What Else Reminds You of Gramps?

tonyespo · Post by **tonyespo** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:42 am

Not to change the subject or hijack this thread but I am a grandpa and just the other day I was thinking what will my grand children remember about me when I die. If in hopefully many, many, years from now someone is on a forum asking this same question when will my grand children be saying about me? This is the time in my life when I have to start being a really GOOD EXAMPLE for them.

To answer the original question I remember that my grandfather fixed everything himself. He could do plumbing, carpentry, electrical work, automotive repair, painting, you name it. Grandpa was a handyman 110%.

infotech · Post by **infotech** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:22 pm

Nice subject. There are certian things that remind me of my grandfather every time I see, smell, or taste them.

Wrigley Spearmint Gum - He always had it on him.

Dairy Queen - Him and his buddies would sit at the one in town and drink coffee all day. I could go over there and get some spare change every now and then, I'd just have to take a little razzing.

Peaches - Him and my Grandmother (who's still alive - 89 and going) would go to East Texas and pick up a truck load of peaches to sell every year. You can't find peaches like that these days...

Concrete work - When I was pretty young, around 5, 6 he was still working as a concrete man. Him and my Dad were partners and they did all the work. Bidding for the job, building the forms, pouring and finally finishing the concrete. To them and my great Uncle concrete was artwork and they took great pride in what they did. I broke the family business heritage when I got into the Information Technology profession.

95% · Post by **95%** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:02 pm

fallingwickets wrote:Jack

You shook the memory bank for me. Did grandfathers ever not wear suit and tie? In all the time I knew my grandfather, I never once saw him wear 'casual' clothing....not once

What you say applies to my father, who was born in 1905. His manners were Victorian to say the least. Out of doors, his most informal attire, whether he was skeet shooting or at a picnic or a fish fry, was a pair of dress slacks, a starched white shirt, and a necktie. At all other times in public, he wore a suit.

Seamaster · Post by **Seamaster** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:38 am

Gold Block pipe tobacco.

And wooly aran cardigans with leather buttons. Especially ones smelling of the above.

sgtrecon212 · Post by **sgtrecon212** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:20 pm

Unfortunately, my grandparents are the reason I hate phone calls late at night. Those dreaded calls that your mom or dad took when you were little, and you knew a relative had died. I was very young when my grandparents passed. I just remember them from their pictures, and my parents were never too anecdotal.

I've told my kids countless times.... Cherish who you have, it won't be there forever.
Now that I've thrown a wet blanket over the thread....

My late dad made a wonderful grandpa, and I hope I'll be the same.

PT · Post by PT » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:30 pm

My gramps had this fantastic glass bottle shaped like an old car with the cap as the exhaust. He kept his aftershave in it. I would have loved to inherit that one.

The Mick · Post by **The Mick** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:28 pm

my grandfather on my dads side is 94 he retired on his 90th birthday. until he retired I had never seen any trace of facial hair on him not ever once. now he's scruffy for the first time. his favorite saying to me was "so your razor must be broken" on account I hated shaving until now. I need to let him know that I now use a straight he'll be very happy.

english leather was his favorite I use it now as well. just brings back good memories.

JoeDizzy · Post by **JoeDizzy** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:42 pm

Days Work chewing tobacco "plug", and Old Spice. Course Grandma always was one upping him with her cooking.