Attachment 294361Don't know if any of you out there have daughters, well I have, when you get a surprise visit and the opening gambit is " Dad, I was just wondering" the amber lights start flashing------as a father you know ------they want something !!!
I never even opened my mouth, ----just continued to listen, " Do you just happen to have a plank of really nice wood that you could make a headboard out of".
Yes thank you sez I trying not to sound the least bit interested, but the young have persistence if not a lot else, "is it ok to look through your pile of exotic timber and select a piece that you could fernagle into a super duper natural headboard using all your expertise----you can have a free hand. As you can imagine I'm thrilled beyond belief to avail myself of the opportunity to get rid of one of my precious hoarded planks and then spend a day or two shaping and polishing the same. Then comes the kicker----it won't fit in the new Beemer-----would you mind dropping it off at the house once it's finished------why would I, it's only twenty miles up there, and if I let the seats down in the Lexus, fill it up with gas, fifty mile round trip ----who would be a dad?
Just wondered if I was on my lonesome here or if this is an everyday occurrence for country folk.