Fathers Day ideas...

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:13 am

so its this sunday, whats everyone getting...

Brought him "the office" box set dvd's last year and he stil hasnt watched them as he dosnt really watch dvd's...

Loves golf but we have brought him everything under the sun for it...

Loves tools / shed / gardening but he also buys himself every new power drill, scredriver or gardening tool all the time..

Loves him computer stuff but again he buys it all the time...maybe a PC game?

I'm stuck.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:14 am

Oh and he's had 3 heart attcks and a stroke in his life so no jumping outta planes or V8 car rides...

Post by **huge** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:15 am

get him colin mcrae dirt and a logitech g25 racing wheel.

huhuh

Post by **Friday** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:16 am

my dad is IMPOSSIBLE to buy for...

never know what to get him.

usually ends up being a good bottle of red wine - boring and predictable but at least i know he'll enjoy it...

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:17 am

Friday wrote:my dad is IMPOSSIBLE to buy for...

never know what to get him.

usually ends up being a good bottle of red wine - boring and predictable but at least i know he'll enjoy it...

to all.

red or a book. but even so, the book is problematic.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:17 am

i have been on a buying dad clothes kick for a while. stops him from buying grandpa style clothing.

he is looking rather smart these days.

clothes are good cos they won't buy em

check out also for helpful hints

http://www.wishlist.com.au/

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:23 am

Books - is he a reader? go all out and get him some great books, things that he would like but may not have spent the $$ on for himself....

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:24 am

^ yes, good idea there Liz.

Reminds me of that Seinfeld episode (or was it another show/comic) where they said, "once a man reaches the happiest period of his life, he wears the same clothes for the rest of his life."

So true.

Post by **system** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:24 am

take him out to dinner?

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:26 am

hell yeah getting my dad to buy new clothes = more luck getting blood from a stone!

The man dresses like he aint got 2 cents to rub together.... plus you can tell he has been living in Thailand too long, last time he was out here, sandles and SOCKS!

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:27 am

Joy flight over Melbourne (get a few people together to pay for it)
Hot Air Balloon ride over Melbourne (ditto)
Day at the National Golf Course at Cape Schanck (ditto)
A day of fishing
Dinner at his fave restaurant
Bathrobe

so many good idea's I can't use myself...run with em

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:33 am

re the clothes buying. my dad actually thinks he looks real cool now too lol

seriously its a good present i reckon. plus saves on embarrassement when you have to be in public with him *jokes* love my dad, the big crazy bastard that he is

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:37 am

Charlie - you buy the clothes for him... he doesn't have to buy them himself... would that work?

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:43 am

I bought dad the new Top Gear DVD Collectors pack.. or whatever it's called.
3 DVDS, top gear number plate and some nice mounted photos of cars.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:43 am

Yea thought clothes but he just went shopping yesterday.

He lives in coffs so maybe a joy flight but he see's coff's from the air everytime he fly's to Melb to visit.

Dosnt enjoy fishing as much as i do, plus we go together in his boat when ever im up there.

Dinner would be good but i cant fly up to coff's by sunday...

Colin Mcraes winning at the moment.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:44 am

or maybe a mixed 6 of red's..

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:44 am

Stray wrote:I bought dad the new Top Gear DVD Collectors pack.. or whatever it's called.
3 DVDS, top gear number plate and some nice mounted photos of cars.

z0mg that sounds perfect for my old man.

thanks stray!

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:46 am

This year is my second fathers day, the first was only a couple of days after birth of my son... so i didn't get any goodies

For a present i want a lie in and a bottle of red i think.

A nice wine is always a nice pressie. Its fathers days, it dont need to be majorly significant present really?

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:53 am

Tiger Wood 2008 PGa tour for PC game.

Going to pick it up at lunch. Thanks peeps for the ideas.

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:57 am

6 of red is a good one!

FS - but your baby boy was your gift.......

Direktor - man if could, but getting him to wear them..... I spent a fair bit a few year back, great jeans, some good surf gear, that didn't look like he was trying to be 20, man he looked the bizness, he wore the shit once! we are talking about a man that will wear horizontal striped shirt and the checked shorts! Kills me, but funny as, he just doesn't care

Post by **Friday** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:57 am

damn my dad is difficult...

dvds - never watches them
golf, fishing, sports etc - not interested
books - doesn't read them (reads 4 diff newspapers a day but buying the newspaper doesn't really make such a great gift)
games - wouldn't touch them
day out stuff (hot air ballon etc) - would never use them, too busy - workaholic

a few times i've just given him and his wife movie tickets and offered to baby-sit my little brothers so they can go out to dinner and see a film. it's been done SO many times now between both of their birthdays, christmas and fathers day. need something original!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:00 pm

FoundationStepper wrote:This year is my second fathers day, the first was only a couple of days after birth of my son... so i didn't get any goodies

That WAS your present!

I was born on fathers day

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:02 pm

(was just being silly)

I was on a high for so long.

We just had his 1st birthday on monday and it just reminds you how incredibly mindblowing and amazing the whole thing is

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:03 pm

Friday wrote:damn my dad is difficult...

dvds - never watches them
golf, fishing, sports etc - not interested
books - doesn't read them (reads 4 diff newspapers a day but buying the newspaper doesn't really make such a great gift)
games - wouldn't touch them
day out stuff (hot air ballon etc) - would never use them, too busy - workaholic

a few times i've just given him and his wife movie tickets and offered to baby-sit my little brothers so they can go out to dinner and see a film. it's been done SO many times now between both of their birthdays, christmas and fathers day. need something original!

what about a year subscription to the newspapers, that keeps giving all year!

Snowie · Post by **Snowie** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:11 pm

My parent's, propably much like everyone elses, has already got everything they want and if they don't they buy it, so.....

