Author Topic: 38 Years Ago I Got Married! (Read 6879 times)

bill440cars · « **on:** January 08, 2009, 02:11:30 PM »

Yep! Thirty Eight Years Ago Today, I got married and we're still going strong!

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2009, 02:13:26 PM »

Happy Aniversary my friend! may you have many MANY more.

kirkn · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2009, 02:57:41 PM »

Outstanding! Congratulations, and many happy returns! This year (September) is our 20th. I'm already saving up for something. Don't know WHAT, yet. I'm sure she'll tell me...

Kirk

nickjtc · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2009, 03:17:11 PM »

I'm in envy! Congratulations Bill.

Rocking-M · « **Reply #4 on:** January 08, 2009, 03:34:40 PM »

Congrats Bill !!!! you got me by 6 years. Our anniversary was on Jan. 1st.

Ecosse · « **Reply #5 on:** January 08, 2009, 04:40:34 PM »

Congratulations Bill!!

I too envy your good fortune, lucky dog.

bill440cars · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2009, 07:22:23 PM »

Thanks guys, It has been quite an experience and we're looking for more.

Hope you all don't mind, I want to share the unique way that we met.

I had just gotten out of the U.S. Air Force on August 18, 1970 and drove my 69' road runnerback home to Little Rock Arkansas from my last base, Hamilton AFB in California. I was out running around one Sunday afternoon in early Sept. and heard a "road runner" horn go "Beep-Beep" (back then when one road runner owner saw another, they would honk that way) and I answered back with my horn in the same way. I happened to be sitting in a Shoney's Big Boy in the "Drive-in" area and another road runner shot into the slot next to where I was (like to have scared the crap out of me). It was Brenda (now my wife), we talked for a bit and then we both left. After she was out of sight, I felt so stupid, I had not gotten her name, her phone number orher address!

Now, Little Rock was a pretty big place back then (much less now) and I looked for her every evening after work and on weekends for an entire MONTH! I even had a buddy (who was what we called a rent-a-cop) who worked at McDonalds to keep the cars moving and not let them block the drivethru, who helped me look for her. Well, after a month, I was checking with my buddy one day to see if he'd seen her and he pointed to a car on the access road that crossed behind where we were. I looked and it was her. I had to go around the block just to get to where she was and by then she was gone. I just drove in the direction that I had hoped she would go and, after a while, I saw her up ahead of me. I caught her, got her to pull over, got the info I needed, followed her home, made a date with her and the rest is history! We were a "2 road runner" family til we realized that we couldn't afford both car payments just yet. Hers was a 69' 2dr hdtp metallic gold with a white top (even though it's red in this photo (also shown in this photo, is the New76' Volare' road runner I bought her later on)

Mine was a 69' 2dr sedan that was "Petty" blue with a black vinyl top and ET Uni-lug wheels

Hope I haven't bored anyone, but that's the way we got started.

gregory1975 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2009, 07:32:05 PM »

Congrats! It's good to see examples of couples who do stay together. I like the red better BTW

DRam · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2009, 07:39:15 PM »

Congratulations to the two of you. Hope you have many more.

HavocTurbo · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2009, 07:49:25 PM »

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BILL!!!!!!

bill440cars · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2009, 08:59:29 PM »

Well thank you guys, and Havoc, I sure wish you'd have made your post so that it would have stood out, at least somewhat!

I thought I was going to have to put SUN GLASSES on, just to read it!

Thanks again you all. So far, Knock on Wood, I haven't missed one yet!

So Far!

When this thing with my Dad, really kicked in (July 27th 2008, Brenda kept things going while I was going back and forth and staying down there some nights. And bear in mind that we only have one vehicle on the road (so far). Situations like that can put a pretty good strain on a marriage and speaking of a pretty good strain, some marriages don't last when there is a child with medical problems either. We managed through our Daughter's 17 years and 1 months' worth of Seizures and a few other of our Daughter's medical problems as well. I was blessed with a mighty good woman, a great Daughter and a Dad who kept after me until he convinced me to get a Civil Service Job that was tied with the Army Reserves that kept the bills paid and provided me with adequate Leave time so I could be with our Daughter when needed and still get paid. Oh, we've had our problems, but we've been there when we've needed to be (and then some).

BTW, my heart goes out to those who've had problems in marriage also. Sometimes it just isn't meant to be, I suppose.

78 k550 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2009, 09:00:23 PM »

woohoo.
and ready for another 38.

