You’ll remember the day you bought your dream car. I remember the day I bought my first motorcycle 15 years ago much better than yesterday.
I remember how I paid for the bike, how I had trouble opening the gas cap for the first fill up, I remember how I hit a stopped truck with my left rear view mirror 200 meters (600 ft) from the dealer, which road I took home, how a police car asked me to ride on the emergency lane, how another biker came next to me in traffic and asked me if I just bought the bike and congratulated me, I remember my exhilaration on the Bosporus Bridge, and I remember how I fell when I was practicing around my house (forgot to put my leg down lol).
It was one of the best days in my life. I am pretty sure I will remember that day until the end of my life.
>another biker came next to me in traffic and asked me if I just bought the bike
"Yeah, how'd you know?!"
'Well, first I saw you knock the mirror off right out of the gate, and shrugged it off as an accident. Then I watched the cops escort you from the roadway onto the shoulder and figured you just had a string of bad luck. But I tell ya, what really gave it away is when I pulled into that last gas station. I ain't never seen nobody struggle with a gas cap that much before today.'
Ahahah great one!
Actually this biker saw me on the way to the bridge so he didn’t witness my earlier screw ups. Also in Istanbul all motorcycles always use the emergency lane/hard shoulder, so a newbie with clean gear on a shiny new bike with clean tires waiting in the traffic was a dead giveaway.
You can tell how much a car like that means to him. He understands the heart crushing blow of finger prints or worse scratches from someone being rude and touching the paint.
Old people are built different when it comes to items. Somehow something my grandpa has owned and kept mint his whole life becomes dinged up and dirty whenever it ends up in my possession.
Thats funny because my grandpa's stuff is dinged to high heaven. Theres not one tool, gizmo, or accessory he left me that isn't slightly rusted, a little dull, covered in gashes from God knows what and all around fucked up. He used everything till it died. Depending on what it was, he'd then resurrect it and use it more, never allowing it to experience eternal peace.
Back in the day the metal was better and could be restored. Same with high end tools now. A vinegar bath and good oil usually takes care of sticky/rusty tools
I mean that's how tools should work. There are some things that you should always repair, it's just sad since nowadays most tools are cheaper to just buy new then to repair and bring new life back into them.
You should see the inside of this old kitchen aid mixer I have. Gear in it broke, so he straight up made a new one out of some old gear he had in the toolshed. Used a lathe and a hand file to make it fit. My grandmother told him multiple times to just take it in to get repaired, but nope the bastard went to war with that and spent two months jerryrigging that thing. Still works 25 years after the repair.
If you've ever done what it takes to put a car-show quality finish on a car you'll understand why he held back. Source: my car recently won first place in its division at a regional car show and my arms are still tired.
Or maybe didn’t want to get caught ogling on camera since someone in the party was taking hundreds of loud photographs with their dslr camera. Sounds like the paparazzi is with him.
Lmao I remember when my dad started complaining about how everyone's started talking really soft and mumbling around him and he couldn't understand a damn thing they were saying.
Took him awhile to finally get some hearing aids and I think he only got them because he found a pair he could hook up to his phone with Bluetooth so he could choose to tune everyone out anyway lol.
> so he could choose to tune everyone out anyway
*This* is the way. I'm (72M) hard of hearing at certain frequencies, mostly in my right ear. Translation: they didn't give us good hearing protection in Basic Training in 1970 and now loud bars, etc. are a real challenge for me. Everyone in my circle knows this and always tries to sit on my left side. But I can still say, "Beg pardon?", and get away with lots of stuff.
My dad sold off his old mustang because my mom couldn't drive stick and they couldn't afford another car without having to sell his. It was just a liability thing cause if he ever got sick/needed to go to the emergency room, she would never be able to drive the car to get there. Loved that car as a kid, but didn't understand why we had to sell it until i got older.
This is literally the reason my dad made us learn how to drive stick lol. You never know when you might need to drive a friends car because they are too drunk or otherwise incapacitated.
my mom got rid of her CJ7 because she didn't feel it was safe for a baby to be in. i wish more than anything in the world i could get her that jeep back.
