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OT - Oh, Gimme A Brake
My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway
last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) |
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"DerbyDad03" wrote in message ... My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) At least she noticed, and told you. She is a cut above. |
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On 11/25/2015 11:31 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) Butttttttt ... she gives good hugs to her daddy! Isn't that worth it? smile -- Maggie |
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On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 12:46:27 PM UTC-5, taxed and spent wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message ... My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) At least she noticed, and told you. She is a cut above. Thanks! I've been drilling the "You can't just drive it, you have to know it" message in for a few years. She's pretty good at letting me know when something isn't right. Her older sister, who actually waited a lot longer to get her license (and therefore a car) can't even put air in the tires yet. She'll get there... she's only had her license for a year and a car for a few months. Her brakes are OK so she's just getting snow tires this weekend. Her younger sister is getting brakes and snows. Little sis drives 50+ miles each way, to/from her internship, 3 days a week. She's racking up the seat time! Between the wheels, tires and brakes, I dropped close to $1700 this week. It's a good thing my labor is "free". Christmas came in November for those two! :-) |
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On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:14:58 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote: On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 12:46:27 PM UTC-5, taxed and spent wrote: "DerbyDad03" wrote in message ... My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) At least she noticed, and told you. She is a cut above. Thanks! I've been drilling the "You can't just drive it, you have to know it" message in for a few years. She's pretty good at letting me know when something isn't right. Her older sister, who actually waited a lot longer to get her license (and therefore a car) can't even put air in the tires yet. She'll get there... she's only had her license for a year and a car for a few months. Her brakes are OK so she's just getting snow tires this weekend. Her younger sister is getting brakes and snows. Little sis drives 50+ miles each way, to/from her internship, 3 days a week. She's racking up the seat time! Between the wheels, tires and brakes, I dropped close to $1700 this week. It's a good thing my labor is "free". Christmas came in November for those two! :-) Wonder if you will get that car lift you wanted for Christmas, but that will be after the brake job is done. |
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On 11/25/2015 12:31 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) I'd offer to help, if we lived a bit closer. Hey, you da man. The old man who knows these things. Perhaps your daughter should pull some wremches and help out? -- .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
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On 11/25/2015 1:14 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 12:46:27 PM UTC-5, taxed and spent wrote: At least she noticed, and told you. She is a cut above. Thanks! I've been drilling the "You can't just drive it, you have to know it" message in for a few years. She's pretty good at letting me know when something isn't right. Her older sister, who actually waited a lot longer to get her license (and therefore a car) can't even put air in the tires yet. She'll get there... she's only had her license for a year and a car for a few months. Her brakes are OK so she's just getting snow tires this weekend. Her younger sister is getting brakes and snows. Little sis drives 50+ miles each way, to/from her internship, 3 days a week. She's racking up the seat time! Between the wheels, tires and brakes, I dropped close to $1700 this week. It's a good thing my labor is "free". Christmas came in November for those two! :-) Wish all fathers and parents cared as much. I'll write some thing nice tomorrow, when I stop hating you -- .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
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On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 1:46:48 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:14:58 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 12:46:27 PM UTC-5, taxed and spent wrote: "DerbyDad03" wrote in message ... My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) At least she noticed, and told you. She is a cut above. Thanks! I've been drilling the "You can't just drive it, you have to know it" message in for a few years. She's pretty good at letting me know when something isn't right. Her older sister, who actually waited a lot longer to get her license (and therefore a car) can't even put air in the tires yet. She'll get there... she's only had her license for a year and a car for a few months. Her brakes are OK so she's just getting snow tires this weekend. Her younger sister is getting brakes and snows. Little sis drives 50+ miles each way, to/from her internship, 3 days a week. She's racking up the seat time! Between the wheels, tires and brakes, I dropped close to $1700 this week. It's a good thing my labor is "free". Christmas came in November for those two! :-) Wonder if you will get that car lift you wanted for Christmas, but that will be after the brake job is done. Man, I could have used it today. Getting up and down, sitting, kneeling, twisting, turning...I am beat! What a pleasure it would be to do a brake job standing up, with all my tools within reach. Simply walking to get a tool instead have to get up first would be so sweet. I've done 2 complete brake jobs in the past month or so. I've saved the cost of that lift plus some. I've bought a lot of tools recently that makes the jobs so much easier, but dropping the cost of the lift still seems a bit much. |
