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Wifes thoughts on my call practice

Started by strum, February 11, 2022, 03:54:29 PM

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CntrlPAlongbeard

You're a lucky man. I worry for the safety of my calls when my wife is alone.
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ferocious calls

My wife kept pounding on the floor and yelling down the steps for me to stop the noise when I first started call making.

Fast forward a few months when I returned from a show and handed her a pile of cash. She asked, "what's this for" I said, " you mean what is that from". " All the noise you complained about". Never heard another word of it. She now has her own 8 call case and can tell me which one I am playing by sound. No kidd. I have caught her playing them when she didn't know I was home.

EZ

Quote from: wchadw on February 14, 2022, 01:06:33 PM
I gave a trumpet to my 3 kids to practice on around the house. My wife hates me


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Buy them all crow calls for Christmas....she'll be more than happy to hear those turkey calls again. Everything is relevant.

Spitten and drummen

My wife has a uncanny nack of totally blocking my calling out. We can be in the same room and she never says a word. Then again , she claims that I only hear what I want to hear when she is talking to me.
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callmakerman

Being a call maker, my wife puts up with a lot. I'm always running calls of all types. I know when she's had enough because she will start threatening to snap lids, strikers and trumpets. I hide them away for a bit then start in again and have never had a call broken. LOL

Harty

It gives her an excuse to go shopping. She's usually had enough when I'm calling and the Beagle starts howling along with me. I get BOOTED outside when she deems the weather nice enough and believe me the weather is marginal at best.

callmakerman

Quote from: Harty on February 19, 2022, 11:16:59 AM
It gives her an excuse to go shopping. She's usually had enough when I'm calling and the Beagle starts howling along with me. I get BOOTED outside when she deems the weather nice enough and believe me the weather is marginal at best.
Yea mine tells me to go out in the garage. To damn cold for that now. So, practice is inside.

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Yoder409

Quote from: callmakerman on February 19, 2022, 11:23:53 AMYea mine tells me to go out in the garage. To damn cold for that now. So, practice is inside.

I just go to the garage to start with.  My Mrs. doesn't gripe about calls being run in the house.  But the garage is where all my calls are anyways and it's pretty comfy there, so............ 
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Moh20

I just got another trumpet last week my wife said it would have to be surgically removed if she heard one more yelp. I'll have to move to my truck the garage is awful cold.

HillclimberWV

I just put a wood stove in my shop to try to save my wife's sanity. Between the wingbone I'm trying to master and me dipping my toes into box call making, she has put up with a lot this winter. My operation will me moving out of the basement to a more secluded location.
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Gooserbat

Try practicing at 3:00 am and see how much she appreciates it.
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bobk

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When my wife has heard enough Turkey calls. She will said something like I thought you said you needed to go to the hardware store. Another favorite  is sending me outside to take the dog for a walk.

Bowguy

I look at it as a bonus. They get away from you as soon as you pull calls out ! Aaah peace!!!

It reminds me of this chick I dated one time. God bless her she's passed now but she had these parrots. They made all kind of sounds. Even cried like her daughters baby. For the life of me I tried teaching them Turkey sounds. Woulda been awesome to walk in and hear a parrot yelping. Woulda drove her nuts even when I wasn't there. Never did accomplish it and they never would even try. I should tried them, as cutlets.

rong

My wife thinks my calls are beautiful and bought a curio cabinet to put them in for display so everyone who visits can see them. She also believes that calls should be seen, not heard! When a turkey,duck, or goose call comes out of the cabinet it's  Banishment to the garage or outside! I comply. "Happy wife, happy life"