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So this year, when you’re picking out a Father’s Day gift, I Courtesy of the IronPigs
want you to remember something. It’s not all the times Dad
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born; the fear that night you were out past curfew and didn’t
call; the absolute terror he felt when you fell off the swing, or Remember, though, you don’t necessarily have to spend
your bike, or that kitchen chair you were clambering up on. money to show Pop you care. You can go to visit him, or take
Remember everything you put Dad through, and then try, in him fishing, or go for a walk, or just call and talk for a while.
some small way, to make it up to him.
Because there’s always one gift that’s truly priceless: the
That means, of course, skipping the goofy neckwear gift of your time.
(nobody wants a cell phone tie, Amazon) and the Meggings (no
self respecting Dad will ever wear them). Patrick O’Donnell
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Oh, and eschew anything Argyll as well. Trust me on this.
Instead, pick out a gift that involves not just money, but introducing the
time. For younger ones, that may mean a homemade craft, or
taking them to a place like Color Me Mine in Bethlehem to New Lincoln Continental
create a hand-painted plate or cup.
For older ones, the sky, literally, is the limit. All the Limo Amenities You Prefer in a Classy
If Dad’s a baseball fan, take him to see the IronPigs play the Smaller Package!
Syracuse Chiefs at Coca-Cola Park on Father’s Day. Better yet,
buy a pair of season passes and go to all the games together. If
he’s a hockey guy, take him to see the Phantoms.
Does Dad like fast cars? Let him drive one, then, on a real
racetrack. There are a number of racing schools that partner
with Pocono Raceway, including Stockcar Racing Experience
and the Bertil Roos Racing School. You can find more
information by searching on the track’s site, poconoraceway.
com.
If taking to the sky is more his thing, why not go ballooning?
Balloonnj.com and Weflyhotair.com both offer packages that
will take Dad and you up, up and away over the Pennsylvania
countryside.
If that sounds too passive, Dad might be the type to enjoy
something a bit more adrenaline inducing — like climbing into
a World War II-era aircraft. Imagine screaming through the skies
in the Curtiss-Wright SB2C-5 “Helldiver,” a P-51D Mustang or a
B-17G Flying Fortress. You won’t need to build a time machine
— the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading has you covered.
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