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On 11/26/2015 05:29 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Man, I could have used it today. Getting up and down, sitting, kneeling, twisting, turning...I am beat! What a pleasure it would be to do a brake job standing up, with all my tools within reach. Simply walking to get a tool instead have to get up first would be so sweet. Good workout. I put the studded tires on today and managede to work up a little sweat even though it was about 17 degrees. |
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On Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 8:16:42 PM UTC-5, rbowman wrote:
On 11/26/2015 05:29 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote: Man, I could have used it today. Getting up and down, sitting, kneeling, twisting, turning...I am beat! What a pleasure it would be to do a brake job standing up, with all my tools within reach. Simply walking to get a tool instead have to get up first would be so sweet. Good workout. I put the studded tires on today and managede to work up a little sweat even though it was about 17 degrees. Tomorrow will be a piece of cake. All I need to do is swap the snows onto my other daughter's car. Oh, wait... then I have to clean the 8 all seasons, bag 'em, seal 'em and store 'em. Another work out. |
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On 11/25/2015 12:43 PM, Muggles wrote:
On 11/25/2015 11:31 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote: My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) Butttttttt ... she gives good hugs to her daddy! Isn't that worth it? smile Nice thread of a caring dad and supporting writers. Consider asking your kids to help you do that brake job or whatever the next basic job is. Not only do they learn what's going on but they learn how to do it, spend time with you, and get even a better understanding of how the car works. |
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DerbyDad03 wrote:
My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) Well, you could have sent her he http://tinyurl.com/jpzcrbl Read the cute sign. I know your pain Dad. Our 32 year old daughter decided last year to resign from her position with the Commonwealth of Taxachusetts and go to graduate school in Boston to get an advanced degree in her field. Guess who's paying the outrageous tuition, apartment rent and all her other expenses now? No matter how long you live or how far you move your children will always find your wallet. But our kids are worth it. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
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On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 8:41:50 PM UTC-5, Jeff Wisnia wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote: My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) Well, you could have sent her he http://tinyurl.com/jpzcrbl Read the cute sign. I know your pain Dad. Our 32 year old daughter decided last year to resign from her position with the Commonwealth of Taxachusetts and go to graduate school in Boston to get an advanced degree in her field. Guess who's paying the outrageous tuition, apartment rent and all her other expenses now? No matter how long you live or how far you move your children will always find your wallet. But our kids are worth it. Jeff I was chatting with a neighbor about our "kids", who grew up together and are all adults now. We were commiserating about some of the stuff they've gotten into over the years and I used the standard exclamation "Kids!" His response was "Yep, it sure sounded like a good idea at the time." :-) |
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DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 8:41:50 PM UTC-5, Jeff Wisnia wrote: DerbyDad03 wrote: My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) Well, you could have sent her he http://tinyurl.com/jpzcrbl Read the cute sign. I know your pain Dad. Our 32 year old daughter decided last year to resign from her position with the Commonwealth of Taxachusetts and go to graduate school in Boston to get an advanced degree in her field. Guess who's paying the outrageous tuition, apartment rent and all her other expenses now? No matter how long you live or how far you move your children will always find your wallet. But our kids are worth it. Jeff I was chatting with a neighbor about our "kids", who grew up together and are all adults now. We were commiserating about some of the stuff they've gotten into over the years and I used the standard exclamation "Kids!" His response was "Yep, it sure sounded like a good idea at the time." :-) I am just grateful they became a normal healthy human beings contributing to the society taking care of themselves. |
