#20 for the win ! weird to see any adult male with a younger one though. at least in phily. used to have a garage where I drank beer and worked on my cars/trucks. one weekend, had a few kids stop by and asked if I could help them with their bikes. well, ended up doing just that for close to 10 years or so. kids came out of no where, kids I never saw before even. neat part was about 10 years ago, was closing up my little shop and dragging stuff out when 2 black guys ,late teens, early 20's stop and asked if they could hep. I didn't know them at all. but they remember me as the bike guy. who filled tires, tighten seats and handle bars and made sure their brakes and whatnot worked. ended up giving my collection of bike parts/tubes and repair kits to the guy across the street , hell, I even gave him some tools he didn't have to work on bikes. like he said, most of these kids "dad's" where either in jail or gone. so helping the kids out seem like the right thing to do. a fact, NEVER HAD ANYTHING STOLEN FROM MY GARAGE.. weird right. but true. dave in pa.
I hear ya. After I got married we lived in the very poor part of San Jose with lots of Mexican neighbors. The kids used to come over and play with our black lab. Later we found out the parents told all their friends and other neighbors to leave us alone because we were nice to their kids. The kids were all under five.
Similar story, possibly same neighborhood in SJ. When I first visited my son's new in-laws (Chicanos), I saw some young guys working in the driveway across the street on their lowrider. Went over and talked them about it, complementing its coolness. As I suspected, they had done all the work themselves, except for welding, which was done by an uncle. It is my experience that every chicano kid has an uncle who welds. After that, every time we came over, we were greeted with cheery waves. My in-laws got their house vandalized one night. The perps were hunted down and got the shit beat out of them. Turns out the friendly young guys were the local gangbangers.
what was weird was , having to clean my hands up to show thus one kid who was going to his prom , how to tie his tie. spent like 10 minutes scrubbing my hands before doing it. his Mom was happy as I made the tie look correct, her words. like I said, they never messed with anything of mine. dave in pa.
Growing up, my Dad was essentially absent from my growing up, despite him being home every night. My friend's dad taught me how to throw a ball, another fellow taught me mechanics, and so on. As much as what these Liberals think, while growing up, we need someone to serve as good examples for us to follow. For all of us here, do your best, as you never know if there are young, impressionable people watching you.
here a good one. one day I was sand blasting in the shop and then heard a lot of yelling outside. so, stopped and went to see what was up. well, the 70 or 80 year old lady across the street was out there with a baseball bat yelling at 2 guys. I had helped her out a couple of months or a year ago with a leaking kitchen sink. she asked to borrow a wrench and I asked her why and what for. ended up going over and fixing it inside of 10 minutes if it took that long. told her not to worry about it. next weekend I was there, got ribs and collard greens for dinner that she brought over to me. as for the baseball bat time, 2 assholes where trying o get into my truck and she chased them off. philly is a shithole town. but there still are a few good people left there. if you help them, they do not forget it. dave in pa.
It depends on what you expect to get from it. I got lots of moans of pleasure and reciprocal oral thank you's. And I don't mean one night stands but from my two wives. Loved them both.
#3- Hence, the expression "Grind me off another pound".
Then there's the fact that you can't buy a manual transmission in a new pickup anymore, because people aren't intellectually capable of operating one. We're frickin' doomed.
#20 for the win ! weird to see any adult male with a younger one though. at least in phily.
ReplyDeleteused to have a garage where I drank beer and worked on my cars/trucks.
one weekend, had a few kids stop by and asked if I could help them with their bikes.
well, ended up doing just that for close to 10 years or so. kids came out of no where, kids I never saw before even. neat part was about 10 years ago, was closing up my little shop and dragging stuff out when 2 black guys ,late teens, early 20's stop and asked if they could hep. I didn't know them at all. but they remember me as the bike guy. who filled tires, tighten seats and handle bars and made sure their brakes and whatnot worked.
ended up giving my collection of bike parts/tubes and repair kits to the guy across the street , hell, I even gave him some tools he didn't have to work on bikes.
like he said, most of these kids "dad's" where either in jail or gone. so helping the kids out seem like the right thing to do. a fact, NEVER HAD ANYTHING STOLEN FROM MY GARAGE.. weird right. but true. dave in pa.
I hear ya. After I got married we lived in the very poor part of San Jose with lots of Mexican neighbors. The kids used to come over and play with our black lab. Later we found out the parents told all their friends and other neighbors to leave us alone because we were nice to their kids. The kids were all under five.
DeleteAwesome story, you are to be emulated.
DeleteSimilar story, possibly same neighborhood in SJ. When I first visited my son's new in-laws (Chicanos), I saw some young guys working in the driveway across the street on their lowrider. Went over and talked them about it, complementing its coolness. As I suspected, they had done all the work themselves, except for welding, which was done by an uncle. It is my experience that every chicano kid has an uncle who welds. After that, every time we came over, we were greeted with cheery waves. My in-laws got their house vandalized one night. The perps were hunted down and got the shit beat out of them. Turns out the friendly young guys were the local gangbangers.
Deletewhat was weird was , having to clean my hands up to show thus one kid who was going to his prom , how to tie his tie. spent like 10 minutes scrubbing my hands before doing it. his Mom was happy as I made the tie look correct, her words.
Deletelike I said, they never messed with anything of mine. dave in pa.
Growing up, my Dad was essentially absent from my growing up, despite him being home every night. My friend's dad taught me how to throw a ball, another fellow taught me mechanics, and so on. As much as what these Liberals think, while growing up, we need someone to serve as good examples for us to follow. For all of us here, do your best, as you never know if there are young, impressionable people watching you.
Deletehere a good one. one day I was sand blasting in the shop and then heard a lot of yelling outside. so, stopped and went to see what was up. well, the 70 or 80 year old lady across the street was out there with a baseball bat yelling at 2 guys.
DeleteI had helped her out a couple of months or a year ago with a leaking kitchen sink.
she asked to borrow a wrench and I asked her why and what for. ended up going over and fixing it inside of 10 minutes if it took that long. told her not to worry about it. next weekend I was there, got ribs and collard greens for dinner that she brought over to me. as for the baseball bat time, 2 assholes where trying o get into my truck and she chased them off. philly is a shithole town. but there still are a few good people left there. if you help them, they do not forget it. dave in pa.
I dont have a favorite they all are great
ReplyDelete#9. Lay off the grains.
ReplyDelete#2 Spent my life in the bottom of that hole, under the G. Got very little to show for it???
ReplyDeleteIt depends on what you expect to get from it. I got lots of moans of pleasure and reciprocal oral thank you's. And I don't mean one night stands but from my two wives. Loved them both.
Delete#8 He's just practicing for that day he visits you in the nursing home to accelerate his inheritance.
ReplyDelete#3- Hence, the expression "Grind me off another pound".
ReplyDeleteThen there's the fact that you can't buy a manual transmission in a new pickup anymore, because people aren't intellectually capable of operating one.
We're frickin' doomed.
i found an 08 full size 4x4 pickup with a regular cab and a manual transmission I jumped on that like a duck on a junebug .
Delete# 2 so much truth in this one
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#16. If only the same were true about the cities containing those zoos
ReplyDeleteNo17.... So we are in an open range zoo
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