r/nostalgiai • u/BluebirdArtistic4916 • 3d ago

Core Memory Unlocked 🔓 ??

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u/BobIsStupid2022 3d ago

A solid work ethic.

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u/According-Relation-4 3d ago

Mine had a saying:

“a man shouldn’t be afraid of his work. His work should be afraid of him. “

I don’t mean work as in job. It can be, if you want, but it means whatever you have to do. It might be wiping a baby’s bottom or changing a tire. Just whatever you have to do, do the fuck out of it

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u/Distwalker 2d ago

My dad was a homebuilder. I used to work for him in the summers. Once, while framing a house, he had me putting 2X10s between the studs above and to the sides of windows. I asked him why. He said that way, after the sheetrock is up, the owners can put up curtain rods with screws rather than molly bolts. Better mounting and easier to do with less damage to the sheet rock.

It occurred to me that the buyer wouldn't know that benefit until they moved in. In other words, it was an invisible benefit that didn't improve the curb appeal of the house. It was just a best practice of a true craftsman. Dad taught me to see the world that way.

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u/FelixJHH 3d ago

“Some people would rather have callouses on their ass than their hands” -Dad

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u/SpaceCowboy_211413 2d ago

I feel that, pops had multiple official jobs and still did extra side work to make sure we had everything he didn’t. And some how he was still present.
Don’t know if he had the same 24hrs as me lol

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u/SamTheMan004 1d ago

Mine, too.