LOL, point taken. Sometimes it just takes more time to reach the destination. That's why there are so many incomplete projects, or teardowns like the '70 Vette my dad just bought. It's in boxes, he's not getting any enjoyment out of it because he is not a do-it-yourselfer.

Some of the best quality time I enjoy is with my ten year old daughter helping me work on the cars, or being my car show buddy. She's very much into them. My son isn't, but that's okay. We spend time together on other things, right now it's learning to drive proficiently.

I don't have extra money or time to spend on movies, videos, dinners out, new stereos and TVs, fancy duds, magazine subscriptions or most other things. I have found I don't miss them at all. When my budget won't let me work on the car, it waits patiently, and best of all I can enjoy what I've invested in it for a long time to come.