The Good Ole Freap Chat ~ Sequel Part III ~

[mtblujeans]

Maybe you should see if they need more chaperones. It doesn't hurt to ask and I think everybody should try to visit our nation's capital in their lifetime. I had a really good friend that lived there and used to visit at least one weekend a month. I love it and can't wait to take the kids some day.

Great advice! I will ask.

I agree that everyone should get there - there is so much to do in DC, and most of it is free! Although, can you imagine how crazy it will be during inauguration time? Not the best time to site-see.

I am sure you are right. Although I would inform DS he has to be on his best behavior. For me, it might be one of those "no one here knows me" trips.

 

[Maggimus]

Okay guys I need to vent...

AC/DC is coming to my area (well-- not immediate area, but close enough to drive)-- and this is DH's favorite band. He doesn't realize they are on tour... possibly for the last time EVER, and my area concert (NASHVILLE) will be the last stop- so possibly the last concert they ever have.

SO Christmas is coming up and I find out about this concert-- oh... 4 days ago. SOLD OUT. So ive been all over Craigslist and e-bay searching my butt off. Looks like ill be paying $400 for tickets-- but they go up DAILY. People on craigslist are increasing their prices each day.

Im pulling my hair out because i need good seats but they are going like hotcakes. I dont want to end up paying 600 for nosebleed seats.

Honestly- i think thats too much anyway- these people are making a killing off selling tickets like this. However.... people like my husband would LOVE to go.

What do i Do? Anyone had a problem like this?

 

[mtblujeans]

My email account is gmail.com. While I was reading the email notification of your post, I look up and see that gmail is offering this link for concert tickets. I don't have any other advice to offer. Good luck!

 

[Alesia]

My email account is gmail.com. While I was reading the email notification of your post, I look up and see that gmail is offering this link for concert tickets. I don't have any other advice to offer. Good luck!

Don't you love that about gmail???

 

[mtblujeans]

Don't you love that about gmail???

 

[SHAYMARAYSMOM]

Maybe my DD will be there (well, in DC for the inauguration). There is a rumor that their band may be marching in the parade.

That would be so cool

 

[SHAYMARAYSMOM]

Okay guys I need to vent...

AC/DC is coming to my area (well-- not immediate area, but close enough to drive)-- and this is DH's favorite band. He doesn't realize they are on tour... possibly for the last time EVER, and my area concert (NASHVILLE) will be the last stop- so possibly the last concert they ever have.

SO Christmas is coming up and I find out about this concert-- oh... 4 days ago. SOLD OUT. So ive been all over Craigslist and e-bay searching my butt off. Looks like ill be paying $400 for tickets-- but they go up DAILY. People on craigslist are increasing their prices each day.

Im pulling my hair out because i need good seats but they are going like hotcakes. I dont want to end up paying 600 for nosebleed seats.

Honestly- i think thats too much anyway- these people are making a killing off selling tickets like this. However.... people like my husband would LOVE to go.

What do i Do? Anyone had a problem like this?

Maggie
Have you looked at stubhub? Not sure if they would have better prices

 

[Maggimus]

Maggie
Have you looked at stubhub? Not sure if they would have better prices

Too late, but thanks! I bought them off ebay for $400 for both (which was a good deal for that show and arena comprared to what I have been seeing. However.... im in a terrible mood.

After having bought them... i was so excited because I knew DH would be so happy on Christmas-- and for once, my predictable self would be able to surprise him with what I got him for Christmas (which has never happened).

So since i paid via paypal (our debit account)...I knew he would see it on our bank website where he checks our transactions and stuff (DH works in money for a living and is very number oriented). So i had my dad call and tell him that if he saw something suspicious in our account for paypal that it was his gift to DH... (worth $400 ) and not to look at it or worry about it. Well.. what does DH do? Calls me and asks me if I knew that my dad got him AC/DC tickets. UGH! DH goes to the stupid Paypal website and looks to see what it is... and ofcourse, the description was for the tickets. I was so upset, i started balling. The one time i spent a lot of effort into getting him something, trying to be sneaky because either way he would have seen the paypal transaction on the account- DH has go to be nosey and find out what it is.

So I told him I was probably going to sell the tickets. I know, im terrible. But i really wanted to surprise him. He seemed really excited about them... but he shouldn't have snooped. Now i feel like he knows what he is getting on Christmas and he has little to look forward to.

The positive thing is that the ticket prices increase daily for this show and I bought mine fairly cheap... so I think if I do sell them (so I can get DH a gift he might be surprised in-- if he doesnt SNOOP).. that im fairly sure i can get my money back plus make a hefty profit.

So im debating whether to sell them in a few weeks... or just let DH get what he asked for-- nothing to be surprised about because he snooped. He swore if he knew it was from me he wouldnt have looked (yeah right .. he cant stand the unknown)... but since it was from my family... he thought he would take a peak...

