Blackmarket
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He always told me" if it ain't broke don't fix it". Well....I never listened to him then and I sure as hell don't now. I tear things apart all the time to improve them or increase speed and power.
What your Dad taught you,
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Toxictom
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Live and let live! That is one thing my father used to say that immediately jumped into my mind. It has stuck with me and I think it is pretty darn good advice.
Shady Oaks Garage
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my dad has taught me a lot over the years
Mechanics
plumbing
electrical
woodworking
he also taught me to work every day as he did
I am thankful he is still around and hope for many more years
Mechanics
plumbing
electrical
woodworking
he also taught me to work every day as he did
I am thankful he is still around and hope for many more years
DanielC99
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Taught me how to sweat copper pipe fittings. I'm surprised at how many people don't know how to do that. Also taught me and my best friend what to do and how to know when a woman is ready, but I suppose that is for another forum.
He's been gone since 1988. I still miss him.
He's been gone since 1988. I still miss him.
My dad isn't a mechanic, or a handyman; he is an intellect. He taught me how to think, how to speak, how to observe and how to analyze. My grandfather taught me how to use my hands, my father taught me how to use my mind.
RoscoTom
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"Don't half-*** it"
"Get your hands out of your pockets!"
"You have to be smarter than your tools"
That last one was after I smashed my thumb, then blamed the "stupid" hammer.
Tom
"Get your hands out of your pockets!"
"You have to be smarter than your tools"
That last one was after I smashed my thumb, then blamed the "stupid" hammer.
Tom
Red Voodoo
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My dad taught me the proper way to use a hammer and a handsaw.
He taught me how to stick with a job until it's done.
And he showed me that Alzheimer's Disease is cruel.
He taught me how to stick with a job until it's done.
And he showed me that Alzheimer's Disease is cruel.
thool
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My grandfather had a great sense of humor, and much of that is still with me. At an early age:
You should always complement women. Like if you're dancing, say something nice, like, "You don't sweat much for a fat girl."
Or if you see a guy with an ugly woman, "She must be one helluva cook."
You should always complement women. Like if you're dancing, say something nice, like, "You don't sweat much for a fat girl."
Or if you see a guy with an ugly woman, "She must be one helluva cook."
Lost mine shortly after his 90th birthday last year, died May 18 2016 WWII vet. He was completely blown away that I drove 3000 miles to come to his birthday party. He taught me to be frugal and to work for something if I wanted it. He also told me if you change your oil and don't overheat your cars you won't have much trouble with them.
greenjeepers
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Unfortunately I am on the counter side for the most part.
My old man was so engrossed in my mother's alcoholism, he didn't have too much time for his kids. He was an officer in the USAF and we moved often, a few times because of my mother's behavior.
He did teach about maintaining vehicles and doing as much maintenance around the house as possible.
Then, after divorcing my mother, he had to wait until all his kids were out of the house, he married a woman that has all of the alcoholic traits except drinking. She damn near killed him.
I vowed to be different, I never missed an event for my daughter and we see each other at least once a week. My daughter is just over 30. My first marriage didn't last too long but the current one is forever. I did not get any information on life that was worth a damn, except the families of alcoholics are a mess. It took many years of counseling to get where I am today.
I love the old man, but no real relationship.
My dad is still hanging in there at 86. We talk every few months, but we are on different sides of the country.
My old man was so engrossed in my mother's alcoholism, he didn't have too much time for his kids. He was an officer in the USAF and we moved often, a few times because of my mother's behavior.
He did teach about maintaining vehicles and doing as much maintenance around the house as possible.
Then, after divorcing my mother, he had to wait until all his kids were out of the house, he married a woman that has all of the alcoholic traits except drinking. She damn near killed him.
I vowed to be different, I never missed an event for my daughter and we see each other at least once a week. My daughter is just over 30. My first marriage didn't last too long but the current one is forever. I did not get any information on life that was worth a damn, except the families of alcoholics are a mess. It took many years of counseling to get where I am today.
I love the old man, but no real relationship.
My dad is still hanging in there at 86. We talk every few months, but we are on different sides of the country.
nynexit
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Don't stay mad ......
