Before I get to my wife's part in this post, here is some back ground about both of us. I have been coding for 9 years, out of college for 7 years. The wife is an interior decorator, no degree. She is beautiful, intelligent and ambitious. We meet a little over three years ago and our third anniversary is coming up in two months. Our relationship had been going downhill. I admit to exaggerating my income potential at the first company. This second company pays better but takes more time, a lot more. We make pretty good money but seem to always need more.

Several weeks ago, while having dinner with my wife's best friend and her husband, the subject of Y2k came up again. Dan and I work at the same place and were very concerned about the Y2k fallout. Both wives were reluctantly going along with our preparations. Neither one would go to the firing range for gun lessons or read any y2k info. on their own. They had made remarks about how much money we were spending. All that changed after this Y2k discussion.

Dan's wife, Carla, is a realtor. She had been talking about the 'grand' houses on the market in her area and my wife commented rather sarcastically that "we would move in one of those big mansions next century, like mid-century"

The words just popped out of my mouth -- "January, 2000 would be better. Carla, how many of those beautiful homes are occupied by just an older married couple? If Y2k goes to a 10, how long would a typical rich old couple last? We could offer them security and longer life in exchange for their home.

That is where it started and since then our marriage has taken on a new dimension, all the way around! The girls have spent several hundred rounds at the gun range, know how to disassmble/reassemble their weapons (Choate customized Mini-14s) and can name what is located where in their Alice pack.

We have a schedule now. Two weekends a month (Sats.) Carla and my wife look at homes in rural areas that might meet their increasing higher standards of what they would settle for. Once they have found the homes that meet the physical and geographical reguirements, they will research the owners. If the home owners are older, relative isolated, unprepared for Y2k, etc. good. If not we will keep looking. There is more to finding the right place than it first appears. It has developed into passion for my wife.

The other weekends have been spent hiking, trail-biking, gun show, Y2k show, and she wears her camos/combat boots around the apartment.

We started considering homes in the $500k to 1mil range at first. Now looking more towards the $5mil and up homes but we are of the opinion now that a third couple would be necessary. So we are looking for a special couple and that is the main reason I am posting.

Interested couples could responed to this post with a little background and personal desires. Correct Email address is not recommended. Moralist will be ignored. Suggestions for a successful 'housewarming' are welcome. Dallas/Ft.Worth area residents required.

-- TiredGeek (Dallas@upandout.net), May 29, 1999

Answers

WARNING: DON'T FEED EVEN THE SIMPLEST TROLLS.

-- Gotcha? (DFWcpr-maybe?@HaHa.com), May 29, 1999.

wow, what *are* those trolls smoking?

Arlin

-- Arlin H. Adams (ahadams@ix.netcom.com), May 29, 1999.

This guy make me sick to my stomach. Troll Alert?? Or is this a true predator, of the worst sort?

TiredGeek, why not just keep a watch on their house @ 01/01/2000, and when/if major disruptions occur, make your move, kill the old farts off, and move in? That sounds more consonant with your level of moral development.

How about making THEM an offer of house-sharing? That way, if TSHTF, everyone wins.

Unbelieveable post, either way...

-- Spindoc' (spindoc_99_2000@yahoo.com), May 29, 1999.

Spot the brain cell.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), May 29, 1999.

Yeah, I know,

I'm the gullible sort, with certain easy buttons to push.

The thing is, I've met far too many of these sorts of diseased personalities to be immune to the need for quick response.

Guilty as charged,

-- Spindoc' (spindoc_99_2000@yahoo.com), May 29, 1999.

Beautiful Wife and Beautiful Home. Thats Beautiful, simply Beautiful. Y'all are on the downward cycle of your relationship....hmmmmmm... ....the hook missed troll

-- Feller (feller@wanna.help), May 29, 1999.

"If Y2k goes to a 10, how long would a typical rich old couple last? We could offer them security and longer life in exchange for their home."

Nothing inherently wrong with that. Regardless of this guy's relationship with his wife, the above offer is not out of line with capitalistic/libertarian principles. Would you rather have the old couple not have the choice of making this kind of deal?

-- Doug Platt (dplatt@ptialaska.net), May 29, 1999.

There is a big white house on Pennsylvania Ave that might interest you! The current occupants will be needing someone to cover their backsides about then. If either of you is of Chinese descent, they may already have a room waiting for you.

-- (snowleopard6@webtv.net), May 29, 1999.

The troll tip-off was a computer guy bragging of a beautiful wife.

-- A (A@AisA.com), May 29, 1999.

Nice one A!