 

[Jennifer823]

So im debating whether to sell them in a few weeks... or just let DH get what he asked for-- nothing to be surprised about because he snooped. He swore if he knew it was from me he wouldnt have looked (yeah right .. he cant stand the unknown)... but since it was from my family... he thought he would take a peak...

Gosh, I think I'd be bawling about that too! I'd wait a week or two before I decided what to do about it, cause you're upset right now. I wouldn't say anything else to DH though, until you make up your mind.

 

[pperfectmom]

Maggi-I'd be P.O'd too if I were you. These Freap DH's seem to be pretty ornery this week. Stick him in the cold basement with the rest of them. OT, but you couldn't pay ME $400 to see AC/DC but it does remind me of the Simpsons with Flanders singing "Kindly deeds, done for free..." I've been so annoyed lately because XM Radio replaced one of my favorite channels(Fungus which was punk) with an all AC/DC channel. No advice on what to do. I'd probably still take him but he wouldn't be getting anything else for Christmas.

 

[It's A Happy Day]

Maggie ~ I know your upset and I don't blame you but remember it is something he would absolutely LOVE and tis the season for giving and forgiving I would find a good size box (like a wreath box) and go to the dollar store or walmart and purchase a bunch of fake roses and try to find the party favor glasses with the big noses. Take all the roses off the main stems so it is all loose roses (sometimes they just pop off the stems easily) Scatter the noses around and put the tickets in the middle. When he looks at you with a look tell him the tickets are for "Nosey Rosey!" and he ruined what you thought would be the best surprise gift ever! At least you'll be able to laugh about it later on.

 

[SHAYMARAYSMOM]

Maggie
I would be upset also but do not sell them. DH does that to me all the time. I can never buy him something because he finds out some how. I always tell him if he wants to be 5 years odl and snoop then that his issue not mine. But after all these years I am just used to him doing this.

Maybe you can still surprise him on Christmas with a prego test that says that you are having a baby

 

[Alesia]

Don't you love that about gmail???

I keep trying to convince my FIL to switch to gmail. It would be so much simpler if he didn't have to change his email address every time he gets divorced. He is oddly attached to using outlook express, though.

 

[Maggimus]

Gosh, I think I'd be bawling about that too! I'd wait a week or two before I decided what to do about it, cause you're upset right now. I wouldn't say anything else to DH though, until you make up your mind.

Im glad I dont look like a baby. I swear this has been one of those all day cries. I don't know if im just emotional and my friend is coming to visit soon-- or whether its because I really put extra thought into it, and went the extra mile to keep it from him... and it didnt even last a day.

Maggi-I'd be P.O'd too if I were you. These Freap DH's seem to be pretty ornery this week. Stick him in the cold basement with the rest of them. OT, but you couldn't pay ME $400 to see AC/DC but it does remind me of the Simpsons with Flanders singing "Kindly deeds, done for free..." I've been so annoyed lately because XM Radio replaced one of my favorite channels(Fungus which was punk) with an all AC/DC channel. No advice on what to do. I'd probably still take him but he wouldn't be getting anything else for Christmas.

No joke. Now im stuck with $400 worth of tickets to a band im not even fond of... and feel terrible that Dh had to ruin what was supposed to be a really great thing. I feel terrible because I really thought this would be one of those great surprises. You know how you can just imagine what their face will be like... only now... hes happy and all- but now like it would be had he not thought my parents got it for him, and saw it on the internet first- one month before Christmas.

We have a local channel that plays 2 AC/DC songs back to back every hour. LOL-- I think ive heard every song of theirs a million times.

Maggie ~ I know your upset and I don't blame you but remember it is something he would absolutely LOVE and tis the season for giving and forgiving I would find a good size box (like a wreath box) and go to the dollar store or walmart and purchase a bunch of fake roses and try to find the party favor glasses with the big noses. Take all the roses off the main stems so it is all loose roses (sometimes they just pop off the stems easily) Scatter the noses around and put the tickets in the middle. When he looks at you with a look tell him the tickets are for "Nosey Rosey!" and he ruined what you thought would be the best surprise gift ever! At least you'll be able to laugh about it later on.

I love that idea! Haha. Im not mad at him... I think its more of a hurt issue... and now that he knows- well theres no way to go back in time and make him "not know".

Maggie
I would be upset also but do not sell them. DH does that to me all the time. I can never buy him something because he finds out some how. I always tell him if he wants to be 5 years odl and snoop then that his issue not mine. But after all these years I am just used to him doing this.

