BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.

Subject: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: gnu
Date: 04 Nov 10 - 04:01 PM

My old man used to smack the side of the TV when it got out of hand. I just smacked my puter. The hum of the fan went away... for about ten seconds. I am about to give it a good, swift kick in the arse.

Oh, yeah. I should take it apart and inspect and clean and... smack... I know as soon as I do it'll really get messed up somehow.

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Nov 10 - 04:06 PM

well, take it easy....what sounded like a noisy fan awhile back on mine turned out to be a failing power supply.
Whacking it could upset that kinda delicate little hard drive...

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Nov 10 - 04:08 PM

Oh...the power supply and the fan are usually part of the same assembly, and can affect each other... I had the unit replaced and took the old one apart and noticed that the fan was pretty hard to move and had worn a bearing of some sort.

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: gnu
Date: 04 Nov 10 - 04:40 PM

Well, there is more than one fan. Until mine buzzes all the time, I am loathe to take the sucker apart.

But... what are youse doing that yer parents did that you thought was odd?

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: gnu
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 02:21 PM

There must be a few more stories out there???

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: Crowhugger
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 02:21 PM

Barbershop singing. Taking vitamins. Procrastinating. Just like mom.

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: olddude
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 02:24 PM

Pull the fan out GNU, put some oil on it or even a dab of vasoline salve will work ... Yea it can be a failing power supply but usually just need a little lube

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: Becca72
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 02:36 PM

Not so much doing things, but I find myself saying things that I grew up hearing.

Such as, when something (usually mechanical) won't do what it's supposed to do I find myself yelling, "Go it, you sonofawhore!"
Rumor has it that phrase was uttered often in our family's garage...

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: olddude
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 02:49 PM

I remember one time as a kid I asked my mom "what part of a car is a dirty bastard" whatever part that is , gives dad lots of trouble cause he is always under the car trying to fix it !!

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: Little Hawk
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 02:50 PM

Yeah, that happens, gnu. I picked up some negative stuff from both my parents, but fortunately was able to ditch a whole lot of it by now.

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: gnu
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 02:56 PM

Dan... I am sure Becca could tell similar stories, as she has alluded to in the past. Hehehehee.

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: Ed T
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 04:14 PM

My late father could not drive a car well in winter conditions, even though we lived in a snow belt. When confronted by any amount of snow, his approach was, from a standstill, to "gun it" and push the gas pedal rapidly to the floor in an attempt to move forward. If course he got stuck often (I recall he used to spread stove ashes under the car wheels, attempting to get more traction when stuck). But, he never seemed to "get it", that moderation in gradually applying gas from a stand still in snow beats rapid and agressive acceleration.

I never got to talk to him about this matter. So, I will never know where his odd approach came from, whether he strategically thought it out (incorrectly so), or, if he felt tense and challenged by snow and was just over reacting. There are some things about my father that seem puzzling, almost amusing, now, when I look back.

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: Lox
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 08:18 PM

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    Here you go Gnu,

    I saw this guy at Shambala in my mates tea tent.

    Don't know how well it comes across on video, but I can tell you that live,
    I have never seen a more engaging and charismatic performer.

    This was one of his more reflective moments in what is otherwise a side splittingly funny performance.

    Turning into Dad - by Mik Artistik


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Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: kendall
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 09:58 PM

Becca72 that was not my best sea going string of curses. I save them to peel paint.

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: Amergin
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 11:34 PM

I've never been much like my dad....and I hope to god I never turn into my mother....don't think I would look good with middle aged sagging breasts...

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: C-flat
Date: 06 Nov 10 - 04:14 AM

Well I know I'm begining to look like my dad, which isn't particularly a good thing, and I sometimes catch myself sounding like him, especially when it comes to my 13 year old daughters' tastes in music and its' neccessary volume.
It seems the more inane and "shouty" the track, the better it benefits from the "full volume" treatment.

Only saving grace is that I was just the same at 13 with my "Dark Side Of The Moon" or "Schools' Out" or whatever it was.
That and the knowledge that I'm not supposed to get it anyway.
(Thank God for that!)

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: open mike
Date: 07 Nov 10 - 01:06 AM

Greg Brown has a song "Same Damn Hat" about his dad...it comes from aline about going to meet his dad at the air port and realizing they are both wearing the same hat.

Subject: RE: BS: Turning into my parents. I am my father.
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 07 Nov 10 - 03:15 AM

So, 'Turning into my parents. I am my father'. Are you bragging or complaining??

Are you pissed you smacked the computer?..or smart enough to know to take it apart and fix it??

..and if your Dad would do the same thing...what's the complaint?

Wink,
GfS