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Old 06-19-22, 09:31 AM
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Mine didn't ride but made sure that I did and passed along some pretty strong mechanic DNA.

My son got the riding from me, is working and coming along on the mechanic thing.
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Yes, Happy Fathers Day! Like I needed an excuse
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I miss these days.
Everybody used to smile when they'd see us riding to the pool or the park or something.
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@merziac,
Same to you. Kids are not often aware of all of the care/love that dads give to their kiddos, but it is there non the less...So, "Happy Fathers Day" to all the dads out there.
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Originally Posted by xiaoman1
@merziac,
Same to you. Kids are not often aware of all of the care/love that dads give to their kiddos, but it is there non the less...So, "Happy Fathers Day" to all the dads out there.
Best, Ben
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Well I think its probably a time honored tradition, many of us may be guilty of the same, so.....
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When I was 18 my father was so stupid. I was amazed how much he'd learned by the time I turned 21.
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Not cycling related but my son played the baseball game of his life yesterday. Best Father’s Day EVER!!
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I am getting revenge on my elder son, who is learning what it is like to raise two boys.

For several years when my boys were little, our Saturday morning routine was to drop off my wife at her ballet class, while we explored a nearby regional park. Yesterday, my son and grandsons popped by after hiking around that same park. The lookout platforms, hiking trails, and suspension bridges are a special treat for this new generation, just as they were 30 years ago.
https://www.sdparks.org/content/sdpa...nDieguito.html


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My son didn’t call, text, e-mail, or write.

He did send me his cell phone bill.
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Originally Posted by BTinNYC
When I was 18 my father was so stupid. I was amazed how much he'd learned by the time I turned 21.
Mark Twain
Well I get it, I never thought mine was stupid. As I said above he was a pretty good wrench, grew up watching him work on and fix many things. Didn't realize at the time he was saving money that we didn't have so there was a lot more to it and I am glad it stuck with me. I've saved a fortune and made a good living all the while deriving great satisfaction all along the way, on the road with bikes, mc's and cars, at work, home, the drag strip and everywhere in between.

Of course he got it from his Dad who was also a mechanical rock star, he built plywood plants all over the PNW after working in the logging industry when they still used horses and steam donkeys.
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Originally Posted by bamboobike4
My son didn’t call, text, e-mail, or write.

He did send me his cell phone bill.
Ah -- what we do for our kids.
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My kids don't ride. I took a page from my dad's playbook; he was big into most team sports and played a fair amount of softball as an adult. I never took to any of it, and he never pushed me or made me wrong for it. Happy Father's Day!
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Originally Posted by bamboobike4
My son didn’t call, text, e-mail, or write.

He did send me his cell phone bill.
How very thoughtful of him.......At least there was some sort of communication on his part, so he really "thought" about you on this important day. Perhaps a non payment indicating it was "lost" in the mail will demonstrate that importance of your relationship.
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Originally Posted by ascherer
My kids don't ride. I took a page from my dad's playbook; he was big into most team sports and played a fair amount of softball as an adult. I never took to any of it, and he never pushed me or made me wrong for it. Happy Father's Day!
Same here, the one thing mine embraced was the mechanics stuff which I was all in on.
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