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08-08-2022, 09:46 AM
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Retirement conundrum….
5 weeks in.
How do I explain to my still working from home wife that I need a nap after changing strings on the 12 string?
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Please note: higher than average likelihood that any post by me is going to lean heavily on sarcasm. Just so we’re clear... 
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#2
08-08-2022, 09:59 AM
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lol! If that's your biggest concern than retirement is treating you well.
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08-08-2022, 05:06 PM
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guitars: 1978 Beneteau, 1999 Kronbauer, Yamaha LS-TA, Voyage Air OM Celtic harps: 1994 Triplett Excelle, 1998 Triplett Avalon (the first ever made - Steve Triplett's personal prototype)
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#5
08-08-2022, 05:47 PM
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Wait. Are you saying you’re retired and you changed all 12 strings during this change? It’s confusing. On the one hand I think you deserve a nap after just 6. On the other hand If you’re doing all 12 then I can see why you’d need a nap.
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~~~~~Bird is the Word~~~~~ Martin D-41, Larrivee L-19; Gibson L-130; Taylor 614-ce-L30; R Taylor 2 H&D Custom OM; Bauman 000 Cervantes Crossover I; Kenny Hill 628S; Rainsong Shorty SGA; CA GX Player, Cargo; Alvarez AP70; Stella, 12-string; 2 Ukes; Gibson Mandola; Charango, couple electrics
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#6
08-08-2022, 06:53 PM
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Welcome to the club and no explanation is necessary. Enjoy your retirement! Perhaps it's easier at my house since I just retired in May but my wife has been retired for over a decade.
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#7
08-08-2022, 06:59 PM
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she can't understand... then you have to tune it. the struggle.. it's real!
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#8
08-08-2022, 07:17 PM
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Well my wife worked for seven years after I retired and she never asked me to explain anything. Maybe that will be your case. Unless you are the one to need an explanation for you actions. In which case, tell yourself that you are tired and leave her out of it. I'm serious, if she is going to continue to work, you are going to have to learn to allow her to do so.
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#9
08-08-2022, 07:21 PM
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It's been said that 12-string players spend 15% of their lives restringing their instruments and another 15% just tuning them.
 Congrats and enjoy your retirement!
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#10
08-08-2022, 09:49 PM
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Just wait until she’s on a phone call and sashay your way up to the bedroom. Could be hours before she’ll notice.
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08-09-2022, 07:40 AM
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Welcome to retirement, Slothead.
I'd have posted sooner, but I was napping �� Wife asked me what my plans for the day are. I replied, "Nothing." She states, "That's what you did yesterday. " I thought a moment then said, "But I wasn't finished."
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#15
08-09-2022, 07:56 AM
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I've always done all the routine between-gig/on-site tech work, including string changes... She knows all too well what's involved in 12-string maintenance... No explanation needed... 
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"Mistaking silence for weakness and contempt for fear is the final, fatal error of a fool" - Sicilian proverb (paraphrased)
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