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Whilst driving home tonight I put two things in to action that my dad taught me, first was expecting the unexpected at roundabouts and things people sometimes do, sure as dammit one of those very scenarios occurred tonight, 2nd was driving without using the clutch, totally unnecessary tonight but I was bored in moderate moving traffic, its just something that has a satisfying feeling about getting right.
Lefty loosey.
Righty tighty
Oh and the obvious, never put your fingers where you wouldnt put your knob. However im saving that one for a bit yet as the lad is only 12 😳
I like the left loosey, righty tighty one!
Don't get job in the construction industry.
If only I'd listened to him.
The countryside and all that is within.
dont be a Dad who is always away from home. royal navy 23yrs
How to start fires, skin rabbits and swearing.
Don't pick your nose when you're not the one driving.
He did an emergency stop to teach me that one. He also learnt how much blood is in an 8 year olds nose.
Still. It's stayed with me!
Don't point guns at something you're not willing to put a hole in. (that was my grandfather actually - the late and great lunatic still had his supposedly deactivated issue Webley until Dumblane, when it mysteriously disappeared, I suspect he handed it in during an amnesty if it wasn't deactivated - if it was he may have destroyed it out of shame anyway).
Don't leave your homework until the last minute. 😆
Be methodical and take your time when repairing things, has been a good one.
Your mother is always right.
I don't have kids. I figured they'd only make me miserable. My dad sort of taught me that.
Relax, it won't hurt as much
Something. How to ride a bike was a joy. My dad died when I was 2 he taught me nothing beyond smoking is stupid and even then it didnt stop me for a while.
I tried to teach my son some botany..look anagallis junior some lesser celendine I said on a dog walk with. He replied "i dont care I'm Han Solo" and shot me with his stick...and yes he did shoot first.
How to ski
Light a fire.
Eat and sleep when you can. (Skipped a generation as was my grandfathers advice)
"Only swimmers drown", and "think ahead". Still not sure about the former, but he hasn't drowned yet.
Can you explain this clutchless driving? I think I know what you mean - rev matching.and the like. I used to try to do it in the car when I rode motorbikes, but not at the same time. The clutchless upshift on a bike is a thing of mechanical beauty.
Tolerance, patience, honesty, love.
Don't/won't have human children but I'm doing what I can with the dogs.
Don't keep your Jazz mags under the mattress - they will be found.*
*this information may be useless now though! 😀
Stay away from dynamically typed languages.
do it, whatever it is, just give it a go, you'll probably be fine
Be anything you like, just be happy.
How to wire a plug, solder, use a saw, change the oil on a car, look after tools, fix anything, have a healthy respect for energy.
He taught me nothing other than to not be like him
my Dad tried to show me so much, but I took little notice - which I now totally regret.
I now have so much respect my Dad.
“Don’t pull out til you can see the whites of their eyes”.
But Grandad was a driving instructor, not a sex edumacationalist.
I'm shortcutting all of this by letting my Dad and my Father In Law teach my son directly. After all, I'm stupid and know nothing according to him 🙂
I think I'm in the same boat as JY. However, if my boys pass on half the wisdom I've bestowed upon them so far, my grandchildren will rule the school in the matters of fart retorts and penis euphemisms.
Things my dad taught me.
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I don't have kids. I figured they'd only make me miserable. My dad sort of taught me that.
That's more like it. "Don't have kids if you have zero interest in being a dad" maybe.
Learn skills young
And don't be a dick
From dad
How to do a million and one different practical things round the house and garden
From mum
A passion for academic stuff and books
From mum and dad
How to ride and a love of riding bikes
Snot rockets.
I always assumed my dad’s electrical knowledge had filtered down via osmosis but several attempts at ding stuff has proved otherwise. Saying that, I was soldering wires to fix Christmas lights tonight which was a very small win.
Skimming stones and fishing.
"what does it mean if someones indicator is on?"
"the bulb works you cant assume anything else"
Some axioms:
Don't shit in your own nest.
Don't let your balls rule your brain.
If you kill it, you eat it. (Good advice to a 9 year old with a .22 🙂 )
Face downwind and aim at 45degrees down.
How to kill someone with a crossbow and leave as little evidence as possible.
That, and if she's not rich make sure she can cook.
On the phone, nobody knows you're a dog.
Make important decisions based on breast size.
I wish my dad had told me never turn down a shag.
Because you won’t always be young and handsome.
Lefty loosey.Righty tighty
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"I wish I had listened to my dads' advice"
"Why? What did he say?"
"I don't know. I wasn't listening"
Boom Boom
Relax, it won't hurt as much
Did he learn that in prison?
Loads of stuff,but how to fix a puncture is something that I've used a lot, plenty of my mates would just but a new tube and even get the shop to fit it !
