My stepdad was going in for fairly major back surgery. I don’t think there was much chance of him dying (he didn’t), but it was a big deal in that he will never quite be the same even after recovery. Before he went in, he posted this on his refrigerator. He’s known for sending along dumb email forwards, so at first I thought it was just a printout of one of those. It clearly wasn’t, and made me cry a bit.
Clean and oil all my guns once a year
Stop fuel source and run carburetors on snow blower and all mowers before storage
Wax all cars twice a year and don’t forget the ran-x on all windows
New rule, all tools must be replace in shack before lights out
Important! Use snow rake on carport roof at all times
Never run out of Korbel brandy, just in case
Change oil in Corvette in the fall just before storage
Remove battery from rider, store in basement and use charger once a month
Hook up battery tender to Corvette battery when stored
When you sense a storm coming in the evening, say around supper time, stop everything fix a Manhattan and relax and watch it come in