What dad skills have you used recently

[gbb]

My best father/son DIY moment was when my son asked if he could help me bleed the brakes on an Opel Ascona (thats how long ago it was ).
Yep, ok, you sit in the car and press the pedal when i say....and dont press it till i do say.

I was just beginning to put the pads in...all of a sudden the caliper pistons popped out onto the gritty, dusty road ...you pressed that pedal didn't you...



A quick wash in petrol, pop em back in, frantic moment over.

 

[thnurg]

My 4 year old son's favourite toy car should say one of 5 phrases when a button on its bonnet it pressed, but it was not working.

A change of batteries did not help, so out with the screwdriver to discover a loose wire. One quick touch with the soldering iron and I heard "I am Drifter!"

One happy boy (or, I expect he will be when he wakes up).

 

[slowmotion]

An old joke...

How many men does it take to change a loo roll?







Nobody knows....it's never been attempted....

 

[TheDoctor]

In the last few days I've plumbed the washing machine in, straightened up the built-in dishwasher and made a wooden flat-pack chair.
Today I refitted the kickboards in the kitchen and took all the vinyl offcuts to the dump.
Tested the plumbing on the washing machine by doing three loads of washing.
I then walked the dog, fed the dog, then went out and got $h1tfaced.
I'm not a dad, but it's what my dad would have done.
Except he hasn't got a dog. Or a dishwasher, for that matter.
He is good at talking utter rubbish when he's drunk though. I try to emulate this...

 

[Night Train]

I've eaten a bag of Haribo, does that count?
If not then I was a being a roadie and taxi driver tonight.

 

[g00se]

Tomorrow, I go into the loft to get the Xmas decorations...

 

[Bayerd]

In the last few days I've plumbed the washing machine in, straightened up the built-in dishwasher and made a wooden flat-pack chair.
Today I refitted the kickboards in the kitchen and took all the vinyl offcuts to the dump.
Tested the plumbing on the washing machine by doing three loads of washing.
I then walked the dog, fed the dog, then went out and got $h1tfaced.
I'm not a dad, but it's what my dad would have done.
Except he hasn't got a dog. Or a dishwasher, for that matter.
He is good at talking utter rubbish when he's drunk though. I try to emulate this...

Doing well Doc, doing well...

My dad was a carpenter/joiner and was also car-mad. As a teenager, I used to ask him about woodwork and cars all the time but he'd always say the same thing - "You don't want to work with your hands Col, you're a bright lad - work with your brain instead!" so I never got to do any of that kind of thing with him.

Then my younger sister got married. Her husband was very interested in woodwork and cars so he asked my dad for advice. That led to about 5 years of carpentry and car maintenance lessons for him in our garage - hmmph!

That's probably why I never learned to drive - when I was most interested in cars, I got put off them. I ended up with my head buried in books instead.

I have to ask, is your BIL thick?

 

[ColinJ]

I have to ask, is your BIL thick?

He died a few years back, actually ... Yes, he wasn't very academic, but he was good at practical activities.

 

[fossyant]

My 4 year old son's favourite toy car should say one of 5 phrases when a button on its bonnet it pressed, but it was not working.

A change of batteries did not help, so out with the screwdriver to discover a loose wire. One quick touch with the soldering iron and I heard "I am Drifter!"

One happy boy (or, I expect he will be when he wakes up).

Awesome - it's great when you get stuff going. Daddy fix it !

 

[thnurg]

Awesome - it's great when you get stuff going. Daddy fix it !

His exact words were "I'm so happy Drifter is working". Nearly made me cry...