Overheard phone conversation:
July 16, 2012 | Filed under: Stuff
Middle:
Dad, I was four-wheeling and I got stuck, I need you.
Alpha Man:
I told you not to go four-wheeling in my truck.
Middle:
I’m sorry.
Alpha Man:
Put it in low.
Middle:
Didn’t know to do that.
Alpha Man:
And turn on your brain. You know how to do that, right?
Ten minutes later, the next conversation:
Middle:
Dad, I’m stuck again.
Alpha Man:
So you don’t know how to turn on your brain…
Posted by Jill @ 5:30 am | Make a Comment
Anne says:
I didn’t know about first gear either until I started driving a Civic in Midwestern winters. Same thing happened – stuck in 6 inches of snow. “Put it in first.” “What first? This isn’t a stick shift.” “Look at the gear shift. See the 1? That’s first.” “Oh.”
All this to get up the freaking driveway, LOL!
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 5:35 amKelly W. says:
Thankfully the conversation didn’t involve the words, “Dad, I put a dent in your truck.”
Those are never pleasant conversations. Trust me.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 5:53 amMarcieR says:
Poor first/low gear. The forgotten gear.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 6:32 amKathleen O says:
I never drove a stick shift, so I never had this problem, but I did have the OMG dad my car died while I was changing lanes and somebody hit me. And also the Dad I locked my keys in the car. Can you go to my house and look on the third shelf of my wall unit and in a little cup you will find my spare key…Thanks god I lived in the basement apartment of my grandmother’s house and she was home..
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 7:28 amAh Dad’s what would we do without out them.. You never want to find out, believe me..
Kelli says:
Hahaha. I think I’ve had a VERY VERY similiar conversation with my own dad.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 7:30 amteresa c says:
Kids no matter how old they are…they are still children, and she was probably afraid of the rath of DAD and couldnt think straight!
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 7:38 amKathy says:
Try explaining to your dad that your car won’t run right because you put too much oil in when you changed it the night before. He then asked if the car was drivable. When I said yes at 10 mph, he told me to drive it home (15 miles in city traffic) and WE would look at it and see what it would take to repair it.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 7:45 amThe two of us spent the summer rebuilding my engine. You wouldn’t believe the number of guys wanting to know why I smelled like kerosene and motor oil.
Steffi K says:
glad that I’m an auto girl not a stick shift girl. That was a funny conversation poor alpha man
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 7:52 amMaryAnne says:
Never drove a stick, but love AM’s quick quip.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 8:30 amSusan says:
Tell middle for future reference, it never hurts to have some boards on hand for when you get stuck in the mud. Put them right in front of the tires to get some traction. Just don’t stop once you get going again.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 8:49 amErika says:
I have to say this is why I loved having brothers. It was so much easier to call them to bail me out when I was doing something Dad had expressly told me not to do
it’s hard to finally knuckle down and call dad to admit your defiance 
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 9:43 amAudri Cox says:
Alpha Man gets a gold star for not blowing his top!!!!
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 9:47 amAmanda says:
If nothing else you gotta love the “I’m stuck, I need you!” Even at the expense of the truck… You can never hear that enough no matter how old they get. By the way…going muddin does sound like fun…if only we could get some rain!!!
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 9:47 amJudy F says:
so is Alpha man all gray yet?
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 10:35 amDonna M says:
After I married & then divorced I drove a stick shift. Driving a stick shift is fun!
Everyone should know how to drive a stick shift. That said…I’ve been driving an automatic for so long now I don’t know if I could still drive a stick shift. It is that co-ordination!!! 
I trust Middle & the truck are okay. Thank heavens for Dads & brothers.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 10:49 amBrandy says:
I had to snicker, sorry Middle. I have a feeling my daughter will be having similar conversations with the hubs as soon as she gets the jeep.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 12:41 pmKim M says:
That’s funny….
I feel bad for the middle…
But I LOVE the fact that I can hear the love in the conversation….
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 1:51 pmDanielle West says:
Poor Middle. No beach dudes to bribe to get her out of the mess haha
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 2:05 pmJoyce M. says:
My youngest once started the phone conversation with I’m fine, but… The car was totalled, but he was fine. He got rear-ended at a red light, and had a car in front of him.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 4:05 pmLiza says:
Hope everything turned out okay. Low gear really is the forgotten gear.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 5:52 pmToni Anderson says:
Aw, poor Middle. And that is a LOT of mud!
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 6:16 pmvirginia says:
that conversation brings back memories. i grew up driving a stick. and yes mudding can be fun if you know what you are doing.
Posted on July 16th, 2012 at 8:04 pmPhylana says:
I attempted to learn how to drive with a manual transmission but I’ve only really driven an automatic. I love these snippets of conversation.
Posted on July 18th, 2012 at 10:01 pm