QUOTE=Jimbo;943841]
Justplug it, I could not agree more about your statement about grandfathers, but it was just about the opposite for me. I didn't appreciate all that he did for me when I was young I actually treated him meanly though he never let on it hurt him, but after about 12 I could not wait for trips up from L.I. to get time with him. He was my original fishing mentor.[/QUOTE]
Don't worry Jimbo he did understand. As a Grandfather myself I can testify
to that. Older people understand kids better than they know themselves and
make a lot of allowances. My Grandfather was the first to take me fishing
too. Trust me they both had more fun teaching us than we had fishing even
though it was all about us. I've got six Grandkids from 4 to 20 yrs old and enjoy every minute with them,
even when they are out of sorts.
As a natural occurence we drift away from our Grandparents as we should and
as they would expect. Their true meaning and affect on our lives unforunately
doesn't come to us until later in life.