I taught him everything I know and still, he don't know nuthin' Archived Message
Posted by Paul in Warrensburg on June 20, 2022, 7:33 am, in reply to "What is one of your dad's sayings, or something funny he did?"
'If ya cut it wrong, cut it long. Ya can't cut more onto it.' 'Do it right the first time.' 'It's great to be called back for more work, but NOT to fix something you should've done right in the first place.' Dad was a building contractor. He'd often run into trouble with architects --'NO, I won't build it THAT way. They're not going to call YOU when the roof leaks!" Then there's his laughter when I used to read Patrick F. McManus to him
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