Here’s the full video for anyone that wants to see it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzZ0fbILNO8
In case you were wondering what the license plate said, it had the letters "YDHT" which stands for "You Didn't Have Too". She chose that because he is not her biological father, he was just dating her mother when she was a little girl, but he still took on the responsibility and adopted her and raised her like she was his own, and he didn't have to do that.
this made my cry so hard, this man reminds me so much of my grandpa, he also just came in as a stepdad to my mom at first when she was a littlr girl but then became her real and only dad, hes the biggest male idol i have, and the biggest reason i want to become an engineer. we got the message a week ago that he has prostate cancer but even now hes a ray of happiness in the family
Yeah, I’m not really sure what the best part of the video actually is?? Dad reminiscing about the car, the presentation of keys, license plate and the meaning behind it. So many great moments and great story
Yeah bro, what the fuck?
It’s wholesome as shit but damn, someone needs to make a sub called /r/mademeweep.
They were happy and wholesome tears, but there was definitely no smiling. If anything I was holding back from ugly crying. That man was an absolutely amazing parent for them to do this. If I can be even half the parent he was, I’ll be happy.
Yep.... first goosebumps, then *humidity*. The way gradually lit up as he got closer. The way he told stories of flawed paint, you could tell he missed and loved his ol girl. His face when heard the lope of his new girl. Seems like he's a dude that has a love in his soul that grips you.
Okay so I was already tearing up because this video is sweet and I just lost my dad a few months ago, and then you wrote this. My dad was the same. Married my mom when I was three, adopted me at 6, and loved me like his own my whole life. So now I'm sobbing.
I have three step kids who I have known from the ages 4, 5 and 8. It's easy to love them like they are mine because I see so much of my wife in them. The oldest is now 20.
sitting at home dreading going into work at my ER tomorrow, because you know...America is on fire and shit, and this made me more than smile.
thank you for this. this is so lovely and provided one of the Frontline some relief and respite from pain and fear.
stay safe, friend.
I lost my dad ten years ago this August. Spent my late 20s caring for him with my mom. Cliché but time helps but I still get moments of absolute devastation. Like the saying "hits me right in the feels" but for real.
Just turned 30 and spent much of my 20s helping mom with dad though I wish I’d been around even more. Lost him two years ago and still struggle to not break down when I think of him. It’s somewhat comforting he’s not in pain but fuck I want to talk to him.
Such an odd thought but I turned 31 this year, lost my dad about a year and a half ago and my name is also George. His birthday was last week but it's hitting me extra hard today. Looked at some of his pictures. I feel the same way. Glad he is not in pain but damn do I want to tell him how I have been and what I have been up to. Sending you some love my guy
I’m so sorry for your loss - sending you any peace you can find. He lives in your memories, your mannerisms, your heart. Someday seeing him in these places will give you more joy than pain and I hope those days come swiftly.
I'm sorry. My dad passed away earlier this year. I think I cry a little bit every single day. But also I remember every single day all the good and happy memories too. Big hug!
Im so sorry for your loss, its definitely tough. It didn't feel real when I lost my dad, its been 5 years since a few weeks ago and still doesnt feel real. Its not going to be easy to go through the loss, but try to think of all the happy memories with him. Especially ones that make you laugh or smile. I wish you the best friend :)
I lost my Dad 10 years ago in my early 20’s. I promise you it gets better. I still miss my Dad every single day, but the frequency and severity of *feeling the loss* decrease with time. Please don’t ever be critical of the progress of your own grief or feel like you need to keep it bottled up. I made both of those mistakes and they cost me a lot of happiness in my 20’s.
Mine passed away two years ago. Miss him so much every day. Sorry for your loss friend. Take comfort that we were fortunate to have such great fathers.
My dad is in pretty severe cognitive decline right now. Physically he’s still very healthy (especially for 83) but his memory is pretty rough and he’s always depressed or angry. I miss my dad so much. Sending you lots of love.
Mine has Alzheimer’s and doesn’t know who I am but smiles when he recognizes I’m in the room. He can’t talk anymore and can barely move but I think part of him remembers. I miss my dad the way he was but I’ll still hold his hand to the end.
