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14. My Dad

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 08:07 PM

Dec 26

When i was 4 in 1963 my dad would straighten nails he picked up on the jobsite, he was a carpenter. He built a new house in 1965 and had all the bridging cut and nails started the year before. His first house was built from scrap lumber and out of his paycheck. A friend loaned him 6k to start the house because the bank would not. He would bring home scrap wire and burn the insulation off and sell the copper every few years.

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Good memories don't fade away. calimary Dec 26 #1

And Merry Christmas to you too, calimary! LuckyCharms Dec 26 #10

Awesome story -- both the story itself and its telling. KPN Dec 26 #2

I've been Googling trying to find pics. LuckyCharms Dec 26 #17

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Thanks LuckyCharms jfz9580m Dec 26 #4

Thanks, jfz9580m. LuckyCharms Dec 26 #18

i bet google knows the song Tetrachloride Dec 26 #5

might be that nameless tune onethatcares Dec 26 #7

I can only whistle it or hum it... LuckyCharms Dec 26 #11

Was just talking to grandson, finishing college in March. cachukis Dec 26 #6

Best wishes to your grandson in his job search, cachukis. LuckyCharms Dec 26 #12

You're lucky that was before catalytic convertors. JohnnyRingo Dec 26 #8

Probably, Johnny! LuckyCharms Dec 26 #13

What a man! snot Dec 26 #9

Thanks, snot. He was a good husband and father. LuckyCharms Dec 26 #16

My Dad Maninacan Dec 26 #14

OMG I thought I was the only one! LuckyCharms Dec 26 #15