Paul

Ecosse · « **Reply #12 on:** January 08, 2009, 10:16:14 PM »

AAAAAHHhhhhh!!! Havoc I'm blinded!

Bill that is the coolest story! Partly because there's not one, but two Road Runners in it. Oh, and that whole romance thing too. A girl with a Road Runner... be still my heart.

My first car (at 14) was a '68 hard top, gold, 323 Sure Grip, auto, horn intact. No girl.

Seriously, your story is inspiring. I'll tip a glass to ya both... this weekend.

bill440cars · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2009, 05:20:28 AM »

Quote from: gregory1975 on January 08, 2009, 07:32:05 PM

Congrats! It's good to see examples of couples who do stay together. I like the red better BTW

Thanks Gregory, Couples with longevity don't seem to be as many any more and it's too bad. Bear in mind, I'm not getting on my "high horse", I wish more folks could manage it, but they are the only ones who know why they didn't make it.

I liked it in Red better too. It was sitting in a grocery store parking lot one day and a Pontiac rolled into it (there was a pretty good incline and some distance involved), so there was some body and paint damage. I talked Brenda into letting me get it painted Red, when the Body shop guy said that he could give it a "Jam Up Job" with a decent price!

You see, this one was her's and it was her 1st car (by that time, I had traded in my VW "The Thing", so she could get the new 76' road runner)!

bill440cars · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2009, 05:31:25 AM »

Quote from: Ecosse on January 08, 2009, 10:16:14 PM

AAAAAHHhhhhh!!! Havoc I'm blinded!

Bill that is the coolest story! Partly because there's not one, but two Road Runners in it. Oh, and that whole romance thing too. A girl with a Road Runner... be still my heart.

My first car (at 14) was a '68 hard top, gold, 323 Sure Grip, auto, horn intact. No girl.

Seriously, your story is inspiring. I'll tip a glass to ya both... this weekend.

Fourteen and a 68' road runner?

I'd have thought I'd died and gone to Heaven!

They bring pretty Big Bucks Now!

After we were down to a 1 road runner family, a girl friend of Brenda's had a dark blue 66' Dodge Charger she wanted to sell ( I had previously had a sharp Red 66' Charger that I traded for my 69' road runner and was shortly afterwards very sick that I had) and we managed to pick up on that one.

HondanutRider · « **Reply #15 on:** January 09, 2009, 05:56:08 AM »

Congratulations Brenda & Bill!!!

Wonderful story and nice to hear that you have all those good memories. This June we will be celebrating our 39th. Our first meeting at university wasn't quite as exciting as yours, but part of our special bond was that she didn't mind that I rode a motorcycle. It was a 1962 Honda Super Hawk that I still have! She got to like riding pillion and we had many great experiences on that bike. Then along comes a family and all, but eventually things get back to just us and the dogs. So at her suggestion I get a new cruiser and back into riding, and pretty soon she's insisting that I trade-up to a new 1800 Goldwing because she likes that pillion a lot better. (BTW did you guys ever get to keep one of those "first cars"? After graduating, and before getting married, I got my first 4-wheel - an Austin Healey 3000 that we still own! It was much better than the bike for taking the family - wife, 3 kids and dog - for Sunday rides.)

tramp · « **Reply #16 on:** January 09, 2009, 06:15:05 AM »

thirty years this feb
she love to ride on the bike, she just won't fall off

Soos · « **Reply #17 on:** January 09, 2009, 06:43:52 AM »

Quote from: bill440cars on January 08, 2009, 02:11:30 PM

Yep! Thirty Eight Years Ago Today, I got married and we're still going strong!

Must be, you're posting things on the internet ON YOUR ANNIVERSARY!!

38 years? Congrats!
She still got that look in her eyes?

l8r

bill440cars · « **Reply #18 on:** January 09, 2009, 08:47:53 AM »

Quote from: HondanutRider on January 09, 2009, 05:56:08 AM

Congratulations Brenda & Bill!!!

Wonderful story and nice to hear that you have all those good memories. This June we will be celebrating our 39th. Our first meeting at university wasn't quite as exciting as yours, but part of our special bond was that she didn't mind that I rode a motorcycle. It was a 1962 Honda Super Hawk that I still have! She got to like riding pillion and we had many great experiences on that bike. Then along comes a family and all, but eventually things get back to just us and the dogs. So at her suggestion I get a new cruiser and back into riding, and pretty soon she's insisting that I trade-up to a new 1800 Goldwing because she likes that pillion a lot better. (BTW did you guys ever get to keep one of those "first cars"? After graduating, and before getting married, I got my first 4-wheel - an Austin Healey 3000 that we still own! It was much better than the bike for taking the family - wife, 3 kids and dog - for Sunday rides.)

