What"s a good fathers day ?

**Whoosha** · 03-09-2006, 11:32 AM

Just wondering what the rest of you fathers think would make a good fathers day..
For me just sit back watch the races on the telly have the boys come round say G"day , dont get me to do any think to their cars. :Reverend: BBQ lunch & Vegg out ..

Jeeepers · 03-09-2006, 11:34 AM

Just a call from the lad would be enough. We'll see.

dj181 · 03-09-2006, 11:40 AM

well i am sitting here waiting for my ex to drop the kids off...as long as i get to spend some time with them today it will be a great day

**Mechan1k** · 03-09-2006, 03:00 PM

Just to have my Father here to celebrate the day would be nice too ... but seeing as he passed away 16 years ago ... that's kinda not possible.

uranium_death · 03-09-2006, 03:07 PM

My parents don't believe in mother's or father's day, seeing it as only a retail festival.

So I just served myself some egg, bacon and tomato for breakfast.

loxxr6 · 03-09-2006, 08:31 PM

For me it's not being a father which makes it fantastic. I don't need kids at the moment.

On a parental basis, I always give my step dad a present or phone call either way.

Bucknaked · 03-09-2006, 09:16 PM

What would make it special for me is they didn't have these stupid American traditions. Seriously, some bird in America 100 years ago came up with the idea. The only thing that has changed is that big business flood the tv with advertising. "Show dad you really care, buy him this fancy tool. Only $2,799" Why do you have to wait until a dedicated date to buy dad something. Whats wrong with the other 364 days of the year. When did the purchase of a present show dad he was special. If your gonna do gifts, I think those made by your childs hand mean a lot more than flashing around dads credit card.

**GasoLane** · 03-09-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Why do you have to wait until a dedicated date to buy dad something. Whats wrong with the other 364 days of the year.

Thanks Bucky. I might re-print this edited version and send it to my kids

capriv8 · 03-09-2006, 10:05 PM

Well I got two handmade cards full of love and a day of appreciation, I got to watch most of Sandown and went for a drive in my Capri. Sometimes its good to have a specific day to stop and think about the people around us, and its not all about money.

FRDGAL · 03-09-2006, 10:43 PM

Happy Fathers Day to all the dad's out there

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Originally Posted by Mechan1k

Just to have my Father here to celebrate the day would be nice too ... but seeing as he passed away 16 years ago ... that's kinda not possible.

I know how you feel. Been without my Dad for 5 years. Days like this can be difficult if you let it get to you. Me, rather than sitting here missing him, I just spend the day thinking about what a character he was

normxb · 03-09-2006, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by FRDGAL_AU6

Happy Fathers Day to all the dad's out there

I know how you feel. Been without my Dad for 5 years. Days like this can be difficult if you let it get to you. Me, rather than sitting here missing him, I just spend the day thinking about what a character he was

Yeah, this is my 2nd Fathers Days since I lost my Dad , but went to visit him today & remember the good times.

On a Brighter Note

A BIG Hug from the kids (&wife) & a card from each , means a lot , I must be a "hoarder" because I've kept every one for the last 19 yrs .

Also got a new "Angle grinder" Look Out , might end up with a "chop-top" XB :yeees:

pauljh74 · 03-09-2006, 11:29 PM

Well, my family's Father's Day dinner was cut short when my Dad and sister started yelling at each other, my sister said something that offended all of us, and her 2 kids - one of which had his 9th birthday today - got upset because of the yelling. It would be nice if they could put a lid on it for once as it ruins what should be a family celebration. At least my Mum didn't have to put up with it as she's on a holiday in Canada with my Aunt.

GT290 · 03-09-2006, 11:41 PM

yep, Holden and ford doing battle, on the edge of your seat stuff. That race couldn't have been on a better day. I had a ball today at sandown. Happy fathers day out there and a thought for the dads that could not be with or have there kids to celebrate it with.

Cheers
Kevin

PS Oh and glad ford won, yeha!

RspecAU · 04-09-2006, 12:31 AM

oppps bugger i forgot to call my dad spent most of the thinking of my little girl.

Grechie · 04-09-2006, 01:00 AM

yea happy fathers day to all dads out there ! i got mine 1.3KG bag of cadbury chocolate, nearly gone !

bathurst77 · 04-09-2006, 01:29 AM

A good fathers day..

Breakfast in bed, -my young kids bounce in all smiles with some little presents and a hand drawn card. just time for cuddle off the mrs, before me mate drops in and we go to the race track to watch the muscle cars.
At the track i meet allan moffat, john goss, Bob holden and a few others. I get to watch some amazing racing, i even get to push moffats 77 bathurst winner onto the dummy grid before seeing it doing a few laps.

Then i go sit in aircond comfort, drink a beer or two, and watch GThos, XA-XD falcons mustaangs and escorts race among other dream cars, while on the tv screens sandown and videos of historic races is playing and lycra-lovely pit girls are giving away... show bags of goodies.