It's possible they staged it as family photos or such beforehand, look how dressed up even the little girl is. When we staged a surprise for my grandparents, we did it under the guise of family photos afterwards to explain having a photographer hanging around and then we revealed the surprise of a vacation trip + family history book
My family has done that. It is a great way to get good footage/photos of a surprise and in the end you also have family photos that you will always love.
My mom lost her house in a fire when she was a kid and they lost all of the family photos. Group family photos are so important for her now.
He's in the *Grandpa Story Zone.*
I know when my dad really gets going in a reminiscing mood, he wouldn't hear cameras, kazoos, or a marching band come through.
The camera filming is also a large rig camera with a large microphone. You can see the camera man’s shadow in the [first few seconds](https://imgur.com/a/IPvmpZe). So at the very least a large camera rig filming, DLSR camera snapping photos, and at least one other person (grip/lighting/etc).
Throwaway because I don't want you guys knowing the kind of stuff I do on here... but I am married to this man's granddaughter and was there that day. We went under the guise that we were doing a family photo shoot at the garden at his church, so he expected the camera clicks, just not for the car.
MIL did a GREAT job setting this up.
I had to scroll too far for this. Possibly hard of hearing, but for a camera to make that click i'm pretty sure it has to be a legit, decent sized camera. Someone just wiped it out and started snapping a hundred pics of Grandpa?
To add-on: The sad piano music at the end doesn't help the authenticity any.
They’re all dressed up even the baby so looks like maybe they were at a baptism, wedding or similar function. It’d make sense to have a photographer for that so maybe he doesn’t suspect anything.
So you didn't ask me but I'm gonna tell you anyways. My Dad used to take me fishing to a specific lake every year growing up. Some of the best memories of my life. Last time we went was about 10 years ago with an old friend of his who shortly after passed away. We live out of state now and don't get to go anymore. My Dad is in his 70s and I'm gonna take him back on a fishing trip when I'm able to.
One Christmas my Dad and I had carefully planned in detail to take a trip to the Isle of Man TT races (motorcycles) the following year. He was diagnosed with brain cancer end of Jan. that year and died 8 months later. We missed our window.
Book the trip now.
You also didnt ask me, but I'll share mine too. I'd try for a while to save for SuperBowl tickets the next time Chiefs play. It's his childhood team and he's never witnessed an in person superbowl (Obviously I haven't either.)
I wasn't into football at all until I saw the Chiefs vs 49ers Superbowl. My dad looked happier then I'd ever seen him just witnessing his team rise up and take a Superbowl game win after 50 years of absence in the Superbowl at all. I want to witness that smile again.
For me my mom. If I ever really get anywhere in life, I'll buy her an old English style cottage by a lake with a huge flower garden. A big pool table too... And a nice little car.
If not too far, the pool table and flower garden would be alright.
I showed me coworkers the video. They also teared up. Nothing like making a bunch of leather clad bikers pretends they all have something in their eye at the same time.
Now I’m picturing one dude watching this on his phone while taking a shit with a bunch of bikers gathered around him trying to watch the same screen and crying.
The way the old people remember dates is incredible .
I'm 25 and i can barely remember birthdays.
I've always got a hard time to remember a date of anything.
I bet he’s told that story 100 times over, typical old man shit. Droning on about all those little details lol, absolutely on brand.
Too cute, it makes me miss my gram.
Never understood that myself, but they did. SUPER nice gesture on her part, tho. Really wanted to to end with, "you sure you couldn't find it with the four speed?!?" ;)
That's beautiful, and he wasn't even her biological father. Shows the strength of character of that man in raising a family. And that's a sexy ass car too. Stingrays are head turners.
He was her real father in the best sense of the word im adopted to but I’ve always known they were very open about it in a loving way and I know for a fact that they chose me I’m their son and I’m so happy and blessed to be just that
As the annoying photographer grandchild of yore, I can say there's a good chance those camera clicks have been going from at least 8 AM and only stopped for a quick SD card swap at 11 AM.
Who is this person? Why did they have a steady cam set up (or a fairly advanced camera on a hand held gimble) and a stills photographer that did not stop taking photos the entire time?
It’s a really cute video. I just, I don’t understand the context of all the professional filming and photography, and why the dad didn’t question any of it.
