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Originally Posted by 2cnd chance
For those that 3.8 and 11.9 is not fast enough 3.5 and 11.5 will not be enough either. So once you mod it which many will what does it matter?
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Originally Posted by Number 3
Far too much rational thought here. Be careful it might spread to to the rest of the forum.
Well probably not but still rational is why we are here in The House.
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I'll take the not fast enough 3.8/11.9 and wicked handling over.....that other option, thank you very much.
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Originally Posted by JusticePete
The Mustang can be tweaked to get around a road course with a number of braces and other suspension bits. I know that pony well and enjoyed riding it every time I turned the key. The 5th Gen is a different animal. No braces and a few suspension tweaks and she will whisper in your ear as you run through a turn. The Mustang is like slam bam thank you mam sex and the Camaro is long term love affair. They are different, yet the same.
On another note, I am watching my Dad slip away a little bit every day. Dad is still here, but I am now the head of the family. How does that happen? I was at the kid's table for the holidays just yesterday... damn, life goes by in a blink. Make sure you let those around you know how important they are to you and how much you love them every day. That is something my Mom and Dad taught me well. When I was growing up, we didn't have much, but I knew every day that my Mom, Dad, Grand Parents, Aunts and Uncles loved me. When my Kum (Godfather) passed away I was surprised I was asked to be a pall bearer. He was a highly respected man with many grand children and God children. 9 months later his son delivered a birthday card to me. He had written it in his last days. Why? Because I would stop by to visit. The visits were never long, but they were important. Mom and Dad have lived with us for the last 17 years. Mom passed away three years ago in February. Dad has been in rehab and long term care since this time last year.
It all comes down to being selfish. I don't want to see him him fade away. My family has had the gift of living with my parents, their grand parents. It has been a gift for all of us. I now have a job that I never wanted. Helping my Dad finish his journey. Each day we take a few more steps together. He is still my father. He is still teaching me. He handles it with more skill and grace than I do.
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Pete...I'm not going to say it will all work out, etc....it's going to be hard. I watched my Dad go through the same thing with his own father (my grandfather). Though their relationship was different from yours with your Dad....the effect, I think, was the same.
It was damn hard - I never want to see my father cry like that again...up until that time, I didn't think it was possible. But....in time, the wounds will heal....cherish and enjoy the time you have left with your Dad to the best of your ability. If he is at peace, then so should you be - I would go out on a limb and say that if
I were your Dad (ha, right?!)...I'd be 100% confident in your ability to be the head of the family. I'll bet he feels the same way.