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On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 11:20:42 PM UTC-5, Tony Hwang wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote: On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 8:41:50 PM UTC-5, Jeff Wisnia wrote: DerbyDad03 wrote: My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) Well, you could have sent her he http://tinyurl.com/jpzcrbl Read the cute sign. I know your pain Dad. Our 32 year old daughter decided last year to resign from her position with the Commonwealth of Taxachusetts and go to graduate school in Boston to get an advanced degree in her field. Guess who's paying the outrageous tuition, apartment rent and all her other expenses now? No matter how long you live or how far you move your children will always find your wallet. But our kids are worth it. Jeff I was chatting with a neighbor about our "kids", who grew up together and are all adults now. We were commiserating about some of the stuff they've gotten into over the years and I used the standard exclamation "Kids!" His response was "Yep, it sure sounded like a good idea at the time." :-) I am just grateful they became a normal healthy human beings contributing to the society taking care of themselves. My 2 boys are doing fine on their own and the 2 girls are still persuing their Masters, so time will tell. I have no doubt they'll do fine. |
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On 11/28/2015 9:21 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 8:41:50 PM UTC-5, Jeff Wisnia wrote: DerbyDad03 wrote: My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) Well, you could have sent her he http://tinyurl.com/jpzcrbl Read the cute sign. I know your pain Dad. Our 32 year old daughter decided last year to resign from her position with the Commonwealth of Taxachusetts and go to graduate school in Boston to get an advanced degree in her field. Guess who's paying the outrageous tuition, apartment rent and all her other expenses now? No matter how long you live or how far you move your children will always find your wallet. But our kids are worth it. Jeff I was chatting with a neighbor about our "kids", who grew up together and are all adults now. We were commiserating about some of the stuff they've gotten into over the years and I used the standard exclamation "Kids!" His response was "Yep, it sure sounded like a good idea at the time." :-) LOL Now I get to say, "GRAND KIDS!" -- Maggie |
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On 11/28/2015 10:20 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote: On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 8:41:50 PM UTC-5, Jeff Wisnia wrote: DerbyDad03 wrote: My daughter is home from college for Thanksgiving. She pulls in the driveway last night and says "Hi Dad!" (hug hug) "I think the car needs brakes, could you look at them this weekend?" So while the girls are inside stuffing the bird, I'll be out in the driveway doing a 4 wheel brake job, pads and rotors. I want to start it on Turkey Day in case I run into trouble. That'll give me Friday to chase more parts if I need them. We have plans for Saturday and she has to drive back home on Sunday. I love the holidays! (and my kids) Well, you could have sent her he http://tinyurl.com/jpzcrbl Read the cute sign. I know your pain Dad. Our 32 year old daughter decided last year to resign from her position with the Commonwealth of Taxachusetts and go to graduate school in Boston to get an advanced degree in her field. Guess who's paying the outrageous tuition, apartment rent and all her other expenses now? No matter how long you live or how far you move your children will always find your wallet. But our kids are worth it. Jeff I was chatting with a neighbor about our "kids", who grew up together and are all adults now. We were commiserating about some of the stuff they've gotten into over the years and I used the standard exclamation "Kids!" His response was "Yep, it sure sounded like a good idea at the time." :-) I am just grateful they became a normal healthy human beings contributing to the society taking care of themselves. I second that thought! -- Maggie |
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On 11/29/2015 12:17 AM, Muggles wrote:
His response was "Yep, it sure sounded like a good idea at the time." :-) LOL Now I get to say, "GRAND KIDS!" Ye. Oldest one moved out about a year ago, but he still manages to get into my wallet on a regular basis. If find it better to subsidize rather than live here though. |
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On Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 10:16:18 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 11/29/2015 12:17 AM, Muggles wrote: His response was "Yep, it sure sounded like a good idea at the time." :-) LOL Now I get to say, "GRAND KIDS!" Ye. Oldest one moved out about a year ago, but he still manages to get into my wallet on a regular basis. If find it better to subsidize rather than live here though. Oh yeah...SWMBO and I are loving the whole empty nest thing. |
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On 11/29/2015 9:16 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 11/29/2015 12:17 AM, Muggles wrote: His response was "Yep, it sure sounded like a good idea at the time." :-) LOL Now I get to say, "GRAND KIDS!" Ye. Oldest one moved out about a year ago, but he still manages to get into my wallet on a regular basis. If find it better to subsidize rather than live here though. You must have a big wallet! -- Maggie |
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