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Title: Ideal for Fathers' Day?
Post by: Liz 101 on June 19, 2009, 21:29:15 PM
I'm getting heartily sick of the rash of TV adverts telling the world that their product is "ideal for fathers' day". The latest being the Greatest Hits of Black Sabbath; my father is 85 & that's one of the last things he would consider ideal. This is a man, that in the 60's, thought the Beatles were "a racket" :o

So what would be an ideal pressie for my Dad? I need help & fast
Title: Ideal for Fathers' Day?
Post by: heather07 on June 19, 2009, 21:46:47 PM
Take him for lunch and spend time with him I am sure any present would take second place to your company :)
Title: Ideal for Fathers' Day?
Post by: Rindaloo on June 19, 2009, 21:48:10 PM
A nice pen for doing the crosswords with.
Liquorice Allsorts.
A good magnifying glass.
A nice picture frame with a family picture in.
Or perhaps a nice meal out?
Title: Ideal for Fathers' Day?
Post by: kevin3 on June 19, 2009, 21:54:22 PM
A Max Bygrave sing-song cd and a bag of soft sweets??
No,seriously.I agree with Heather.Spend lots of time with him,
ask him about "the old days",then just listen.Priceless.

    :)
Title: Ideal for Fathers' Day?
Post by: Scunner on June 19, 2009, 22:13:46 PM
Or

Spend lots of time with him,
ask him about "the old days",then just DON'T listen. He won't even realise. Priceless.
Title: Ideal for Fathers' Day?
Post by: Liz 101 on June 19, 2009, 22:20:11 PM
I went to see him earlier this week (taking a bag of liquorice allsorts) & offered to take him out for lunch, to be told he had a nice piece of fish in the fridge, so why would he want to go out! After a couple of hours he said "it's about time you bu**ered off home now"
Title: Ideal for Fathers' Day?
Post by: kevin3 on June 19, 2009, 22:24:44 PM
My dad died when I was younger.Iv'e spent years wondering about the answers to questions I was never able to ask him.
Enjoy your folks while you've got them.Too late after.

   :) :)
Title: Ideal for Fathers' Day?
Post by: Rindaloo on June 19, 2009, 22:27:35 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Liz 101

I went to see him earlier this week (taking a bag of liquorice allsorts) & offered to take him out for lunch, to be told he had a nice piece of fish in the fridge, so why would he want to go out! After a couple of hours he said "it's about time you bu**ered off home now"


Sounds like a down to earth chap.  ROFL!
Title: Ideal for Fathers' Day?
Post by: NIGCOUSKAZ on June 19, 2009, 22:32:22 PM
Kevin, god bless you, and how true..
Title: Ideal for Fathers' Day?
Post by: Liz 101 on June 19, 2009, 22:55:10 PM
Kevin, having lost my mother nearly 30 years ago, I can well understand those sentiments