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Post by milly on Jan 27, 2018 13:15:34 GMT -5
"Dad I've knocked a wing mirror off my car and duct tape not working will you get me one from the scrap yard, you know Ivor the Fiver,s because he is cheap and can you post it up to me and can I pay you back sometime in the future please?" Daughters, how many of you have heard this one before  Got one for a fiver too.  |
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Post by bluegoatwoods on Jan 27, 2018 14:03:41 GMT -5
Yup! I know what it's like.
Out of three daughters I actually only have one who is bad about stuff like that. But she's so bad that she more than makes up for her sisters. The sheer number of vehicles she's destroyed boggle the mind.
Her mother is in a similar category too, now that I think about it.
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Post by pinkscoot on Jan 27, 2018 16:29:22 GMT -5
Both of my children were the source for the down payments on my next cars. They got the hand me down, totaled it, I got the check for my next car and they got my old one. By the third car they wanted to go car shopping with me.
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Post by aeroxbud on Jan 27, 2018 19:45:37 GMT -5
That's what Dads are for 😀
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Post by milly on Jan 28, 2018 5:39:15 GMT -5
Yup! I know what it's like.
Out of three daughters I actually only have one who is bad about stuff like that. But she's so bad that she more than makes up for her sisters. The sheer number of vehicles she's destroyed boggle the mind.
Her mother is in a similar category too, now that I think about it. I also have a son like it to who lives by the coast and leaves his motorbike uncovered and wondered why the chain needs replacing and the metalwork is all rusty. That salt air and all the rain in Aberystwyth. 😊 |
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Post by milly on Jan 28, 2018 5:53:42 GMT -5
Both of my children were the source for the down payments on my next cars. They got the hand me down, totaled it, I got the check for my next car and they got my old one. By the third car they wanted to go car shopping with me. Come to think of it my daughter paid part of our holiday indirectly. I had her old car off her because a Nissan Micra was a bit small for her 4 kids when she had the last one and I sourced her another. Due to someone reversing into it when parked plus with all the dents on it from herself it was written off by the insurance company and I got £2000 and kept the car. I spent £20 on a rear light and kicked the plastic bumper into shape when I to remove it to put towbar on and car is still in use daily. 😊 |
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Post by milly on Jan 28, 2018 5:54:38 GMT -5
That's what Dads are for 😀 That's true but not when they all come at once 😊 |
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Post by FrankenMech on Jan 28, 2018 15:42:41 GMT -5
My 'perfect' mother's daughter destroyed several cars in wrecks and blown engines, transmissions, etc etc. Seemingly any vehicle she touched. It didn't help that she lent them to friends. Until she bought a brand new toyota herself and took care of it.
My son wore a few out driving the piss out of them but never wrecked any. He does not buy new cars, but motorcycles and electronics are different. He has figured out that high performance (biggest, fastest, lightest, etc) tech either mechanical or electronic is expensive and highly stressed so it wears out quickly and is fragile. He was also well schooled by me about the price performance curve.
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Post by milly on Jan 29, 2018 16:19:15 GMT -5
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