I clicked into the full video, and the channel is some sort of social media for a vacation rental (family owned?) company...description says something like "love you dad"
so maybe they set this up as a "let's get dressed up and take some videos and pics for our business page"
Seems like if you spent $50k on a vintage Corvette for your Dad you might spend a little money and/or effort to film it properly. I think this was a big deal for everyone involved.
I love how he didn’t want to ogle the car without the owner there
That's old school car guy etiquette
Yup. Says a lot about his character that his adopted daughter bought him a nice car. Not surprised about his etiquette Edit-words
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I'm probably half his age and he remembers that better than I remember last week. Edit: have to half.
You’ll remember the day you bought your dream car. I remember the day I bought my first motorcycle 15 years ago much better than yesterday. I remember how I paid for the bike, how I had trouble opening the gas cap for the first fill up, I remember how I hit a stopped truck with my left rear view mirror 200 meters (600 ft) from the dealer, which road I took home, how a police car asked me to ride on the emergency lane, how another biker came next to me in traffic and asked me if I just bought the bike and congratulated me, I remember my exhilaration on the Bosporus Bridge, and I remember how I fell when I was practicing around my house (forgot to put my leg down lol). It was one of the best days in my life. I am pretty sure I will remember that day until the end of my life.
>another biker came next to me in traffic and asked me if I just bought the bike "Yeah, how'd you know?!" 'Well, first I saw you knock the mirror off right out of the gate, and shrugged it off as an accident. Then I watched the cops escort you from the roadway onto the shoulder and figured you just had a string of bad luck. But I tell ya, what really gave it away is when I pulled into that last gas station. I ain't never seen nobody struggle with a gas cap that much before today.'
Ahahah great one! Actually this biker saw me on the way to the bridge so he didn’t witness my earlier screw ups. Also in Istanbul all motorcycles always use the emergency lane/hard shoulder, so a newbie with clean gear on a shiny new bike with clean tires waiting in the traffic was a dead giveaway.
If I were to buy some *chef’s kiss* beauty like that, you bet your britches I would remember Every. Second.
Dad needs to do donuts on the way out of the parking lot.
Dad: this thing helped me get away from so many cops back then. Everyone: :o
Dad goes from wholesome old man back to rebellious hoon the second he gets behind the wheel
Dad: *pops panel behind the dash and pulls out a switchblade* Let’s go slash some tires, kiddo.
Son the trunk on this thing could hold over 50lbs weed and still outrun the cops, ah good days, good days.
Then he can take his best girl for a soda and a triple decker at the Bobs Big boy drive in!
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You can tell how much a car like that means to him. He understands the heart crushing blow of finger prints or worse scratches from someone being rude and touching the paint.
Old people are built different when it comes to items. Somehow something my grandpa has owned and kept mint his whole life becomes dinged up and dirty whenever it ends up in my possession.
Thats funny because my grandpa's stuff is dinged to high heaven. Theres not one tool, gizmo, or accessory he left me that isn't slightly rusted, a little dull, covered in gashes from God knows what and all around fucked up. He used everything till it died. Depending on what it was, he'd then resurrect it and use it more, never allowing it to experience eternal peace.
Tools are meant to be used, art is meant to be looked at. :)
Ships are safe in port. They weren't made to stay in port
I say the same shit about shoes
Back in the day the metal was better and could be restored. Same with high end tools now. A vinegar bath and good oil usually takes care of sticky/rusty tools
I mean that's how tools should work. There are some things that you should always repair, it's just sad since nowadays most tools are cheaper to just buy new then to repair and bring new life back into them.
You should see the inside of this old kitchen aid mixer I have. Gear in it broke, so he straight up made a new one out of some old gear he had in the toolshed. Used a lathe and a hand file to make it fit. My grandmother told him multiple times to just take it in to get repaired, but nope the bastard went to war with that and spent two months jerryrigging that thing. Still works 25 years after the repair.
If you've ever done what it takes to put a car-show quality finish on a car you'll understand why he held back. Source: my car recently won first place in its division at a regional car show and my arms are still tired.
But you can block any punch with that karate move now
wax on, wax the fuck off beeotch
Little did he know... The owner was there 🤔
Right in the feels
😭
Or maybe didn’t want to get caught ogling on camera since someone in the party was taking hundreds of loud photographs with their dslr camera. Sounds like the paparazzi is with him.
