He taught me to respect my elders,say yes Ma'am and Yes sir,and treat others the way I want to be treated. HRP
If you want to make a friend for life, compliment someone on thier hot rod. If you want to make an enemy for life, say something negative about it. They will never forget.
If my Dad didn't actually show me how to do it, he inspired me to learn how to do it. Everything from autos, to boats, to houses, he would figure out how to do it because he would rather try it than pay someone to do it for him. And I was always his right hand man. When I got out on my own, he was always there to help me with my projects/problems and we solved them together. Thanks Dad. Pop's with his great-grandson
To respect a man and his build, especialky if he put his own time, effort, and money into it. If I dont like the car, say at least one nice thing and walk away.
pops wont read this or anything, hes not really a super mechanically minded guy, he knows software. but he does support me tremendously. Helping me go back to college for an engineering degree 10 years after high school, and that is just the beginning. I honestly couldn't do anything that would show my gratitude for father's day. If anyone has any ideas? Really the only thing I can think of is keep working as hard as I can to use the opportunities he helped provide. Maybe Ill just get him a card, since anything else would be, whats the word? inadequate.
Tights tight and too tight is broken Stripping cars for parts when I was under 10 Body work Shortening drive shafts Drugs are a waste of time How to drive. Too many to even list But hey I still teach him things like how to use google, or things from my job(upholstery)
Anything worth doing is worth over-doing Work from the top to the bottom (that applies to everything) You can't unlearn anything Precision is key Don't force it "Don't breathe that asbestos, boy, it'll give ya the caint-cer!"
when ever you borrow anything give it back in better condition then you recieved it in: if it was dirty give it back clean, if you break it fix it, if it had a quarter tank of gas bring it back full, becuase of those few words of wisdom i can go to any one that knows me and borrow any tool or piece of equipment i need, anything from a $10 tool to a $50K piece of equipment without hesitation and it has saved me a ton of money on doing work myself especially when you need a special tool etc, that you may only need once but costs a lott of $$$$$ also " if you say you will do something for someone do it", "your word is your bond " and after all these years a handshake is as good as a contract
You don't tug an Supernan's cape You don't spit into the wind You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger And you don't mess around with Jim...
He taught me a lot of things, but some of the most important are patience, respect, and how to be a good dad.
More than I can type here. The biggest being always be honest, never steal ANYTHING, and always work hard, so as to give time for play.
Be true to your self don't follow lead. Build it like you want. Pay your help and your bills if you make any money after that then fine if not oh well.
He taught me to never ever tell him to "do it yourself" when he asked me to do something. That was painful lesson that I can laugh about now. He taught me how to: drive a tractor, plow a field, drive a combine, drive a truck, bale hay, fix broken farm machinery, weld, tune up the family cars, paint, body work, build fence, rebuild an engine, cut and split firewood, fish, hunt, shear sheep, pour a sidewalk, the list goes on and on. In a nutshell: The Value Of Hard Work! He taught me every good and important thing I know about life. All the bad and stupid stuff I managed to learn on my own. He is still the person I go to for advise and the older I get the smarter he is. I should have listened to him more closely in my youth, woulda saved me a lot of trouble and a lot of money!
Never be afraid to try to do anything yourself. If someone can do something then you probably can too, it will just take longer and more work.
Almost everything of value I ever learned can be traced back to the stuff my dad tried to teach me. Sometimes, I had to go the long way around to get the lesson, but now I just try to live up to his example. Not much of it had to do with cars, mostly about personal integrity and how to get along.
Thanks for the replies, it's amazing how a lot of the comments sounded familiar, I heard many of those others too. Return the tools, don't force it, keep your word, be respectful....Stuff I hope my kids will remember and use as they grow up.
Just about everything worthwhile. Patience, honesty, kindness. Also a love for tools. Still have his drill, bench vise, and others. Part of that "greatest generation" and served in WWII. He has been gone now about eight years and man I miss him.....
My Dad left our family when I was 8 years old, so he didn't teach me much but I always remember him telling me "Don't do a half-assed job". Not alot but still a good bit of advise. Normal Norman
When at work you give a minimum of 100 percent, if it needs to be done Do It! but as I work on our 57 buick it amazes me how much I learned by observation in his shop by keeping my mouth shut. And yet there are times he still guides me through areas of this project. He has been gone since 1993. Shorty could fix most anything, Thanks Dad!
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