I’ve just done a couple of posts about emergency preparedness. You can read parts 1 and 2 here and here. (I will post part 3 on Tuesday.)
On that subject, and in line with Happy To Design’s Sunday Favorites, I republish my Dad’s Emergency Preparedness Plan.
~~~ originally published June 25, 2008 ~~~~
Today is my dad’s 74th birthday. He’s very easy to shop for. All he wants for his birthday is Tanqueray gin. Father’s Day? Tanqueray. Merry Christmas! Here’s your bottle of Tanqueray!
Dad is a Martini Man. And when I say martini, I don’t mean the yummy Pomegranate or Lemon Drop vodka martinis that I like to drink…
I mean the taste-like-nail-polish-remover-smells gin martinis: fill glass with ice. Pour gin (Tanquerey, of course) over the ice and fill the glass. Pour a cap-full of dry vermouth over the top of that. Add a jalapeno stuffed olive. eeew.
When I was about 13 he asked me to make him one (which I thought was quite an honor).
Well, I reversed the ingredients: glass of vermouth, cap-full of gin. You know how in the movies people take a swig of something and spew it out in a fine spray across the table? Yeah. That’s what happened. Almost 30 years later he still teases me about that.
Um, parents? If your 13 year old can make a great martini, there is something wrong with you.
Each time he makes a run to CostCo, he grabs the Overstreet’s version of earthquake supplies: a case of toilet paper and a gallon sized bottle of Tanqueray. I repeat: each time. (Oddly, I have never seen where these stockpiles are kept.) My parents’ priorities are firmly set. I’m sure they have bottled water, batteries and flashlights (especially after the Great Blackout of 1997 – a story for another time) and with mom being a retired RN, there are medical supplies (including Flexaril!). However, they recognize that comfort and familiarity go a long way when things go south.
I am going to stash a bottle of good vodka at their house. Because if the “Big One” does hit? I’m going to spend cocktail hour with Big Daddy Dave.
(To read about the Great Blackout…. click here.)
Funny, he looks like a dry martini kind of guy!
If I were in an emergency situatuon I wouldn’t mind being stuck with you guys. You are prepared AND you come with Big Daddy Dave! 🙂
A man with priorities…
Hey, V, who’s your daddy then?
(laughing to myself – again)
Hi V…
Yeeehawww! We did it…we got you posted for Sunday Favorites, my friend! I’m so glad that you wanted to join with the fun…even while you’re out of town! Hehe!!! Talking about priorities…hehe!
What a funny story about your Dad! Okay, I have to admit that I’ve never tasted a martini…and would probably have the exact same reaction that you did the first time you tasted your Dad’s drink! I just don’t think I’m a martini kind of girl…but I do have my comfort vices!
Have a great weekend my friend! I’ll talk with you when you get back!
Chari
Very cute post! Your dad is a cutie with that vice…Christine
I wish my Dad were as easy to buy for. I could just picture your dad spitting his drink across the room when you were 13. And you are soooo right. If a 13 year old makes a good drink, Houston we have a problem!!! I’ve never had a martini. But then I don’t drink, unless you count Pepsi. I’m hard core baby when it comes to my Pepsi. Sounds like Daddy Dave would be fun at a party though.
What a riot! You’ve gotta appreciate the memories. L.O.L.
Happy Birthday to him. My dad is not easy to buy for at all it is not about getting him something it is about the price with him. The higher you pay the more he brags. I hate that since I don’t have the money to buy all these fancy gifts that my sister the favorite buys. TFS–He will sure have alot of Gin. LOL
There’s a cute book called something like “Make Me a Drink, Baby”. It has pictures of kids getting adults drinks, cigs, etc. Very cheeky.
Hi V
Thanks so much for the award!
All the best,
Helen
Man, Dave sounds like the guy to have around! I mean, the alcohol CAN double as a disinfectant so a little T goes a long way…or maybe not, since he needs to buy a whole gallon!! Hey, try a little T&T (with tonic) and a splash of Sprite. I got by in Jamaica for a week drinking those and did well!
This is great. Some people have ALL the luck – you’ve got Grant AND this awesome Dad? Lucky.
There’s a lot to be said for a man that knows what he wants in this world… you go dad… I’ll drink to that!
I’ll drink to your dad AND to you, Girl!
I am so happy to discover a smartass writer in the Blogdom! I am a follower!
Plus
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P.S. My home is always prepared for the holocaust with vodka and toilet paper, too.
Plus
those little cheeses wrapped in red wax.
and Spam.
I like my martinis similar to the way your dad drinks them. Only with vodka. I never thought about having a secret stash but god knows we’d need it around here. I can’t imagine what no power, no tv, no internet would do to our relationship:(
that is so funny! hey, if a hurricane is acoming, I better be drunk. sounds like a great way to spend the time to me!
Hey girl…I know this is an old post, but I saw it in the “you might like” photos on the bottom of your shopping receipt debacle and I just had to comment…I swear we have the same father!!! Except mine is a Bombay Sapphire guy…he jam packs his glass w/ice, pours Bombay to the top & 1 capful of Vermouth…OH, and my dad likes the bleu cheese stuffed olives…;)
So funny…it must be the generation…my dad will be 85 this year (so he is quite a bit older than yours…) but they’re still contemporaries…;)
Aaaaand, one more thing! How about if I re-post my ruffle pillow tutorial on your blog? It was pretty popular and it hasn’t been posted for a few months…would that be OK? I can have it to you later today if that’s alright…and thank you soooo much for this opportunity! Thanks, darlin’! Hope you’re enjoying your Saturday…airing out those sleeping bags…;)