Guys my dad's 68th birthday is coming up AND he's retiring.

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@ph00lt0 Oh gosh there goes my money (for myself, my mom would never allow this into the house).

[healthiswealth@fosstodon.org]

@Gina
Great idea! For what its worth I got this for my Birthday a few years ago which I found very helpful and can recommend. Oh yes, and Happy Retirement to him too 😊
@disisdeguey

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@semanticfire I think I've decided on a book about growing your own food (they have a little greenhouse in their back yard), with some recipes (we always joke about his 2nd career being a chef - he can't boil an egg right now) and a seedling starter kit. Thanks for helping :)

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@healthiswealth @disisdeguey Thank you, I'll see if I can find a Dutch version :)

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@ldamlanatra This used to be our way of bonding (dude has the EQ of a brick and we have nothing in common). My previous house was a mess of a fixer upper, he'd come by and teach me how to fix things. I now live in a new build, so we don't see other much anymore.

[mistermaker@mastodon.nl]

@Gina A wallet or socks.

[sassdawe@infosec.exchange]

@Gina Lego.

And maybe the Throne of Glass books, I have a friend who's father picked it up recently and liked it.

[hansbot@mastodon.green]

@Gina Prio 1 is ontstressen. Bv https://www.natuurhuisje.nl

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@MisterMaker Lol those are my yearly christmas presents 🥲

[disisdeguey@expressional.social]

@healthiswealth @Gina Thisn one looks great. I'll check it too 🤗

[murraywindripper@fosstodon.org]

@Gina
I'm 66. Two of my sons bought me an airbrush to encourage me to finish painting a Warhammer box set that I started in 1990 so that the eldest who is now 45 could play the game that I'd promised back when he was 10. The ploy is working now that I'm retired 😁
@peterkulche

[barkingstars@toot.community]

@Gina For anyone handy it can be difficult to recommend tools because they can be super opinionated about them. But…
I really like this Wera ratchet screwdriver and use it all the time. It’s very high quality, feels good in the hand, and because it’s quite expensive it is the sort of thing someone might not buy for themselves. https://www.diy.com/departments/wera-05073660001-kraftform-kompakt-27-ra-1-sb-ratchet-6-bits-wer073660/4013288156051_BQ.prd

[joface@mastodon.scot]

@Gina My dad's 80 and been having fun with models like this 🙂
https://www.robotimeonline.com/en-gb/products/rokr-marble-travel-london-marble-run-wooden-3d-puzzle-egb01

[lalalasombra@chaos.social]

@Gina An acoustic guitar + lessons, a puppy, or carpentry lessons? 🙂

[danhugo@fosstodon.org]

@Gina

Handy?

https://www.lego.com

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@lalalasombra these are all things I want 😂

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@danhugo RIP my bank account 💸💸

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@stibbons putting that on my own birthday list. ✅️

[urig@mastodon.online]

@Gina learning a new language in group lessons worked nicely for my dad. Socially and intellectually empowering.

[humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world]

@urig @Gina It's a lot of fun teaching older people a language. They really don't care about mistakes