mazdeuce
mazdeuce UberDork
11/7/14 5:35 p.m.

My father in law is better than your father in law. Picked him up at the airport, kids were still in school so he spent three hours chipping sound deadening out of the RX7 with me. Dude is awesome. That's all.

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
11/7/14 5:54 p.m.

You are correct, he is.

He's not better than my father though.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
11/7/14 6:02 p.m.

Challenge accepted. My father in law challenged me to a burnout contest. His 67 gto vs my ms3. He won.

bluej
bluej SuperDork
11/7/14 6:04 p.m.

No fair, I don't have one to hang with yet :(

(The likely one is a pretty rad dude, though)

You're right though, yours is awesome :)

RX Reven'
RX Reven' GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/7/14 6:13 p.m.

My farther in law is no longer with us.

He was a great guy but a mechanic he wasn’t. His entire universe of tools easily fit into a tackle box and made no sense from a “what tools would you have if they all had to fit into a tackle box” prospective.

I could easily infer his life of failed repair attempts by the ridiculous stuff in that old box.

logdog
logdog GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/7/14 6:17 p.m.

Ive had 3 father in laws in 13 years with the same woman. Which one do I compare him to?

My mother in law REALLY loves getting married!

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/7/14 6:24 p.m.

You have a very cool family.

petegossett
petegossett GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/7/14 7:37 p.m.

My FIL is a creepy old perv. Although he does have some interesting stories about his time with the Hell's Angels out in Cali during the 60's, or the occasion where he stuck his knife through a guy's hand to the bar before the guy could reach for his gun...

HiTempguy
HiTempguy UberDork
11/7/14 8:13 p.m.

My possible future father in law is pretty meh. Typical conservative Albertan, not super smart, not supet dumb, hard working, decent enough guy.

Now my father on the other hand is a god damn rockstar (figuritively).

dj06482
dj06482 GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/8/14 9:50 a.m.

My father-in-law is pretty incredible. He can do anything when it comes to carpentry/home improvement. He installs high-end kitchens and baths for work, and he's helped us remodel two houses, build a killer treehouse, and is always willing to help out. I consider myself very lucky in that I have a father and father-in-law who are both great role models. If I become half the men they are, I'll have done well

Trans_Maro
Trans_Maro UberDork
11/8/14 9:56 a.m.

Mine is a great guy but he's married to a narcissistic psychopath.

Seriously, I could go on for days about the nutty stuff this woman does.

mtn
mtn UltimaDork
11/8/14 10:54 a.m.

My (future) father in law is exactly what you would expect from a white man named Otis (That's Sit-O backwards). When we were in college, he'd bring us about 3 cases of Busch Lite every time he'd visit. We're going up today to see his induction to his community colleges hall of fame.

Hal
Hal SuperDork
11/8/14 2:51 p.m.

My father and father-in-law are both long gone but I feel blessed in both cases.

My father was an ME and consummate DIY'er. He started my brother and I helping him with the DIY projects at an early age. He had a fairly complete machine shop in the basement where I learned skills that enabled me to pay for a college education.

My father-in-law was a heavy equipment mechanic. I was only around him for 10 years before he died, but I sure learned a lot helping him with side jobs.

Morbid
Morbid Reader
11/8/14 3:42 p.m.

My father-in-law is ok provided we keep discussion limited to guns, guns or guns, veering away from those topics means war, with guns.

My husband's father-in-law, on the other hand is the best ever, not that I'm biased or anything

Rufledt
Rufledt SuperDork
11/8/14 4:07 p.m.

My father-in-law is brilliant and a terrific human being, but he's not a car guy. He doesn't even have a car, though to be fair he lives in Seoul and you don't need one there.

My parents on the other hand are 2 elderly people with more horsepower in their garages than any human being has a need for. My mom especially is fully willing to sink to the level of stupid kids and will actually race ricers when she gets challenged, which is almost every time she drives her supra. She wins, too

She's the only grandmother i've ever heard say "Stupid punk thought he could beat me!" except of course for my grandmother (her mother).

racerdave600
racerdave600 SuperDork
11/8/14 4:12 p.m.

I never knew my FIL, he passed away before I got married.

My father on the other hand is where I got all my car stuff from, first with a 240Z he bought new, and then a loooonnng stream of BMWs of various flavors. And of course he is a real retired NASA rocket scientist (actually an engineer, but hey), and worked on much of the Apollo stuff. But then so did most people in this town. But I'm proud of him.

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