thats also why I signed up for AH cas the price went to a fixed rate.