Looking for fathers day gift ideas

[christyf5]

My dads birthday and fathers day are always close together so I usually do just one gift. Its usually some sort of tool or such as my dad has quite the collection. Because of this we've gotten a lot of what I would call "one time use/neato!/he'll probably never use that but whatever" tools. He has pretty much every tool (carpentry/mechanic) and its gotten to the point where if Bob Vila is selling something new at Christmastime at Sears, I'm running out to buy it. Then Bob Vila stopped doing that and thank god Home Hardware picked up the reins on that dealio.

Anyhoo, my last two ideas just got shot down because, well, he apparently already has them The ideas were 1. a laser temperature gun 2. a cordless digital inspection camera. While I understand that these two items would actually be used by someone, my dad is retired and frankly, these fall into the "neato!" category for him

So my question is, thinking along these lines, does anyone have any other neato! suggestions? Switching to chocolate or booze is out as he is a diabetic (that was suggested by a co-worker).

[sphelps]

does he do anything other than fix things??? Like golf maybe?

[Madmak]

Does he BBQ?

I received a Grilling Class from my wife and kids and I think it's a great gift. It's practical and could start a bit of a hobby.

[christyf5]

sadly no, he doesn't have much for hobbies. he has a greenhouse which is his newest obsession, however he's already bought all the whizjammers he needs for it.

[sphelps]

sounds like you should buy him a new hobby

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by Madmak

Does he BBQ?

I received a Grilling Class from my wife and kids and I think it's a great gift. It's practical and could start a bit of a hobby.

Hmm, that could be good. I don't think they do that where he lives though.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by sphelps

sounds like you should buy him a new hobby

LOL, believe me, if I could think of one I would!!

[Coralgurl]

My dad loved model planes and actually won awards many years ago when we lived in Toledo and Toronto. We bought him one a few years ago, he retook flying lessons, but he's really shaky and couldn't control them. The building kept him occupied for weeks though...

[cuz]

Originally Posted by christyf5

LOL, believe me, if I could think of one I would!!

Fishtank? Lol

[marie]

If he has a greenhouse then gardening of all types will follow and there are as many "neato" things for gardening as there is for carpentry