Start your project early Saturday so you can break for the game and wait out the heat - finish in the evening
Respect your equipment, it will return the favor
Character , integrity, courage , respect.
If it flys, floats or fuc*s. - rent it
Wealth and money can be 2 different things .
No one regrets saving
Quality used is better then new junk
If they have to "sell" it , you likely don't "need" it.
The answer to "why" is usually lawyers and marketing .
There are others , I'll think about it [emoji3]
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Start your project early Saturday so you can break for the game and wait out the heat - finish in the evening
Respect your equipment, it will return the favor
Character , integrity, courage , respect.
If it flys, floats or fuc*s. - rent it
Wealth and money can be 2 different things .
No one regrets saving
Quality used is better then new junk
If they have to "sell" it , you likely don't "need" it.
The answer to "why" is usually lawyers and marketing .
There are others , I'll think about it [emoji3]
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cherrybomb
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My Dad never had never much money to spend.But he always had time to spend with me.Time with him was special.From him I learned so much about life,how to work hard,show respect,hang with good people,show a lot of pride in whatever your doing.I'm retired now,my garage is my hobby.I reward myself with the time and good tools,to do things.I often,when working,ask myself"How would Dad do it"?His positive influence is still with me.20 years ago,My Dad and my best friend,gone but not forgotten.
willy (traer)
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Good read - I think I'll call my Dad right now!
General Geoff
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I could write a book about what my dad taught me.
People lament the fact that most children these days grow up without a reliable father figure. My dad was the textbook definition of reliable father. He worked hard to bring home enough money to keep a roof over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and cars in the driveway. He was and still is an incredibly diligent worker, doing maintenance and repairs and building stuff even on his days off. I joke to him about how he's going to build a skyscraper to fill his free time once he retires. Despite this, he always made time to spend with me and my sister while we grew up. In short, he taught me everything it means to be a man.
I'm 32 now, and while my parents live 500 miles away, I still go to see them at least once a year and talk with my dad once a week or so. We also text each other with questions and pictures and all manner of stuff throughout the week. We're very close, and while I hope the day is still a few decades away, I know a large part of me will be gone without him.
People lament the fact that most children these days grow up without a reliable father figure. My dad was the textbook definition of reliable father. He worked hard to bring home enough money to keep a roof over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and cars in the driveway. He was and still is an incredibly diligent worker, doing maintenance and repairs and building stuff even on his days off. I joke to him about how he's going to build a skyscraper to fill his free time once he retires. Despite this, he always made time to spend with me and my sister while we grew up. In short, he taught me everything it means to be a man.
I'm 32 now, and while my parents live 500 miles away, I still go to see them at least once a year and talk with my dad once a week or so. We also text each other with questions and pictures and all manner of stuff throughout the week. We're very close, and while I hope the day is still a few decades away, I know a large part of me will be gone without him.
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Greeny
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"It only costs a nickle more to go first class".
I never understood that....
I never understood that....
My dad taught me to always lock a car door from the outside, when you used to have to use a key, so you would never lock the keys in the car. With the newer key fobs I still press the lock button from outside the car. With the newest proximity, auto-unlock, keys I guess it really isn't an issue any longer.
Nowadays, all letter sized things go first class. In the olden days, you could send a letter first class or parcel post. In other words don't cheap out.
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metschers
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My Dad was a great father, teacher, and my best friend. He taught me most everything I know today. I remember one Christmas, I got a brand new craftsman jigsaw. My mother about flipped out.....I was in the third grade. He always showed me how to be safe. (I still have all my fingers.) He taught me everything from woodworking to auto mechanics and life in general.
Although we only had a short seventeen years together before he passed. I will never forget all he taught me and the life lessons that have followed.
I really miss him.
P.s.
He always told me...."You're known by the company you keep."
Also..."If you're big enough to get in, you're big enough to get out."
Although we only had a short seventeen years together before he passed. I will never forget all he taught me and the life lessons that have followed.
I really miss him.
P.s.
He always told me...."You're known by the company you keep."
Also..."If you're big enough to get in, you're big enough to get out."