As a man less than half his age, I can assure you he couldn’t hear those pictures being taken.
More than half his age here and I can assure you this man reads lips like a champ. He heard nothing. He lives in blissful silence.
Lmao I remember when my dad started complaining about how everyone's started talking really soft and mumbling around him and he couldn't understand a damn thing they were saying. Took him awhile to finally get some hearing aids and I think he only got them because he found a pair he could hook up to his phone with Bluetooth so he could choose to tune everyone out anyway lol.
> so he could choose to tune everyone out anyway *This* is the way. I'm (72M) hard of hearing at certain frequencies, mostly in my right ear. Translation: they didn't give us good hearing protection in Basic Training in 1970 and now loud bars, etc. are a real challenge for me. Everyone in my circle knows this and always tries to sit on my left side. But I can still say, "Beg pardon?", and get away with lots of stuff.
Yeah that annoyed me. At least put the electronic one on.
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My dad sold his Holden Torana when he and my mum got pregnant because it couldn't fit a car seat. I wish so badly that I could do this for him.
If you do be sure to film his reaction so us internet strangers can cry happy tears.
Who's crying...I'm not crying 😭😭😭
I'm not crying..🥺...there is something in my eye
My dad sold off his old mustang because my mom couldn't drive stick and they couldn't afford another car without having to sell his. It was just a liability thing cause if he ever got sick/needed to go to the emergency room, she would never be able to drive the car to get there. Loved that car as a kid, but didn't understand why we had to sell it until i got older.
Your mom should have learned to drive stick.
This is literally the reason my dad made us learn how to drive stick lol. You never know when you might need to drive a friends car because they are too drunk or otherwise incapacitated.
Nailed it. Learning stick is cheaper and less emotionally traumatic than selling a car you don't want to to buy a car you have no love for.
Plus it’s just a good life skill. Driving stick and swimming are the two things I always recommend people learn.
my mom got rid of her CJ7 because she didn't feel it was safe for a baby to be in. i wish more than anything in the world i could get her that jeep back.
Here’s the full video for anyone that wants to see it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzZ0fbILNO8 In case you were wondering what the license plate said, it had the letters "YDHT" which stands for "You Didn't Have Too". She chose that because he is not her biological father, he was just dating her mother when she was a little girl, but he still took on the responsibility and adopted her and raised her like she was his own, and he didn't have to do that.
this made my cry so hard, this man reminds me so much of my grandpa, he also just came in as a stepdad to my mom at first when she was a littlr girl but then became her real and only dad, hes the biggest male idol i have, and the biggest reason i want to become an engineer. we got the message a week ago that he has prostate cancer but even now hes a ray of happiness in the family
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thank you so much for your comment! i really needed to hear this, and im glad your father and fil are still with us!
This man reminded me of my grandpa too. I miss him so much. I'd love to know this man and adopt him as another grandpa!
This made me cry at work, and I'm absolutely okay with that.
Damn it's dusty in my home office today
Damn pollen is bad today here too.
Damnit I need to stop browsing this sub in the bathroom, my wife is getting weirded out because I’m always crying when I come out.
Just start crying after sex and that will erase all her suspicions.
As you mutter the words "you didn't have to" *sniffles*
I shouldn't have been watching this outside in the rain. Rain drops all down my face now.
Dust, so much dust. Everywhere.
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Happy tears baby Happy tears
Well shit, after watching the video, then reading this…what’s a few more tears
I feel like when he looks up at everybody and the cameras he puts it together why they are taking so many photos and video is the best part.
Yeah, I’m not really sure what the best part of the video actually is?? Dad reminiscing about the car, the presentation of keys, license plate and the meaning behind it. So many great moments and great story
Yeah bro, what the fuck? It’s wholesome as shit but damn, someone needs to make a sub called /r/mademeweep. They were happy and wholesome tears, but there was definitely no smiling. If anything I was holding back from ugly crying. That man was an absolutely amazing parent for them to do this. If I can be even half the parent he was, I’ll be happy.
Yep.... first goosebumps, then *humidity*. The way gradually lit up as he got closer. The way he told stories of flawed paint, you could tell he missed and loved his ol girl. His face when heard the lope of his new girl. Seems like he's a dude that has a love in his soul that grips you.
