My dad taught me lots of things:
1. How to change a tire. Because he apparently did not share the views of the mother of a lady from church, who taught her "if you have to change your own tire, you've lost it."
2. Air conditioning in an automobile is for sissies. He held that belief pretty much until the last kid left home, and up until their recent purchase of their nice, air condition equipped cars they have been taking road trips in rentals, to ensure that they have not only air conditioning, but also heated seats and a roomy trunk.
3. Wearing headphones while you run is dangerous because you could get hit by a car. Come to think of it, I think that stems from his personal experience of getting hit by a car while walking along a road... minus the headphones because they didn't have them way back when. Same goes for driving cars. You should not drive with headphones because you won't hear the car that's about to hit you... er something.
4. Look for the stud when mounting things to the wall. And generally that means knocking, not using those nifty little stud-finders they sell at the hardware store. Said stud finder is totally useless in finding studly men, by the way.
5. How to check the oil. Because, again, we were not to rely on "it" to ensure this got done.
6. Toyotas are true quality, and Fords are a piece of crap. I swear I grew up with that imprinted in my mind. Which is why I find this confusing and a little disturbing. Come to think of it, I think they may own a Ford now. I have no idea, not being one of those freaks of nature who notices make and model, or can tell it from the frame.
Now I feel inspired to make a list of things my mom taught me. Like, to always use the inside of your wrist to feel a person's forehead, because your hand is often cooler, being the outer extremity and whatnot.
1 comment:
They drive a Chevy, FYI.
He was on the right track with the tire changing thing. I can think of 4 flats that I have had, and I have never had to actually do the change.... though the threat of me making the attempt somehow attracts random strangers to my rescue!!
And don't forget the cable one too. We learned that Cable was bad for you plus it cost too much money, aka = wasteful. As soon as kids are grown and out of college...Voila! DISH network!!
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