re: What’s the most “dad” thing that your dad did?

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My dad got pissed we kept losing the zenith tv remote and the VCR remote, which was like a skinny deck of cards. So he took a 1 foot long 2x4 and hollowed out appropriate sized cavities on both sides then screwed strips of wood to retain them. It was impossible to lose the remotes after that. Looking back it was genius and I appreciate pate t and am a better person for having gone through it.

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When we were young teens, we lost one of my dad's shovels in the woods while trying to build a clubhouse/fort. Someone must have stolen it when we left it overnight.

So he goes to Drill one weekend and comes home with a friend towing a trailer. On it were two large metal cabinets. He put all his tools and important shite in the in these cabinets and locked them with two shiny new Master Locks. For weeks afterwards he walked around the house randomly barking at us, "Mastah Lockkkkkk!" in an 80s movie trailer growl.
We knew the days of frickin with dad's shite were over. 35 years later I have 3 of his shovels and his axe in my garage.