Another father’s day

[Wood Borer]

The joy of making something as a gift for those occasions is infinitely more enjoyable than signing your signature on a skinny piece of paper and spending the next 6 months paying it back.

The recipient values if something is hand made for them because the thought put into the gift is clearly demonstrated.

[silentC]

Oh well your router bit will ease the pain..................... Well Done, everyone loves a good scar.

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the occurrence of the words "router bit", "pain" and "scar" in the same sentence. But thanks

You're right Dan, we spoil our kids rotten and all they do is ask what else we got them. They've been taught from the outset that Christmas and birthdays are all about presents. Trouble is, when I jack up about it I'm a grumpy old miser

[RufflyRustic]

I'm now getting into the thought pattern, oops, so & so event is coming up, what have I got made I can give them, or do I have enough time to make them something.....

It's really nice to hear other people say the same thing, I'm makin them this......

cheers
Wendy

[ozwinner]

Yeah, but what do you really want?

Liz Hurley, a few bottles of red, and a coupla hours.

Al

[Bodgy]

My wife asked me what I want for father’s day.

Its Fathers day for God's sake, not husbands day. Just like Mothers Day, when HI gets all dirty cause u didn't get her a gift. Mothers Day not HI's Day. She aint my Mother!

All this US inspired commercial BS was not traditional, but apparently invented by Hallmark to flog more cards, and the retail industry just instantly jumped on it.

Doncha love marketing?

Anyway, I would love the complete James Bond CD set, but pigs don't fly over Chez Bodgy.

Oz Winner and Liz could watch them with Naomi Campbell and me, adding a couple of more obscure Single Malts to the reds.

[Auld Bassoon]

Oh, no, I'd never be that silly. I just told her that Valentine's day is traditionally for the declaration of secret love, and since the fact of our marriage eliminates any possibility of secrecy in the matter, that there was no point in us celebrating it.

Two black eyes, multiple cuts and contusions and a knee print in the crotch of my favourite jeans

Well I suppose your by-line explains this - but a bit rash all the same wouldn't you say?

[Zed]

I dont scubscribe to greeting card hol's, neither does my wife thank god, greeting card hols are bullshirt AFAIC.

I get pressies all the time -dont need no marketing wanker tellong me its "time"

[ozwinner]

-dont need no marketing wanker tellong me its "time"

Hey Zed, it Banana week.
Bananas can only be bought at the outrageous price of $12 per kilo if you realy love someone.

Owwh hang on, thats the going rate, thank goodness I have given up bananas.

Al