-- humpty (no.6@thevillage.com), May 29, 1999.

HEY, A! Sweetie's a computer guy and I was runner-up in a beauty contest in my younger days, did some modeling too. Don't you knock us geek wives! I'm not drop-dead beautiful, but I ain't no ugly

-- Old Git either (anon@spamproblems.com), May 29, 1999.

Me too, blush...

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), May 29, 1999.

I don't think this is such a bad idea, The couple would be saved and you didn't have to spend a fortune for the perfect retreat. Except I would probably pick a family to save on some acreage near a big lake with lots of fish a a clear mountain river too in a beautiful area.

-- anom (anom@anom.com), May 29, 1999.

Thinks "I think I'll go save the Playboy mansion..."

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), May 29, 1999.

Find a big house with a big fireplace. Trading protection for a nice place to live isn't a bad idea, but I would rather protect a nice ranch house with cattle, chickens and a garden than a mansion with a pool, big screen TV and Subzero refrigerator.

-- Bill (y2khippo@yahoo.com), May 29, 1999.

Even though this may be the work of a troll, it still sends a chill up my spine. There are plenty of great people living in this country, but it's not too hard to envision this kind of garbage lurking. Where I previously wondered about the merits of gun ownership, my mind's changing fast.

-- Gia (Laureltree7@hotmail.com), May 29, 1999.

To TiredGeek...

Your marriage is still going downhill...if you are going to base the stability of your relationship on whether or not your wife gets a million dollar mansion, what are you going to do when the third-world poverty stricken section of Dallas comes and vandalizes and burns the mansions to the ground...even if it doesn't come to that extreme, if you don't keep your wife in materially affluent happiness, she'll probably be replacing you for someone who can...

-- Texas Terri (DeepInTheHeart@Texas.com), May 29, 1999.

Hey, we don't live close enough but this "Saver" approach has it's appeal. In the meantime --- Sounds like a great movie script!

I can visualize it now. Carla is played be Eva Latiosa (Playmate Sept65, a cajun beauty. My wife is DeeDee Lind, (PlaymateMay66), a blond bombshell. We let Burt Reynolds stand around as Dan. Of course me is me.

The movie starts showing what real men and women should look like, not the eunuchs and tom boys shown today. After a few beach scenes, fast forward to 20 Dec. 1999, panic and collapse has arrived, and the foursome is kicking ass to protect the Mansion located on a ranch with a lake, garden, horse stables, airplane and swimming pool.

Day 24 and the guns are quite. Unfortunately, the original owners got caught in the line of fire and perished.

DeeDee and I are standing on the front porch, by the 30 foot columns, admiring the mountain view. I say, " Wished this had happened in '69' instead of '99'.

She looks up at me, smiles and says " Guess what you get for Christmas?"

We both turn and run up the forty foot stairway.

Yep! Great movie!!

-- Tall,Dark,HandsomeDreamer (Wife@Enjoyedit.com), May 29, 1999.

This thread is an insult to anyone with integrity

-- Feller (feller@wanna.help), May 29, 1999.

OK feller, when you get hungry lets see how satisfying integrity is. We have laughed at this thread for more than any other thread, and yes why not a movie ? Bets a lot of the media garbage on now. I think you are lacking in imagination and slightly envious.

-- Pragmatist (Human@Natureobserver.com), May 29, 1999.

Hello TG. Live in the right area, want more than we will ever afford, hubbie works for food chain -assit. mgn. and I can do all sorts of things. No kids. Both 28. Would like a place in North east texas. Like the idea of making a movie about y2k to make some money just in case it does not go to a 10. I got experience as a actress too. Maybe a problem. Hubbie was a KKK member but saw the light when he met me. I am part afro-american. Are you bigots?

-- Dallasite (question@fromdfw.com), May 29, 1999.

Mr Pragmatist: I don't want to seem defensive, BUT, I have plenty of food and water and my imagination is wild and my creative capacity is along the lines of a true pioneer. I simply think people who put any value in sharing how beautiful their wife is and sharing their greedy dreams are a little OT. Sure, my 5,000 square ft. home may be a little large and even the fact it is paid for from day one since i built it myself, doesn't put me into the category you think I belong. I think it is time to go back into lurk mode for a while so I can get to know some of these jerk offs a little better and formulate a better opinion, somehow, someway. I simply think alot of these narcissistic types really give this forum a bad name.

-- Feller (feller@wanna.help), May 29, 1999.

Old Git: Well, there's always the exception that "proves the rule."
;)

-- A (A@AisA.com), May 30, 1999.