For the last few years for mothers and fathers day, i record off vinyl some of their favourite artist's they don't have on cd, then i mastered (dehiss and eq) them up and burn them onto cd for them. This year the best of creedence clearwater revival. Mum now wants her own copy now.

Does that help for an idea ?

Post by **Friday** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:16 pm

Charlie73 wrote:
Friday wrote:damn my dad is difficult...

dvds - never watches them
golf, fishing, sports etc - not interested
books - doesn't read them (reads 4 diff newspapers a day but buying the newspaper doesn't really make such a great gift)
games - wouldn't touch them
day out stuff (hot air ballon etc) - would never use them, too busy - workaholic

a few times i've just given him and his wife movie tickets and offered to baby-sit my little brothers so they can go out to dinner and see a film. it's been done SO many times now between both of their birthdays, christmas and fathers day. need something original!
what about a year subscription to the newspapers, that keeps giving all year!

i could do but i'm pretty sure it's just a work covered cost for him already

same deal for me snowie - anything they want they've generally already bought so you have to get creative and do personal stuff. like the baby-sitting thing...

for his 60th i looked after the kids for 5 days while he and his wife went up to a spa resort in far north qld.

that was great for them to get a break from the kids for that long but i can't bring myself to do that every year

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:18 pm

Charlie73 wrote:
Friday wrote:damn my dad is difficult...

dvds - never watches them
golf, fishing, sports etc - not interested
books - doesn't read them (reads 4 diff newspapers a day but buying the newspaper doesn't really make such a great gift)
games - wouldn't touch them
day out stuff (hot air ballon etc) - would never use them, too busy - workaholic

a few times i've just given him and his wife movie tickets and offered to baby-sit my little brothers so they can go out to dinner and see a film. it's been done SO many times now between both of their birthdays, christmas and fathers day. need something original!
what about a year subscription to the newspapers, that keeps giving all year!

Yeah I got dad a yearly magazine subscription for xmas last year

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:19 pm

Charlie73 wrote:boy was your gift.......

Direktor - man if could, but getting him to wear them..... I spent a fair bit a few year back, great jeans, some good surf gear, that didn't look like he was trying to be 20, man he looked the bizness, he wore the shit once! we are talking about a man that will wear horizontal striped shirt and the checked shorts! Kills me, but funny as, he just doesn't care

Aaah.... I hears ya....

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:27 pm

Charlie73 wrote:we are talking about a man that will wear horizontal striped shirt and the checked shorts! Kills me, but funny as, he just doesn't care

perhaps buy him a mirror..?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:37 pm

It's fathers day. blokes day.
I take Dad to the pub with my brother, boys day out.

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:38 pm

Stray wrote:
Charlie73 wrote:we are talking about a man that will wear horizontal striped shirt and the checked shorts! Kills me, but funny as, he just doesn't care
perhaps buy him a mirror..?

i wish it were that easy - he knows what he looks like he just doesn't think it is important...
and really he is right, clothes do not a man make, but damn...... SO funny....

he comes out for a visit on Saturday....hmmm just in time for dads day... smooooth

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:20 pm

Finals tickets

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:19 pm

Direktor wrote:^ yes, good idea there Liz.

Reminds me of that Seinfeld episode (or was it another show/comic) where they said, "once a man reaches the happiest period of his life, he wears the same clothes for the rest of his life."

So true.

Classic quote Direkt.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:44 pm

Just went and got tiger woods 08. Looks good. Looked so good i had to grab a copy for my wii ..

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:47 pm

The character creation is nuts

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:50 pm

madness stray. you playing on wii? whats this i hear about you can somehow put your mates off when they are playing a shot?

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:04 pm

I've only seen it on the 360 actually. Not sure about putting players off.. I haven't played it myself.

edit :: however.. you could just punch them. would work I reckon.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:29 pm

haha knew you would say punch em!

nah off the back cover for wii :

Taunt your Oponents
Using thw Wii remote, throw your mates off their game with four new taunting mechanisms. But when the tables are turned, will you choke under pressure?

Sounds dope.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:36 pm

got my dad a jumper.

*sorted*

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:28 pm

A box of marzipan laced with cyanide.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:32 pm

C.I.A. wrote:A box of marzipan laced with cyanide.

how very 'flowers in the attic' of you CIA

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:34 pm

mixtress wrote:
C.I.A. wrote:A box of marzipan laced with cyanide.
how very 'flowers in the attic' of you CIA

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:53 pm

C.I.A. wrote:A box of marzipan laced with cyanide.

oh.. very good, and cheaper than a hitman. i'm with you C.I.A

PahMaLa · Post by **PahMaLa** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:39 pm

Ended up getting dad the box set of Top Gear. Has now been packed, sealed and posted!
Me dad is a serious car lover especially Austins, in fact back home has four bloody cars in the backyard and two in the garage!

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:49 pm

The Age has a story about the worst Father's Day presents...

http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/ ... 45871.html

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:47 pm

I didn't have enough credit to call my dad so I sent him a text.

same o · Post by **same o** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:52 pm

i got my dad a 50 bag.. havnt seen him yet.. still sitting at home waiting for him

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:56 pm

sAme'0 wrote:i got my dad a 50 bag.. havnt seen him yet.. still sitting at home waiting for him

winner. tell him we must have a sesh soon.

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:58 pm

my dad got a cup of nothing, being that he has not acknowledge a birthday or xmas in ooooh about 4 years.... meh to his d-day i say

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:07 am

Fents wrote:
sAme'0 wrote:i got my dad a 50 bag.. havnt seen him yet.. still sitting at home waiting for him
winner. tell him we must have a sesh soon.

will do, gave it to him last night.. he is happy with what i got him i recon