Socialism.
& don't swear in front of your mother.
Measure twice, cut one.
On driving:
1)Assume everyone else is stupid.
2) It doesn't matter that you're in the right, if you're dead (especially good advice for me when I was riding a motor bike, applies pretty well on the bicycle too) !!!!
Not to judge people before they give you a reason to judge them. Even then give them a chance.
My dad had his demons but everyone who mentions him does so with warmth. He was a good bloke and by being more like him than others I will be alright.
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..2) It doesn't matter that you're in the right, if you're dead (especially good advice for me when I was riding a motor bike, applies pretty well on the bicycle too)
That's one I tried to hammer into my lunatic son's head when he got a motorbike.
There's right, and there's dead right.
Always think about consequences. If I do this, what will most likely happen next. Then plan for that consequence.
Don't get drunk on dark rum. Not sure if it's good advice as I've never drank dark rum.
Buy the best paintbrush you can afford.
Finish one job before you start another. The guy next door's house is full off half finished projects. Mrs Z simply wouldn't tolerate it.
Money isn't the root of all evil - jealousy is.
"A moment of madness can lead to a lifetime of sadness". Advice when I started dating / going out and likely to be drinking.
He provided me a template for how to do things better.
I have promised how to teach the boy to fish, ride a bike and make fire. Oh and drive when the time comes..
All the usual practical skills, wiring plugs, carpentry etc.
Diagnosing and basic car repair/maintenance.
Being in control of emotional responses and having an outlet so you can relieve the pressure in an appropriate way and appropriate time.
And one that's joint from mum and dad "we don't mind what you choose to be in life, just promise to work your hardest at it to be the best you can be at it"
Preparation is 90 per cent of the job.
In relation to decorating and building kind of work, but also more broadly applicable.
Apart from a love of the outdoors ..very little else.
I'm trying to do a better job with my own .
Never assume a women is pregnant, wait until she mentions it.
My dad was an arsehole who ****ed off and left my mam with two young kids. My mam is awesome and has taught me loads- how to ride a bike, how to make pancakes, how to fix a puncture, how to knit, how to [s]lay a patio[/s] deal with arseholes... I also learned not to have kids. I do try to impress Rule #1 on my sister's kids though.
How to dam a stream for fun.
How to read a map and use a compass.
Don't just complain, do something.
The view from the top of a mountain is worth the effort.
Stand up for yourself.
Don’t let the bastards grind you down.
Laugh a lot.
Farting is never not funny.
Learn the drums and do it well- you’ll always have a gig.
Buy the best you can afford at the time/buy cheap buy twice.
My dad taught me **** all. My grandfather taught me how to make cotton reel tanks (amongst other things) which skill I have passed on to my nephew - 8 year old mind blown away.
My dad was an arsehole
I also learned not to have kids.
I find this really sad as one of my best pals is very much the same. He’s not anything like his dad and would be a great one himself but has decided he’d be a terrible father so is dead against it. The fact that his was useless would make him such a caring and dedicated dad.
Nothing practical/hands onny, he's absolutely useless for that- it skipped a generation. More- don't be a dick, don't take it too seriously, treat others as you'd like to be treated, both trust and challenge your instincts, it's OK to be wrong but it's better to be right so admit the former and work at the latter... Basically, be excellent to each other.
Drive carefully
Mine died in a car accident aged 29 when I was six.
It’s what he didn’t do that has had the most impact.
Make a ****ing will and don’t trust a bitch.
Don't dare a fool (he said this as he threw a bucket of very dirty car-washing water at my brother who had just dared him). The look of horror on my brother's face was priceless.
I like the left loosey, righty tighty one!
I seem to be having some trouble fitting the left pedal to my bike...
Never buy cheap screwdrivers.
My daughter's only 18 months old, so I may have to save that one for a while.
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'I like the left loosey, righty tighty one!'
I seem to be having some trouble fitting the left pedal to my bike...
Stand on the opposite side of the bike while fitting it. There's some sort of sinister magic involved...
The only lesson I really hope my daughter takes from me that I learned from my dad was
It’s never as bad as it seems
Right when I was feeling like my world was falling down around my ears my dad was there to teach me this lesson, he took the time to help me through events and used this simple saying. All through my adult life it’s been a lesson I’ve fallen back on both to reflect on my own situation but also to support others who might be struggling.
I know it’s not a one answer to all but for the majority of what feels like ‘disaster’ moments it keeps things in focus.
Suppose I could've taught my kids how to spit and polish boots, drink rum neat and (randomly) cook mushrooms.
Instead I chose different skills.
Edit: actually thats a disservice to the old bugger. He also taught me a lot of engineering skills, to repect tools and not to break what I couldnt fix.
He also took it all in his stride which if I could, I would pass on.