[doug_porsche]

J's thoughts

Mr. SweetDaddyD (<--that's funny), I'm scared to email anything else. I think my Dad is kind of big but he looks smaller every year to me. He's still a lot taller than me but not for long =). It looks like Mr. Chase sent the address to you already. Thanks Mr. Chase. My Dad has an Elise and a Seven but the Seven is going to be mine =).

Mr. Chase, thank you again. I really do know that Dad is going to love the camera. A free upgrade is going to make it even better. I didn't even know you could upgrade cameras. You're really awesome like my Dad.
Also Mr. Chase, you hid this thread really well. I couldn't find it at all.

I didn't know what a sot was so I looked it up in the dictionary. It's an awesome dictionary Dad bought me after I won a spelling bee last year. It's really heavy though. I just won our school spelling bee too and will be going to the county spelling bee in the spring =). It has two noun definitions. "Archaic: fool, idiot" or "a person dulled by excessive and continual drinking: a habitual drunkard."

You don't seem like an idiot or a fool so does that mean you drink a lot?

Randy replies

No... I don't drink a lot. It is not good for you. Went almost a year without drinking at all after some heart and liver issues this past year, At times, I can certainly play the role of the fool.

Finally, here is road dads response, (J's dad)

This is a long post... I'm sorry.
Wow. I don't know where to start. My daughter is right in that I really don't cry much but this has really gotten to me. I'm having trouble seeing the screen clearly. Their thoughtfulness and the support of everyone here on the forum are far beyond anything that I could have imagined. The past weeks have been really hard. I appreciate all of the support, comments, PMs, words of encouragement and understanding that everyone has shown in my past few threads and in this one. I have learned a lot about myself, my wife, my children and my communities over these past few weeks. I apparently still have a lot to learn about each of them. The world is full of wonderful people with very large hearts (and most of them are apparently members of this forum).

Randy,
Thank you for your generosity. This was very much above and beyond. I read your post where you said "anyone in my position would do the same thing." I will have to respectfully disagree with you there. Not many people in your position would have cared or would have done what you did, especially to the extent to which you have gone. You are a very kind, thoughtful, and generous man. I'm sorry I was so confused on the phone. I really thought ChaseCam had sent something to the wrong address. Thank you for pointing me to this thread to help eliminate my confusion. It still took me a few moments after reading the first few posts of this thread to figure out exactly what had transpired. Thank you for supporting my daughters not only with this but also by allowing them their own account and tolerating their threads and posts. I think you have taught my daughters how to care for others in a way that I could never have done myself. I do not know what they will do for a living in the future but I am sure that this lesson will remain with them and extend into their future interactions. I will never let them forget it. Also thank you for not telling my daughter that this CAMERA CARS UNLIMITED really was what she was looking for . It amazes me that 6 minutes after she posted you were already planning to send not only a camera but the entire ready to use set up and encouraging her secretiveness with hiding the thread. (EDIT: Randy, I just caught that after you offered the camera to my daughter "no money needed" you then offered to delete this thread. I'm very glad that you didn't delete it so that all could see your generosity and caring). You are again a thoughtful and wonderful person and definitely not an old sot (thanks for teaching my daughter some new vocabulary as well . Now I know that dictionary is getting some use after all ).

I am obviously going to have to ignore my daughter's rule breaking in this thread (no internet without the parents home, no email, no talking about my bald head and especially the no hacking into my accounts anymore "He really needs better passwords =)." I really do...) as it looks like she had some encouragement and instruction in a few areas and because sometimes the ends really do justify the means. She is really a good kid and her heart was in the right place. Some of the posts she made here even made me laugh through the tears. I can see the panic on her face: "AAAAHHHH! How do I delete the email I sent?" I bet she started to sweat right about then . And then the "Mom's home. I have to go."

xtn,
I was wondering why I was getting so many hugs from the kids over the past few days. Not that I ever mind hugs from my girls but they were all going a little excessive with the squeezing. Now I know why. Thank you for also teaching my daughter and reminding her/them about not forgetting the power of a simple hug.

codymac, Ian, slaughtr, kestrel74, davecarama, and anyone else that also offered to contribute,
My sincerest thank you. I appreciate your generosity even if Randy didn't take you up on it. Your hearts were there. Thank you.

slaughtr,
I remember a thread you made about strangers from this forum, many with just a common bond of a car marque, sending you things that you had need of. I now understand exactly what you mean.

RacyTracy,
Thank you for the offer to come here and help. I appreciate it tremendously.

Mike,
You're still on that helmet, huh? As I told you before, you're a good man. After this, I'll think about it.

SweetDaddyD,
Sorry about my daughter laughing at your screen name. I don't know what struck her funny about it . I also don't know what you have planned to send, but thank you in advance. I'll let her tell me it was from her .

To all who showed their support to my daughter and to me here on the forum,
Thank you.

I'm sorry if I have missed someone as I'm sure that I have. I sat down here after talking to Randy about two hours ago. It has taken me awhile to get through this thread and to write this post. I'm a bit worn out from all of this.

Thank you all.


It takes a community to raise a child. I am glad that two of mine are part of this one. (the third who "signed up" here has lost almost all interest in cars for the moment but I'm working on that ).






Sorry for this being long, and remember that this is just the readers digest version and does not require the same number of Kleenex that the original does.

Just wanted to update one group of awesome people with what a second group of awesome people are doing. The brand of the car differs, but the hart remains the same!

Doug