Outstanding!!!!!! Actually, I didn't manage to keep any of the cars and the only vehicle I've got, that has some pretty good age to it AND memories is my 1st bike that my Dad reworked for me. It's a 56' (or 57'?) Jawa 50cc Pioneer hat was originally built like a Moped (but w/o pedals), that my Dad reworked to look more like a motorcycle (only smaller). I hope to bring it back to life, only I don't still have the BSA Bantam gas tank and 20" bicycle fenders that were on it originally.

And that's too bad but I did come across a brand new (what I think used to be called a "peanut tank") gas tank that used to be bought for choppers and you had to make and weld on your own mounts. Still kinda looking for a set of the 20" chrome bicycle fenders though. I'll need to rering the piston (it's a 2stroke) and get some tires (it's still got the original 50's factory 16" tires on it. Yeah, things got pretty tight and we had to let the old cars go, as much as we hated to. Then in 1978, Karla (our Daughter) was born and at the age of 11months, she started having seizures and the old 69' road runner (her's, that got painted red) had to go to help with the bills. Even with me working Civil Service, Brenda working AND having good Government Health Insurance, our medical and drug bills were UP THERE! But, ya do what ya gotta do, you know? It would have been nice if we could have kept one of those runners and cool if we could have kept both, but I've got Brenda and Karla and that's Cool.

Ecosse · « **Reply #19 on:** January 09, 2009, 09:57:57 AM »

Quote from: bill440cars on January 09, 2009, 05:31:25 AM

Quote from: Ecosse on January 08, 2009, 10:16:14 PM
AAAAAHHhhhhh!!! Havoc I'm blinded!

Bill that is the coolest story! Partly because there's not one, but two Road Runners in it. Oh, and that whole romance thing too. A girl with a Road Runner... be still my heart.

My first car (at 14) was a '68 hard top, gold, 323 Sure Grip, auto, horn intact. No girl.

Seriously, your story is inspiring. I'll tip a glass to ya both... this weekend.

Fourteen and a 68' road runner? I'd have thought I'd died and gone to Heaven! They bring pretty Big Bucks Now!

After we were down to a 1 road runner family, a girl friend of Brenda's had a dark blue 66' Dodge Charger she wanted to sell ( I had previously had a sharp Red 66' Charger that I traded for my 69' road runner and was shortly afterwards very sick that I had) and we managed to pick up on that one.

i didn't know what it was when i bought it. all my friend's older brothers were chevy heads but i saw 383 and thought it may be a big block as it was close to 396.

after, i crammed by reading up... read about the superstock class c. early 60's. got it by working after school and summers- $400; only kid in middle school w/ a car!

i love the '66 charger, split rear seat, electric razor grill and all. great looking car, sucked at daytona. i had a '65 barracuda w/ the 4bbl. 273, a/c am/fm radio, tinted windows. texas car. had the fold down seat and back like the charger and the big window for "romantic" starry nights.

geez, another girl with a mopar. i grew up in the wrong town/decade. kudos to you my friend.

nickjtc · « **Reply #20 on:** January 09, 2009, 10:37:43 AM »

So, Bill, if you could encapsulate your marital success down to one thing, what would it be?

kirkn · « **Reply #21 on:** January 09, 2009, 11:18:10 AM »

Quote from: nickjtc on January 09, 2009, 10:37:43 AM

So, Bill, if you could encapsulate your marital success down to one thing, what would it be?

Yes, dear!

Well, technically, I guess that would be TWO words...

cb750k7 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 09, 2009, 11:30:00 AM »

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A great story. Come to think of it, in two months I will be celebrating my 30Th wedding anniversary...

Jona

dusterdude · « **Reply #23 on:** January 09, 2009, 11:43:29 AM »

bill,congrats and cool charger,i used to have one with a 383

nickjtc · « **Reply #24 on:** January 09, 2009, 12:14:06 PM »

Quote from: kirkn on January 09, 2009, 11:18:10 AM

Yes, dear!

'Yes dear' may be construed as being a bit condescending (women are good at construing, you know).

How about 'You are right dear, how could I have possibly thought otherwise?', closely followed by 'Let's eat out.'

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Author Topic: 38 Years Ago I Got Married! (Read 6879 times)

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