“Can you come down here and help me out?” asked my dad. Now, my dad has never been the kind of…

"Can you come down here and help me out?" asked my dad. Now, my dad has never been the kind of individual to ask for help. Whether out of pride or shame, our entire family is not particularly great at involving other people in our schemes. Unless it's as victims. I was starting to suspect I was being lined up for that particular role, but it gave me an excuse to stretch my car's legs on the…