Maybe you can still surprise him on Christmas with a prego test that says that you are having a baby

DH and I have been together 5 years now... and ive never been able to surprise him. Im starting to just give up. I know it sounds stupid but I guess I feel as a wife I should be able to bring that smile to his face on Christmas, and suprise him. So i start wondering what im doing wrong... or if this is some sign or something (did i mention im emotional?). One year... I swear I had bought him the best of Will Ferrell (2 seperate dvds). They were just stocking stuffers (but around here you have to wrap stocking stuffers-- if you know what I mean). i wrapped them together, one on top of the other (i didnt even know DH knew they existed..lol). I bought them when I was alone, wrapped them alone, and put them under the tree. I didnt even bring the receipt home... i destroyed it. He came down the stairs, I hadn't left where the tree was... and went right to his new present... shook it.. and says "Best of Will Ferrell DVDS"... If only we could win the lottery on his guessing skills.... or really sneaky snooping skills...

 

[Alesia]

DH and I have been together 5 years now... and ive never been able to surprise him. Im starting to just give up. I know it sounds stupid but I guess I feel as a wife I should be able to bring that smile to his face on Christmas, and suprise him. So i start wondering what im doing wrong... or if this is some sign or something (did i mention im emotional?). One year... I swear I had bought him the best of Will Ferrell (2 seperate dvds). They were just stocking stuffers (but around here you have to wrap stocking stuffers-- if you know what I mean). i wrapped them together, one on top of the other (i didnt even know DH knew they existed..lol). I bought them when I was alone, wrapped them alone, and put them under the tree. I didnt even bring the receipt home... i destroyed it. He came down the stairs, I hadn't left where the tree was... and went right to his new present... shook it.. and says "Best of Will Ferrell DVDS"... If only we could win the lottery on his guessing skills.... or really sneaky snooping skills...

Try not to get too hung up on the date. You did make him really happy, just not on the day you intended.

I do, however, think that he needs to be whacked on the nose with a rolled up newspaper when he gets home.

This will be our 14th Christmas together (God, how is that even possible??? I'm not that old???) I will probably just get him some socks or something. If he's lucky, I will let him eat some of the Christmas candy, too. But not the good stuff.

 

[maddhatir]

Maggie ~ I know your upset and I don't blame you but remember it is something he would absolutely LOVE and tis the season for giving and forgiving

This is just me speaking as a music and band lover.

If my DH was surprising me with tix to my favorite band- and I found out- I would be furious if he took that away from me just b/c it ruined HIS surprise!

So, ITA with IAHD- tis the season.

 

[Maggimus]

This is just me speaking as a music and band lover.

If my DH was surprising me with tix to my favorite band- and I found out- I would be furious if he took that away from me just b/c it ruined HIS surprise!

So, ITA with IAHD- tis the season.

My taking them away wouldnt be as punishment... but rather so I could get him something else... he would like... and be able to have a surprise to look forward to (if thats even possible with him... surprises that is).

Im sure we will end up going. Its easy for me to say that i would sell them-- one because i could get more money, and two-- they arent my favorite band in the world...lol
But for him... im sure we will go

 

[maddhatir]

My taking them away wouldnt be as punishment... but rather so I could get him something else... he would like... and be able to have a surprise to look forward to (if thats even possible with him... surprises that is).

Im sure we will end up going. Its easy for me to say that i would sell them-- one because i could get more money, and two-- they arent my favorite band in the world...lol
But for him... im sure we will go

Oh no, I do not look at is as a punishment at all-I would be more hurt if someone took something away from me that I loved, just to see if they get a "better reaction" from me.

My DH is emotionless when it comes to those things too- I gave up along time ago. We now just get what we really want throughout the year so we are not 2nd guessing ourselves as to what the other will really like.

Let's just say this- if DH REALLY likes, say, a meal he just had. His response to my question, "Did you like your meal?" would be, "It was alright" Now- I KNOW that means he REALLY liked it After 28 years, you just know that is all you are going to get no matter how mad you get

 

[mtblujeans]

What is it about guys and surprises, anywho???

My DH is SO nosey that, if he finds $$$ is gone from our account, he is all over it until he finds out where it went and what it is for. We have had separate checking accounts and credit cards for years because he is such an a$$ about snooping around!! It took me a couple of years to get him to stop opening my mail and credit card bills....and then I had to threaten to do the same to him if he didn't stop!!

If they have to snoop, can't they just keep their mouths shut about what they find!? After all....it is a surprise from somebody!!!

As to the crying all day.... My advice on that is get used to letting it out, my dear. Pregnancy is a regular cry-fest and there is no way I would ever tell someone who feels emotional, and is in the motherly-way, to stuff it! So, start stocking up on the tissues and let the emotions flow!

 

[mdrob214]

My taking them away wouldnt be as punishment... but rather so I could get him something else... he would like... and be able to have a surprise to look forward to (if thats even possible with him... surprises that is).

Im sure we will end up going. Its easy for me to say that i would sell them-- one because i could get more money, and two-- they arent my favorite band in the world...lol
But for him... im sure we will go

What about this: tell him you're selling them and using CASH to buy a replacment gift.(you're gonna have to lie!) Then get something boring like a tie, and wrap them up with it! I bet he's still surprised!