Dad Genes Cannot be Silenced
December 18th, 2008No One but me Touches the Remote
I think I may have developed the Dad Trunk Talent.
You have seen this gift in action. Your family gets ready to go on vacation. Mom and the kids have too much luggage. They put it in the trunk haphazardly, so it sticks out in all directions. Dad comes out with his one bag, and steam shoots out of his ears. Everyone hides behind shrubbery while he takes everything out of the trunk and puts it back in. Suddenly, it fits, with room to spare.
Everyone gets in the car, and you drive in silence, and Dad won’t stop to let anyone pee for 500 miles.
I rearranged my tools today, and now the garage looks almost empty.
December 18th, 2008 at 1:05 PM
What, no pictures?
December 18th, 2008 at 1:06 PM
The mother of my Japanese girlfriend did that re-packing trick once, years ago…. I’m still in awe.
December 18th, 2008 at 1:41 PM
Yeah, where are the pictures?
December 18th, 2008 at 1:45 PM
And now you must buy more tools
December 18th, 2008 at 2:32 PM
This describes my family…Exactingly.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:26 PM
LOL. So true.
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I’m famous for this. When we moved from our tiny little apartment in the Campus Commons area to an 1800 sq ft house with garage AND shop, it took 12 pickup and trailer trips and a 24 foot UHaul -all stuffed to the max – to move all the crap we’d accumulated into the apartment during our 6 years there (from a few suitcases and no furniture).
The “new” house didn’t look too roomy once we’d move in either.
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…I can’t imagine what it will be like when we move again.
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December 18th, 2008 at 3:27 PM
In my family, we call that “knowing how to pack the station wagon.” I do it pretty well in the kitchen, too.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:50 PM
And did Marvin learn any new phrases????
December 18th, 2008 at 5:33 PM
We have a Ford Expedition as our hauling the kids and dogs vehicle; and with the third row seat out (and ours has been out since the day we bought it) there’s a pretty substantial amount of cargo room.
Somehow, my wife is able to completely fill this space with a light costco trip.
I on the other hand had no problem fitting camping and shooting gear for four people for a week in there, along with food, ammo, and camp kitchen equipment.
Her theory is that I am a master of spacetime. Mine is that she has the spatial perception of Mr. Magoo.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:55 PM
My dad had that gene (in spades). I got it too (and developed an iron bladder).
December 18th, 2008 at 7:01 PM
My family recognizes that I have the Dad Trunk Talent. Many years ago they realized that it was best to just set luggage by the vehicle and let me load it to start with. I could pack all the stuff for an infant and a toddler plus luggage for a wife that packs for a safari for a weekend trip and my one bag into a small car with room to spare. I never thought about what it was called I just did it that way because MY dad did it that way.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:35 PM
My wife has that talent. You can’t believe how she can pack the stuff, whether it be on the motorcycle back in the day, small hatchback cars, or our travel trailer today.
December 19th, 2008 at 11:23 AM
For this talent and for being able to find room in the refrigerator every Friday night — you’ve been to my Shabbos dinner table — my kids nicknamed me “The Lone Rearranger”. I’m hoping one or both of my boys can carry on the tradition.