Seth, yes it is sad to hear this about your dad. But, mine acts in the same way as yours.
I hear quite ofter. Come on, my PC is a peace of **** and it is broken again. Come and fix it.
And he still keeps opening spam mails regardless of my 1001 lections on danger of spam etc etc.
But dad is dad, <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> we will always be there and help. Yep, patience and loyalty is a key, but thats fine with us, right? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />