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Re: Van Wells
By: Jack Date: September 18, 2018, 5:00 pm
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[quote author=Adric link=topic=230.msg8933#msg8933
date=1537299112]
[quote author=Jack link=topic=230.msg8932#msg8932
date=1537297309]
It was a bit funny, because I told him two swats would be
enough, and for him to drop his pants. I specified pants, but
he shoved them and his shorts down to his knees and started to
bend over. I thought about going for it, but I really did want
to let him off a bit easy, since he's been doing so well for so
long.[/quote]
I can see two possibilities here for going bare, not both
equally likely:
(1) He's using the British interpretation of pants, which in
American English would mean undies.
(2) He wanted to impress you with his level of cooperation in
hopes that would soften the licks.
[/quote]
Actually, I kind of figured it was because it's usually two bare
or three on underwear, so he just assumed it was going to be
bare when I told him 'two'. Of course, it could be your second
suggestion, though I'd doubt the first. Of course, he wasn't
happy, but he did pretty much understand my problem in this
case, so he didn't complain much either.
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Re: Van Wells
By: David M. Katz Date: September 18, 2018, 11:34 pm
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It is good that Van understood and took it well. I think he
understood WHY it had to be done.
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Re: Van Wells
By: kalico Date: September 19, 2018, 12:03 am
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Aww van.....
I like the idea of the new matching vest for the band
Thanks for sharing jack
Hugs kal
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Re: Van Wells
By: Kittykat Date: October 2, 2018, 11:05 pm
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Jack how old is Van now? Seems like yesterday he was just a
little guy.
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Re: Van Wells
By: Jack Date: October 3, 2018, 6:18 am
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[quote author=Kittykat link=topic=230.msg9156#msg9156
date=1538539523]
Jack how old is Van now? Seems like yesterday he was just a
little guy.
[/quote]
It seems that way to me as well, but it also seems like that
with Barry and Cal, who are both in their 20s.
Van is 16 now.
I should also mention that yesterday was kind of a crazy
afternoon. Unlike most of the boys who turn 16, Van contributed
to his vehicle, and we got him an SUV, which is large enough to
transport a lot of the equipment when the Phantom's have a gig.
Yesterday, Van had a flat. All my boys know how to change tires
and do basic maintenance, but Van had to break down and call me,
because he couldn't figure out how to unfasten the spare from
it's container. Normally, that wouldn't be a huge problem, but
Van was supposed to be dropping a couple of kids at soccer
practice, so someone had to step up there, which meant we had to
take three cars to go help him out and make sure everyone was
delivered in time.
We got the tire changed, and everyone arrived reasonable on
time, but it was hectic enough trying to get everything done
that I just gave Liam the emergency credit card and told him to
order pizza for our dinner last night. I think a lot of the
kids are hoping for more flats to come.
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Re: Van Wells
By: Zyngaru Date: October 3, 2018, 8:12 am
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[quote author=Jack link=topic=230.msg9164#msg9164
date=1538565534]
[quote author=Kittykat link=topic=230.msg9156#msg9156
date=1538539523]
Jack how old is Van now? Seems like yesterday he was just a
little guy.
[/quote]
Yesterday, Van had a flat. All my boys know how to change tires
and do basic maintenance, but Van had to break down and call me,
because he couldn't figure out how to unfasten the spare from
it's container.
[/quote]
If it was one of those spares on a cable that has to be screwed
to lower it down before unfastening it, I can see how he was
befuddled on how to disconnect it.
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Re: Van Wells
By: Jack Date: October 3, 2018, 4:47 pm
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[quote author=Zyngaru link=topic=230.msg9165#msg9165
date=1538572358]
[quote author=Jack link=topic=230.msg9164#msg9164
date=1538565534]
[quote author=Kittykat link=topic=230.msg9156#msg9156
date=1538539523]
Jack how old is Van now? Seems like yesterday he was just a
little guy.
[/quote]
Yesterday, Van had a flat. All my boys know how to change tires
and do basic maintenance, but Van had to break down and call me,
because he couldn't figure out how to unfasten the spare from
it's container.
[/quote]
If it was one of those spares on a cable that has to be screwed
to lower it down before unfastening it, I can see how he was
befuddled on how to disconnect it.
[/quote]
No, actually it was pretty standard. I think this spare might
have never been used before. The wingnut was stuck, and we
ended up having to use some Liquid Wrench and a hammer to get
the spare free. I told Van, next time, just call AAA. That's
why we have it. On the other hand, I'm glad he wanted to do it
himself.
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Re: Van Wells
By: Zyngaru Date: October 3, 2018, 5:51 pm
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[quote author=Jack link=topic=230.msg9168#msg9168
date=1538603261]
I told Van, next time, just call AAA. That's why we have it.
On the other hand, I'm glad he wanted to do it himself.
[/quote]
Yep, you might as well get your money's worth from a AAA
membership. I do. I haven't had them change a flat yet, but I
do have them tow 2 or 3 vehicles each year.
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Re: Van Wells
By: David M. Katz Date: July 1, 2019, 10:11 pm
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For some reason I was thinking of Van's fiddle player, Eddie.
Does he still come around?
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Re: Van Wells
By: Jack Date: July 27, 2019, 1:13 pm
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Van knows that a college degree is de rigueur, and almost
required, these days. He just can't settle on a major.
Right now, he’s leaning towards piano, because he’s been told
he’s good enough to be professional. He’s still not exactly
sure what he’s going to do with it, but he’s leaning towards
classical or theater, though it’s a long time before he has to
decide. The thing is, we've done some research, and we know it
can be hard to make a living doing that, and even hard to find a
full-time job. We do both feel he needs a good fallback
position, JIC,but in Texas, you can get a job teaching with a
bachelors, as long as you get certain required classes within a
certain time period. He might take those classes anyway. We’ve
also been looking at his college load, and he’s going to be
taking classes in composition and music theory.
Van loves animals and would really like to work with them. The
problem is that being a vet would be rough on him, because most
of the animals he met would be in pain. He's thought about
zoology, but it looks like it might be harder to make a good
living with that than with a piano. The other problem is that
the two best colleges in Texas (one for piano, the other for
zoology) offer basically nothing on the other field of study, so
he might have to make a decision soon.
One thing I have stressed with Van is that we have time. I've
suggested he look at a five to six year degree plan, where he
can take a variety of classes his first year or two before
making any final decisions. I encourage that with all my boys
as a matter of fact. Things are so complex and specialized
these days, I feel like it's a mistake to lock yourself into
something until you have a lot of information about it. In
Van's case, with his variety of interests, I think that's even
more important.
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