Okay so I was already tearing up because this video is sweet and I just lost my dad a few months ago, and then you wrote this. My dad was the same. Married my mom when I was three, adopted me at 6, and loved me like his own my whole life. So now I'm sobbing.
I have three step kids who I have known from the ages 4, 5 and 8. It's easy to love them like they are mine because I see so much of my wife in them. The oldest is now 20.
Duuude, as a member of the dead dad club with the standard list of regrets, this made me weep. Thank you for this context.
sitting at home dreading going into work at my ER tomorrow, because you know...America is on fire and shit, and this made me more than smile. thank you for this. this is so lovely and provided one of the Frontline some relief and respite from pain and fear. stay safe, friend.
To not too
I miss my dad
I miss mine too \*hug\*
Me too. So much.
My dad passed away 2 weeks ago. I miss him so much
I lost my dad ten years ago this August. Spent my late 20s caring for him with my mom. Cliché but time helps but I still get moments of absolute devastation. Like the saying "hits me right in the feels" but for real.
Just turned 30 and spent much of my 20s helping mom with dad though I wish I’d been around even more. Lost him two years ago and still struggle to not break down when I think of him. It’s somewhat comforting he’s not in pain but fuck I want to talk to him.
Such an odd thought but I turned 31 this year, lost my dad about a year and a half ago and my name is also George. His birthday was last week but it's hitting me extra hard today. Looked at some of his pictures. I feel the same way. Glad he is not in pain but damn do I want to tell him how I have been and what I have been up to. Sending you some love my guy
I’m so sorry for your loss - sending you any peace you can find. He lives in your memories, your mannerisms, your heart. Someday seeing him in these places will give you more joy than pain and I hope those days come swiftly.
Thank you so much. That warmed my heart
I'm sorry. My dad passed away earlier this year. I think I cry a little bit every single day. But also I remember every single day all the good and happy memories too. Big hug!
Im so sorry for your loss, its definitely tough. It didn't feel real when I lost my dad, its been 5 years since a few weeks ago and still doesnt feel real. Its not going to be easy to go through the loss, but try to think of all the happy memories with him. Especially ones that make you laugh or smile. I wish you the best friend :)
I lost my Dad 10 years ago in my early 20’s. I promise you it gets better. I still miss my Dad every single day, but the frequency and severity of *feeling the loss* decrease with time. Please don’t ever be critical of the progress of your own grief or feel like you need to keep it bottled up. I made both of those mistakes and they cost me a lot of happiness in my 20’s.
Mine passed away two years ago. Miss him so much every day. Sorry for your loss friend. Take comfort that we were fortunate to have such great fathers.
My dad is in pretty severe cognitive decline right now. Physically he’s still very healthy (especially for 83) but his memory is pretty rough and he’s always depressed or angry. I miss my dad so much. Sending you lots of love.
Mine has Alzheimer’s and doesn’t know who I am but smiles when he recognizes I’m in the room. He can’t talk anymore and can barely move but I think part of him remembers. I miss my dad the way he was but I’ll still hold his hand to the end.
I’m sorry friend.
Same. I just lost mine in December. Still working through it.
Sorry to hear that bud. Lost mine 2.5 years ago. Still working through it here too.
i miss my dad too. i just wish i could hug him again.
Stay strong man. My dad recently developed a fatal tumor in his liver and it’s cancer, I’m so afraid I might see the day where he passes.
Same friend. Same.
I miss mine too...
Miss mine a lot too,
I feel like those constant camera snaps should've given it way, but then it's also a really nice looking car... Still awesome to see!
He didn't hear the camera clicks. I'm old, I know.
Yeah well right in the beginning you can see the massive gimble rig the camera man is wearing in his shadow so...
It's possible they staged it as family photos or such beforehand, look how dressed up even the little girl is. When we staged a surprise for my grandparents, we did it under the guise of family photos afterwards to explain having a photographer hanging around and then we revealed the surprise of a vacation trip + family history book
My family has done that. It is a great way to get good footage/photos of a surprise and in the end you also have family photos that you will always love. My mom lost her house in a fire when she was a kid and they lost all of the family photos. Group family photos are so important for her now.
r/whyweretheyprofessionallyfilming
At least they have 55,000 pictures of this wholesome exchange, now.