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lowbucktruck
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Dad taught me the value of a hard day's work. That man would work from sun up until sun down. I owe my work ethic to him.
cpttuna
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work ethic and he only said things once. But then again you learned a lot when you grew up on a tobacco farm in Tennessee in 1905
timbitca
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My grandfather was a heavy equipment operator most of his life (including time spent building the DEW Line).
He taught me (along with most everything) "When you take a break, so should your machine". Never park your tractor with implements or buckets in the air.
He taught me (along with most everything) "When you take a break, so should your machine". Never park your tractor with implements or buckets in the air.
edcantu9
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He did't teach me much. I do remember though that he taught me not everything is black and white and their is always some leeway. A gray area.
samss
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Dad taught me a lot. "Get the right tool for the job and it'll go much easier" and "Think about where your knuckles will end up when the wrench slips"
orangeblood
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1. where there is a will, there is a way
2. be you and nobody else
3. take care of your mother
4. you'll know many people but you can count your friends on one hand
5. the United States of America is the greatest country on earth
6. tell the truth
2. be you and nobody else
3. take care of your mother
4. you'll know many people but you can count your friends on one hand
5. the United States of America is the greatest country on earth
6. tell the truth
toddoky
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To be a better father and a husband by doing the exact opposite of what he did
mjchamp
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If you are just on-time you are late. Never hurts to be there 5 min early. (I just wish my wife would abide by that rule of thinking)
joseywales
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Winning isn't everything:
Dad was a haggler for sure. He threw nickels around like manhole covers. So when he went to buy a used station wagon, I knew it would be interesting. I wasn't there, but when he got home, he bragged about how he hated the doughnut spare tires and won the debate to get them to include a regular sized spare and rim.
Fast forward, we're deer hunting in upstate PA. The one side of the mountain was real slick. So much so, we pulled over and decide to put chains on. Not a hug deal, because dad was a planner and the spare already had a chain on it. So we only need to add chains to one of our tires.
Man, we got out of the wagon, it was like Keystone Cops. It was so slick, you could barely stand and my brother and I fell numerous times. Now, you have to imagine. Our wagon is partially hanging over the edge of a VERY steep hill. It's we ended up, before we could get the chains on. How you have to imagine how tense that was for dad, and here's an 11 year old (me), slipping, falling, and laughing his a$$ off the entire time.
So dad gets the wagon jacked up, and we roll over the full size spare tire. As dad attempts to put the spare on, you could hear him scream curses from across ten valleys. You see, a Ford spare doesn't exactly line up on a Chevy wagon...
"...I feel like I'm winnin, when I'm losing again..." G.L.
Dad was a haggler for sure. He threw nickels around like manhole covers. So when he went to buy a used station wagon, I knew it would be interesting. I wasn't there, but when he got home, he bragged about how he hated the doughnut spare tires and won the debate to get them to include a regular sized spare and rim.
Fast forward, we're deer hunting in upstate PA. The one side of the mountain was real slick. So much so, we pulled over and decide to put chains on. Not a hug deal, because dad was a planner and the spare already had a chain on it. So we only need to add chains to one of our tires.
Man, we got out of the wagon, it was like Keystone Cops. It was so slick, you could barely stand and my brother and I fell numerous times. Now, you have to imagine. Our wagon is partially hanging over the edge of a VERY steep hill. It's we ended up, before we could get the chains on. How you have to imagine how tense that was for dad, and here's an 11 year old (me), slipping, falling, and laughing his a$$ off the entire time.
So dad gets the wagon jacked up, and we roll over the full size spare tire. As dad attempts to put the spare on, you could hear him scream curses from across ten valleys. You see, a Ford spare doesn't exactly line up on a Chevy wagon...
"...I feel like I'm winnin, when I'm losing again..." G.L.
03.
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If it's got **** or tyres it's trouble
joseywales
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FRANKIEWHIPIT
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My dad taught me plenty about life, one of the most important things - Integrity!
coljar
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Apparently, our wives are twins.
paradoxical3
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My dad is a pretty exceptional individual. No college degree, poor family, etc, etc, wound up an entrepreneur and as COO and employee #1 of a healthcare technology company a Fortune 50 company acquired. Went to every baseball game I ever had. Even coached the team sometimes. I didn't realize when I was a kid how remarkable it was that he still had energy to do so after working 14 hour days.
