My Dad is 84... - Page 2

**cheesy** · 02-16-2020, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruces

Did you ever figure out what sled he bought ?

No. I’m an idiot.

Bruces · 02-16-2020, 08:28 PM

I don’t think anybody here thinks your an idiot cheese .

**cheesy** · 02-16-2020, 08:45 PM

I could have asked when I was talking to him.

**cheesy** · 02-22-2020, 07:08 AM

It’s a Polaris. Looks like it just came of the showroom floor.

Weldangrind · 02-24-2020, 11:06 AM

That looks like a pretty sweet Ranchero.

**cheesy** · 02-24-2020, 11:25 AM

It's a twenty footer. My brother and I rebuilt the body from two different sedans and a wagon. Good runner and Mrs. C likes the idea of it having a C4.
As my Dad is divesting himself of possessions, I may end up with it because I now have room for it.

Friday, he sent me home with two pocket watches, one gold Waltham from 1881/2, and an Illinois railroad spec from 1912. Both have a connection to my great grandfather. Also, his restored Lee-Enfield No.5/Mk1 with a bayonet and a hundred rounds but that is going to my SIL as soon as he gets his gun safe. As Jake is kind of slow getting things done and there is a rifle range less than three miles from me, he may have to buy his own ammo.

Last time I fired it was over 50 years ago and it knocked me down.

**cheesy** · 10-23-2020, 09:22 PM

Bump.

Dad will be 85 next month. He just came home with a Bombardier Outlander 400 atv.

Bruces · 10-23-2020, 09:58 PM

Dads not leaving you anything .

Meech86 · 10-24-2020, 12:20 AM

Wow that's awesome! Hope he gets a good winter so he can enjoy it.

**cheesy** · 10-24-2020, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruces

Dads not leaving you anything .

Just what I don't want.

Landsvw · 10-24-2020, 10:23 AM

My moms 83. Just moved her from Alaska to Oregon this summer. 40 years in the same house. It was a marathon but nothing went wrong... just a lot of trips to a dumpster.

I also had a Phazer. Was my last snowmachine. Riding it, a giant dog came out chasing me, so I pinned it and one cylinder seized and then broke loose. I slowly rode home with it firing on one, and trying to kick the dog away from me... that was the day I decided I hated snow machines and was done with them. 1990’s, Fairbanks Alaska.

2LZ · 10-24-2020, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruces

Dads not leaving you anything .

Just choked on my lunch.

Bruces · 10-24-2020, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 2LZ

Just choked on my lunch.

Sometimes the truth will kill you !

**cheesy** · 01-04-2021, 10:56 PM

I talked with Dad today. He usually calls on Sunday but he fell asleep watching the Packers/Bears. He fell asleep because he snowshoed 4 miles with my sister earlier in the day.
I gotta give him credit for getting up and getting around.

Bruces · 01-04-2021, 11:08 PM

Sounds like your dad is awesome .

02-16-2020, 08:45 PM	#18
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,845	I could have asked when I was talking to him. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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02-22-2020, 07:08 AM	#19
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,845	It’s a Polaris. Looks like it just came of the showroom floor. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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02-24-2020, 11:06 AM	#20
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That looks like a pretty sweet Ranchero. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-24-2020, 11:25 AM	#21
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,845	It's a twenty footer. My brother and I rebuilt the body from two different sedans and a wagon. Good runner and Mrs. C likes the idea of it having a C4. As my Dad is divesting himself of possessions, I may end up with it because I now have room for it. Friday, he sent me home with two pocket watches, one gold Waltham from 1881/2, and an Illinois railroad spec from 1912. Both have a connection to my great grandfather. Also, his restored Lee-Enfield No.5/Mk1 with a bayonet and a hundred rounds but that is going to my SIL as soon as he gets his gun safe. As Jake is kind of slow getting things done and there is a rifle range less than three miles from me, he may have to buy his own ammo. Last time I fired it was over 50 years ago and it knocked me down. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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10-23-2020, 09:22 PM	#22
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,845	Bump. Dad will be 85 next month. He just came home with a Bombardier Outlander 400 atv. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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02-16-2020, 08:28 PM	#17
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,590	I don’t think anybody here thinks your an idiot cheese .
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10-23-2020, 09:58 PM	#23
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,590	Dads not leaving you anything .
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10-24-2020, 12:20 AM	#24
Meech86 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 54	Wow that's awesome! Hope he gets a good winter so he can enjoy it.
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10-24-2020, 10:23 AM	#26
Landsvw Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Myrtle Creek Oregon Posts: 873	My moms 83. Just moved her from Alaska to Oregon this summer. 40 years in the same house. It was a marathon but nothing went wrong... just a lot of trips to a dumpster. I also had a Phazer. Was my last snowmachine. Riding it, a giant dog came out chasing me, so I pinned it and one cylinder seized and then broke loose. I slowly rode home with it firing on one, and trying to kick the dog away from me... that was the day I decided I hated snow machines and was done with them. 1990’s, Fairbanks Alaska. __________________ 1988 Kawasaki KLR250 1969 Honda Z50 silver tag 2002 Ford F-350 7.3 diesel 1975 Corvette 2017 Chevy Bolt “Throttle twisting geek” -LFN
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01-04-2021, 10:56 PM	#29
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,845	I talked with Dad today. He usually calls on Sunday but he fell asleep watching the Packers/Bears. He fell asleep because he snowshoed 4 miles with my sister earlier in the day. I gotta give him credit for getting up and getting around. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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01-04-2021, 11:08 PM	#30
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,590	Sounds like your dad is awesome .
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