Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso View Post
Well, my Dad died when I was 11 so he didn't get a chance to really teach me a whole lot, but he did teach me to never touch a cigarette. He died from a heart attack at 47 and smoked like a fiend. Used to tell me "If I ever see you with a cigarette in your hand I will break your fingers !" Must have worked, I never had the urge.

Don

Good advice, I often wish I hadn't taken up the nasty habit.
As far as Dads go, I didn't meet mine until the 7th week of boot camp in 1961 and then I had to pick him out of a crowd. I swore that any future children I might be blessed with would never suffer that fate and they didn't