Dumb Things My Dad Has Done

This entry is dedicated to my dad.  No, he's not dead.  But, he's done and said alot of really dumb things over the years.. and I don't want him to feel that my mother has the corner-market on stupidity. 

*Actual picture of my dad from high school.  (No he is not related to Buddy Holly) *

This particular story happened a year or so ago.. and once again, it has to do with my sister.  My sister lives in closer proximity to my parents than I do, so she experiences a great deal of stupid shit.  I am merely the story-teller.. she has to live it.  ha.

Last summer, my sister had temporarily traded cars with my mom...she needed my mother's minivan for a week because she was hauling around alot of kids, and she needed more seats.  She came to the house to return the van, endured normal family torchure, and then headed home .. which is about 35 minutes away. 

Upon arriving home, she realized that she didn't have her house key on her keyring...and she had left the garage door opener in the van back at my mom's house.  So, she called the parental units to discuss her dilemma..  It was about 9pm .. she was tired, and she had kids in the car.. there was no way she could drive all the way there and back again... Here is a similation of how the conversation went:

DAD:   Hello?
SISTER: Dad, I'm locked out of the house, and I left the garage door opener in mom's van.
AND:  And??
SISTER:  Could you PLEASE bring it to me
DAD: Sure.

So, our brilliant and efficient dad went out to the van, grabbed the garage door opener, and drove 35 minutes to my sisters house.  My sister and kids were still sitting in the car in the driveway.

Dad pulls up, gets out of his car.. points the garage door opener at the garage.  NOTHING. 
My sister gets out of the car, walks over, and asks him what the heck he is doing.

DAD:  I'm trying to open your garage.
SISTER:  Why are you trying to open it with the DVD remote control?
DAD:  OH CRAP!

For some unexplained reason, our father grabbed the remote control from the DVD out of my mother's van, and then got in his car, drove 35 minutes.... only to prove that the DVD remote control does NOT open garage doors.   For any of you that are wondering if the DVD remote control and the garage door opener resemble each other  - the answer is an astounding NO.  They do not.  Not at all.

Good news is that our dad makes the laws that people have to follow.  Do not be afraid.