I get home, have me fave dinner, and watch the video of sandown me mrs made sure to tape while i was trackside. Ford win a really exciting race and take out most of the top 5 places. skife crashes, murf dnfs.

sounds like my perfect fathers day....
sounds like fiction...

except that was my day today.
Im falling asleep grinning!

Jeeepers · 04-09-2006, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ORSM T

Just a call from the lad would be enough. We'll see.

Never even got a text..... :yeees:

TheChemist · 04-09-2006, 04:06 AM

tell you what would of made my day, not a dad but it ruined my dads day to. It would of been NOT getting the phone call saying my cousin had been hit by a train at mortdale last night, you may have heard the story on the radio or something. But yeah what a way to ruina day.
and yes he survived

qwigybo · 04-09-2006, 05:33 AM

lucky to be alive there chemist not the best news though

i got to spend my first fathers day watching sandown taking the bubby for a drive till she fell asleep then washed the car and spent the rest of the evening cleaning it

Full Spectrum · 04-09-2006, 05:47 AM

I have experience in this. But what i would have liked to do is just sit around chat about cars and have a BBQ watch some V8's.

AC · 04-09-2006, 08:49 AM

Was my first Fathers Day

Worked for 12hrs of it, slept for another 6-7hrs.
Apart from that, Spent time with the bub and mrs and watched Bright beat some Kellys

The Yeti · 04-09-2006, 02:03 PM

I had a cracker of a fathersday, my kids (5 & 3) sparked up the BBQ and cooked, my wife did the toast and coffee (man she can knock up a good expresso) then sat out the back and had a good long breakie. then loaded the car and went to my parrents and started eating all over again.

Fathers Day officaly markes the opening of the eating season

dj181 · 04-09-2006, 04:47 PM

i had a great fathers day....i had my kids here for ages and they gave me a present each that they made in preschool and day care....i dont need them to spend money on me, i didnt even want presents, but the fact that they gave me something that they made, made it an even better day!

drcook · 04-09-2006, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ORSM T

Never even got a text..... :yeees:

if i may say, thats poor form mate. sorry to hear.

drcook · 04-09-2006, 05:05 PM

took dad to muscle car show at eastern creek, then went home, met back up with him later, bought him a bottle each of muscat & port, then went to dinner at the irish pub. he was well chuffed.

coyote · 04-09-2006, 05:41 PM

One of my best fathers days yet

(it was my 15th)

Started Fri night with the presentation of a few well crafted and personalised cards and prezzies.

Sunday - Got to sleep in as all the kids were away (We have 5)

Went on a cruise with the XR Club and relaxed with the Mob

Got a phone call from the two older boys 14 15 and they came back home to watch Sandown with me while Denise presented nibles and drinks

Picked up the Younger kids and had a family dinner with a Guinness or two.

Life does not get much better than that.

4.9 EF Futura · 04-09-2006, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by The Yeti

Fathers Day officaly markes the opening of the eating season

Hahaha - that's brilliant mate. I'll remember that one

As for what's a good father's day... beat if i know, im not a father!!

But my sister had the old boy around for dinner (my folks are british, they dont do the australian celebratory lunch) and i went round there as well. Not very often you see 3 members of my family under the one roof since the folks parted ways - so im pretty sure he enjoyed having a beer, a feed and a chat.

He bagged out on chocolate and port, had a decent grin on his mug... so i guess it wasnt too bad.

XRchic · 04-09-2006, 09:22 PM

Well I just want to say Happy Father's Day a day late to Eamon (Cobra). It is his first Father's Day as our son Toby (see avatar) is 4 months old. He is the best Dad to that little boy, and also to my other two kids from a previous relationship, so he really does deserve his own special day to recognise that.

It was my birthday on Saturday and he had a surprise planned for me. I ended up getting quite sick and Eamon pretty much spent the weekend looking after me, cancelling our plans and looking after not just the baby but my other kids too, all on Father's Day.

We ended up having my Dad and Mum over for a BBQ yesterday arvo, along with my other two kids' Dad and his girlfriend (all friends and happy, funnily enough). I didnt eat much, but the fellas all sat around with a big sh*tload of BBQ, a carton of Crown, V8s on tv and the kids all running around and the footy on here and there. All followed by more beer, cake and some present swapping...

I just hope he had a good day, after the pretty average weekend it started to be when I got crook and ruined it all.

ORSM T, I dont know what to say with that, there is no excuse for that in any circumstance. Next year, if you are in Adelaide mate, then drop by our place for a BBQ and we can adopt you as our Dad for the day!!!

More Dads cant be a bad thing!

Hope all of you Dads had a great day!

Jac

Donny · 05-09-2006, 09:43 PM

Mine was crap too, worked all nite at Riverfire Job through till 8am fathers day, went home to rest for 2 hours, then went out for my next shift, which blew the rest of the day. Didn't get to see my son at all, no call from him either. My ex is playing the not letting me see him game at the moment, silly childish woman is just trying to spite me. She neva complains when the support $$ come in tho. Dreading the having to go to court thing...