Symptoms of The "FARKLER'S DISEASE"

[VanHarlan]

Lately I've been adding more touches to the FJR - hyper-lites, motolights, etc - and I've been "upgrading" my riding gear - notice I don't call them "finishing touches" becuase I don't believe I'll ever be finished.

Anyhow - I work from home and track all the shipments of goodies on the UPS and FEDEX sites so I can keep peaking out the window on the day I know they're due to be delivered. The UPS man is nearly the same time everytime he shows up. Fedex tends to sneak up on me, even showing up a full day early.

Yesterday I had to run out to meet a client - I'm also expectiing a shipment to arrive via UPS and I was cutting it close on time - the wife is home early too and if I get caught I know she's going to beat my ass - I back out of the driveway - put the truck into drive and start pulling away - I take one more peak into the rear view mirror and there he is - "Santy" and his big brown truck - "OH SHIT!" - I throw the truck into reverse and nail it - throw it in park - jump out and get to the door of "Big Brown" before he can set foor on the walkway to the front door - I grab the box run back to my truck and pull away - I look back over my shoulder to see if "The Warden" is looking out the window, or has noticed anything at all. I'm not even around the corner and a tear the box open to set my eyes on my new pair of Alpinestars GP Pro gloves - then I call home to make sure "it's safe" and to see what for dinner when I get back - damn that was close - she didn't see anything. Convinced that I should break in my gloves as soon as posible I put them on in the truck and drive around to my appointment and wear them back home again. Good thing I didn't have a helmet with me - I may have worn that too.

Diagnoses: Farker's Disease

You know you've got Farkler's Disease when you have to intercept the UPS man before he gets to your front door out of fear for your life.

Feel Free To Add Your Own Symptoms to the list.

 

[Bounce]

Diagnoses: P Whipped

I fixed it for you.

 

[jmarran]

I see more severe symptoms of WHS (Whipped Husband Syndrome) sometimes also known as BHS.

Shoot, I haven't seen someone so whipped since I saw "Roots".



*edit* Damn, Bounce beat me to it. *edit*

 

[Thumperbike]

Seems your disease has 'peeked'.

 

[DE OPPRESSO LIBER]

Cure: P.O. Box

 

[OldBoy123]

Hey VanHarlan

I can relate.

Use to worry about getting in a fight every time I got a package.

Would hope to get it befor wife found out. Just to prevent a fight.

Point is this;

My wife works and spends her money on what ever she wants mostly plants and other woman crap.

I pay the bills with my income. And wife car I paid for it too. Gave a car to my oldest daughter so she could drive to college.

Any way I did not tell her I was purchasing a 2004 FJR. She found out about it when the truck showed up to deliver it to my home. I was at work at time of delivery. My children told me MOMMY was crying.

Yes Im in deep sh--t with wife. But so what. Hell Wish I had a free ride and some one would pay all my bills.

Point is VanHarlan if what you purchase makes you happy. Go for it. After all if she realy loves you she wants you to be happy. And if she don't give a Sh--t about you. Then don't wory about if she is pist off or not.

Life is too short. Just be happy. "Make sure you take care of your children first". If you have kids.

 

[VanHarlan]

It's just funny how obsessed I get over tweaking things on the bike. Normally I'm good for a couple of purchases a year between guitar stuff and a few bike odds and ends. This last month though I've gone on a bender amking "sesible" farkles - hyper-lites - motolights, higher quality riding jackets and gloves, windshield(s), seats - ummm I think that's it. I actually have one more box showing up tomorrow - then I'm done - - - - untill the next group ride I go on and see something else I "need".

Oh and I aquired a Morgan Carb-Tune as well this last month.

 

[VanHarlan]

Any way I did not tell her I was purchasing a 2004 FJR. She found out about it when the truck showed up to deliver it to my home. I was at work at time of delivery.

Wowser! Now that's funny - I wish I could have been there for that delivery.

 

[JimH]

Man, it's a good thing I don't have to hiding bike-related UPS shipments from my wife. I just wish she would let me get a bike...

 

[Fred W]

You know you have the farkler's disease when:

You buy a new farkle that just replaces a previous farkle.

For my FJR I have bought 5 windshields (still have 3), 5 seats (still have 2), 3 rear trunks, 2 communication systems, 2 trunk racks, 2 handlebar risers (have them stacked), 2 tank bags.

Step 1)

My name is Fred and I have FD...

 

[mattster31]

Anyone else see the bigger issue here???

He's DRIVING to work!!!! :confusedsmiley:

What's wrong with your FJR!!!!!!!

 

[otrfjr]

Recently moved, and when it became apparent that accumulated moto paraphernalia would take up an entire closet in the new house that the wife had other plans for, well, it wasn't a pretty moment. My solution: going to get her a bike.

 

[tstaff]

My wife says I have a “Bag Fetish”.

 

[Bounce]

D'ya tell her it was okay because that's why you love her?

 

[Iris]

You know you have the farkler's disease when:You buy a new farkle that just replaces a previous farkle.

For my FJR I have bought 5 windshields (still have 3), 5 seats (still have 2), 3 rear trunks, 2 communication systems, 2 trunk racks, 2 handlebar risers (have them stacked), 2 tank bags.

Step 1)

My name is Fred and I have FD...

That's sooooo funny :yahoo: ........and I am powerless over farkles!

 

[Iris]

Me and Jim were calling the UPS guy "the brown man". When we first got our FJR's, it was like twice a week we were being visited by him.

The Brown Man: It originated from a Dr. Phil episode where this mother was trying to stop spoiling her little girl (who was being spoiled to no end) ....then one day after not seeing the UPS guy for quite some time, the little girl says to her mother, "Mommy, I really miss the brown man."

 

[RadioHowie]

Diagnoses: P Whipped

I fixed it for you.

Gunny to infinity!

 

[ROCK]

I have the same sort of thing and it doesn't always have to deal with the FJR. Its EBAY, FJR stuff, Jeep Stuff, Paint stuff, paint equipment, other mtoorcycle stuff, and the list goes on and on.... I really like it when I get home before my wife as I can just move the items out to the shop, if she does see it. I jsut say "Oh that, I have had that for a while, I don't know why you haven't seen it." Sometimes she catches the box before I get to it and she hands it to me with that look on her face, and I say "WHAT, it must be work stuff".....

I didn't realize it actually had a disease name,

Step 1 ) Hi, my name is Mike and I do also have F.D.

 

[ROCK]

As I have always said though

[SIZE=12pt]"It is easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission......"[/SIZE]