I learned so much from him I can't even begin to describe, but some big ones:
You take care of family, no matter what. Period.
Risk is something to be embraced, not feared - but most people are terrified of it
People that say "be more realistic" are usually losers filled with regret
You have to be prepared to be lucky
Have a plan
Taught me how computers worked, long before most people had them (directly led to my current profession)
DO NOT QUIT
I have also learned that money is extremely important, but quality of life is more important still.
I learned so much from him I can't even begin to describe, but some big ones:
You take care of family, no matter what. Period.
Risk is something to be embraced, not feared - but most people are terrified of it
People that say "be more realistic" are usually losers filled with regret
You have to be prepared to be lucky
Have a plan
Taught me how computers worked, long before most people had them (directly led to my current profession)
DO NOT QUIT
I have also learned that money is extremely important, but quality of life is more important still.
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GLHFriends
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Sorry fellas to bump an old one - but im a dad now! I've appreciated reading through everyone's post. Thanks guys.
nadogail
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My Dad, born in 1912, who had to quit school in the 6th grade and go to work to help support the family, taught me how to be a man who takes care of his Family and Community.
wandrur
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Clean up your work space and put away your tools.
He was a lifelong mechanic, and he never left his tools out or the floor unswept at the end of every day.
While he never explicitly explained why--at least, to my recollection--I think the reasons were many. One, you were less likely to misplace tools, so every time you needed one, it was exactly where it belonged. Two, it's easy for a multi-day job to get really messy. As things got messy, things got dirty. The more mess you make, the more mess you had to clean up, so clean up every day to spread and shorten the total workload. Three, a clean work place and an organized tool box showed pride in what you did.
He's 82 and still goes to the shop nearly every day to work on something. He taught me many things over the years, but those are the ones that really lasted for me. I admittedly need to take his lessons more to heart these days and take better care of my work places and tools.
He was a lifelong mechanic, and he never left his tools out or the floor unswept at the end of every day.
While he never explicitly explained why--at least, to my recollection--I think the reasons were many. One, you were less likely to misplace tools, so every time you needed one, it was exactly where it belonged. Two, it's easy for a multi-day job to get really messy. As things got messy, things got dirty. The more mess you make, the more mess you had to clean up, so clean up every day to spread and shorten the total workload. Three, a clean work place and an organized tool box showed pride in what you did.
He's 82 and still goes to the shop nearly every day to work on something. He taught me many things over the years, but those are the ones that really lasted for me. I admittedly need to take his lessons more to heart these days and take better care of my work places and tools.
tekman00
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One thing my Dad taught me... "HOLD the light still !!!" 
We never had a garage to work in. Spent a lot of time in the front yard, side of the road, and parking lots, but my dad managed to keep our old cars running one way or another!
We never had a garage to work in. Spent a lot of time in the front yard, side of the road, and parking lots, but my dad managed to keep our old cars running one way or another!Mike65
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My Dad lived to almost 95 YO. He taught my brothers & I to respect your elders, manners, how to repair stuff in the house, maintenance on the car, treat others as you want to be treated, when you get older & a job buy some property.
MBfreak
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My father was a ThD, worked as teacher. Spoke 5 languages fluently, and learned modern Greek when he was 60 so he could talk with our considerable community of greek guestworkers regarding their kids in school.
And he taught me German and French. MAD magazine taught me English. Work in Senegal taught me Woloff and work in Iran Farsi.
My technical "skills" were all a little bit trial and loads of error.
My mother who was a surgeon taught me how to stitch myself up and everything about girls.
And that the only subjects worth studying are math, physics and chemistry.
Ola
And he taught me German and French. MAD magazine taught me English. Work in Senegal taught me Woloff and work in Iran Farsi.
My technical "skills" were all a little bit trial and loads of error.
My mother who was a surgeon taught me how to stitch myself up and everything about girls.
And that the only subjects worth studying are math, physics and chemistry.
Ola