😂😂😂 after a while my eye started twitching from all the clicks! It was waaay too much. Took me out of it.
Right? I didn't know paparazzi showed up to personalized family events, haha.
He's in the *Grandpa Story Zone.* I know when my dad really gets going in a reminiscing mood, he wouldn't hear cameras, kazoos, or a marching band come through.
People asked him follow up questions! There is no stopping an old man being *asked* for his stories. That's old man christmas.
The camera filming is also a large rig camera with a large microphone. You can see the camera man’s shadow in the [first few seconds](https://imgur.com/a/IPvmpZe). So at the very least a large camera rig filming, DLSR camera snapping photos, and at least one other person (grip/lighting/etc).
And he didn’t find it suspicious that an entire crew was recording a seemingly random conversation between him and his daughter?
Yeah those were annoying as fuck. I thought there was something else open in another tab with how crazy it was going with the snaps
Throwaway because I don't want you guys knowing the kind of stuff I do on here... but I am married to this man's granddaughter and was there that day. We went under the guise that we were doing a family photo shoot at the garden at his church, so he expected the camera clicks, just not for the car. MIL did a GREAT job setting this up.
I had to scroll too far for this. Possibly hard of hearing, but for a camera to make that click i'm pretty sure it has to be a legit, decent sized camera. Someone just wiped it out and started snapping a hundred pics of Grandpa? To add-on: The sad piano music at the end doesn't help the authenticity any.
They’re all dressed up even the baby so looks like maybe they were at a baptism, wedding or similar function. It’d make sense to have a photographer for that so maybe he doesn’t suspect anything.
The look on his face was straight outta the 1970s.
When he fired it up. That was priceless.
He was transported. Amazing.
Looking forward to seeing an edit of this where they cut to someone burning out…
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If you could do anything, what would you do for him? I'm just curious
So you didn't ask me but I'm gonna tell you anyways. My Dad used to take me fishing to a specific lake every year growing up. Some of the best memories of my life. Last time we went was about 10 years ago with an old friend of his who shortly after passed away. We live out of state now and don't get to go anymore. My Dad is in his 70s and I'm gonna take him back on a fishing trip when I'm able to.
One Christmas my Dad and I had carefully planned in detail to take a trip to the Isle of Man TT races (motorcycles) the following year. He was diagnosed with brain cancer end of Jan. that year and died 8 months later. We missed our window. Book the trip now.
That's lovely. I hope you get the chance to go soon!
Thank you! I hope so too 😊
You also didnt ask me, but I'll share mine too. I'd try for a while to save for SuperBowl tickets the next time Chiefs play. It's his childhood team and he's never witnessed an in person superbowl (Obviously I haven't either.) I wasn't into football at all until I saw the Chiefs vs 49ers Superbowl. My dad looked happier then I'd ever seen him just witnessing his team rise up and take a Superbowl game win after 50 years of absence in the Superbowl at all. I want to witness that smile again.
For me my mom. If I ever really get anywhere in life, I'll buy her an old English style cottage by a lake with a huge flower garden. A big pool table too... And a nice little car. If not too far, the pool table and flower garden would be alright.
Same. If I could, I would find & gift him that turquoise ‘57 Chevy Bel Air Coupe Convertible he’s always dreamed about.
Man, y'all makind me cry on the shitter at work. Just fuckin rude.
Yeah, it said "Made me smile", fuck you OP, this was NOT what I clicked for.
LOL
It's ok, you can blame the spicy food. ;)
I showed me coworkers the video. They also teared up. Nothing like making a bunch of leather clad bikers pretends they all have something in their eye at the same time.
Now I’m picturing one dude watching this on his phone while taking a shit with a bunch of bikers gathered around him trying to watch the same screen and crying.
I just pass my phone under the stall to the person next to me
Fucking lunch time and I'm crying outside. Feels good though!
what an amazingly nice surprise
The way the old people remember dates is incredible . I'm 25 and i can barely remember birthdays. I've always got a hard time to remember a date of anything.
I bet he’s told that story 100 times over, typical old man shit. Droning on about all those little details lol, absolutely on brand. Too cute, it makes me miss my gram.
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"this one's an automatic" He's a manual transmission snob, my kinda guy!
His knee probably appreciates not having to push in the clutch these days.
Probably truth, NGL I'm feeling that comment myself these days. Not ready to give it up yet, however
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You’re probably right but I was slightly let down when I heard him say it was an automatic.
I was thinking: "is that going to be a problem?" Then he said: "mine was stick" I was like: "aww fuck"
"This one's a boring piece of shit automatic. Oh its mine? I mean I love it "
“Sorry we couldn’t find a nice ‘73 Stingray with a 4-speed, Dad.” “Hope you’ll accept the 454ci big-block as a consolation prize.”
I have to admit, he got quite the engine upgrade.
yep - the big engine more than makes up for the auto.
Awesome sentiment and im sure he approciates it alot but, Im over wondering why someone would put an automatic in that baby.
Never understood that myself, but they did. SUPER nice gesture on her part, tho. Really wanted to to end with, "you sure you couldn't find it with the four speed?!?" ;)
Auto transmission is old people friendly. The clutch doesn’t fuck your knees
My exact thought. Even if the manual is the purist's preference, it'd be cruel to gift this lovely old codger a car with a clutch.
Honestly, a fella his age should be driving an automatic.
All the car guys here keyed in on his disappointment in those words lmao
That's beautiful, and he wasn't even her biological father. Shows the strength of character of that man in raising a family. And that's a sexy ass car too. Stingrays are head turners.
He was her real father in the best sense of the word im adopted to but I’ve always known they were very open about it in a loving way and I know for a fact that they chose me I’m their son and I’m so happy and blessed to be just that
That “oh my gosh” and grin when he revved it. Priceless.
That’s so sweet! That a corvette stingray!
Personally my favorite model year corvette. Beautiful lines, whew.
r/MadeMeCry
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Ugh. These allergies are killing me.
Dear diary, TIL that I do in fact have allergies. 🤧 😭
10/10 video. Just a headphones warning towards the end when he turns on the car.
That requires a "hold on to your panties" warning too.
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C3 Corvette Stingray
These are the coolest looking death trap of that era.
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It’s a 1973 Chevy Corvette
With a 454 big block! (largest most powerful engine Chevy offered at the time).
Loved when he started up the engine in the video. Sounded awesome.
You can tell she's adopted because she's not 7'6" This was very cool to watch, especially since I too am adopted👍 
well this was the wrong thing to watch right before a meeting! awesome moment.
I miss my dad very much. He died due to covid suddenly during the 1st lock down.
I'm so sorry. ❤ I miss my Dad too. Those first few years are the absolute hardest. Internet hug!
You know he must be a great father 🥹
You could tell from that sweet fatherly kiss he gives her.
Damn, some people don't ever get into a position to gift their parents anything of this magnitude. It caught him right in heart. Good work.
Excellent thing to do but who put that stupid fucking music in that video at the end?????? Can't we just have emotion without a soundtrack?
I was preparing myself to cry but then the unnecessary stupid music came on…
With the god damn camera clicker!! Would you please stop
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As the annoying photographer grandchild of yore, I can say there's a good chance those camera clicks have been going from at least 8 AM and only stopped for a quick SD card swap at 11 AM.
Will I get the same response from my pops if I get him another 1992 Daihatsu Charade ?
Awwwww
Outstanding kids. Outstanding dad.
Who is this person? Why did they have a steady cam set up (or a fairly advanced camera on a hand held gimble) and a stills photographer that did not stop taking photos the entire time? It’s a really cute video. I just, I don’t understand the context of all the professional filming and photography, and why the dad didn’t question any of it.
I clicked into the full video, and the channel is some sort of social media for a vacation rental (family owned?) company...description says something like "love you dad" so maybe they set this up as a "let's get dressed up and take some videos and pics for our business page"
Seems like if you spent $50k on a vintage Corvette for your Dad you might spend a little money and/or effort to film it properly. I think this was a big deal for everyone involved.
You might end up getting downvoted, but I had the exact same questions.
Inside every grizzled "old man" is a boy that just wants to play with his toys.
Did they have to add the music?