Oh Franks And Beans!

[Sonthert]

Honesty is the best policy...unless your parents are pricks. I did think about ways out without lying:

You could call the delivery company (find out the name from the airline) tell them you want to pick it up yourself. You could tell them that there's something in there you don't want your father to see, they should be professional enough to respect your wishes. Or they might even let you come down, fish out the hookah and THEN deliver it or at least, go there and remove the hookah out and take both home (one in your trunk). Your father won't know it was in there, he won't ask questions, so yours will be a dishonesty of omission rather than lying. Thats the best I could come up with. Sorry.

[jaker29902]

guys according to his last post before he disappeared delivery guy was already on the way. So chances are he already got screwed over.

[Sonthert]

Well, yeah, but there's always a chance the delivery guy didn't show up and is coming back tomorrow.

[Guest]

update: hey guys so get this...didn't have to tell him because he all of a sudden went to go to Kragen. Got the suitcase delivered and immediately took it to my friend's house. thats why i haven't had a chance to respond we were smoking it all day yesterday at the beach. thanks for all the advice guys

[Scoop]

haha win.

[hookah hippie]

You don't have to be honest just have perfect timing

[Rani]

You don't have to be honest just have perfect timing

Otherwise known as "sometimes it's better to be lucky than good". If you're over 18 then just fess the hell up and tell them that hookah is your thing, it's purely recreational TOBACCO, and sorry if that bothers them but it's your choice since they raised you to be an adult and think for yourself and make your own choices. (As a parent, lemme tell you, it's real, REAL damn hard to fight that "you raised me to be strong and independent" speech..........)

'Rani

[*HOT&SMOKING*]

update: hey guys so get this...didn't have to tell him because he all of a sudden went to go to Kragen. Got the suitcase delivered and immediately took it to my friend's house. thats why i haven't had a chance to respond we were smoking it all day yesterday at the beach. thanks for all the advice guys

Nice....glad you managed to get the hookah to saftey (LOL) and not get into trouble

-H&S

[pbpredator]

like i said just be near the door and pounce... just so happened you were lucky your dad was gone lol

[ioannisds]

You do realize that when shit like this happens (meaning, your lucky break), the next such problem you have will be exponentially worse than the last. It is the way of the world. Not only will your dad catch you smoking hookah, he will catch you doing it while you are surfing for horse porn.

[ahwahoo2006]

You do realize that when shit like this happens (meaning, your lucky break), the next such problem you have will be exponentially worse than the last. It is the way of the world. Not only will your dad catch you smoking hookah, he will catch you doing it while you are surfing for horse porn.

Exactly.

<threadjack>woah, haven't seen you around in a while ioannisds. Nice to see another old-timer. </threadjack>

[ioannisds]

You do realize that when shit like this happens (meaning, your lucky break), the next such problem you have will be exponentially worse than the last. It is the way of the world. Not only will your dad catch you smoking hookah, he will catch you doing it while you are surfing for horse porn.

Exactly.

<threadjack>woah, haven't seen you around in a while ioannisds. Nice to see another old-timer. </threadjack>

Yah, I have just been hanging around here off and on while my last couple of machines get sold. Though I'm not smoking anymore, this place can be pretty entertaining, especially with threads like this.

[Scalliwag]

As a parent of 21, 17, and 15 year old girls I can tell you that as far as long as you are over 18 while I may not be happy and real pissed at first, the cooldown period kicks in and you compare it to other things far worse than smoking a hookah.
My suggestion would be going to the most lenient parent first and going over the hookah and why you like it. Especially in a situation where you are not "caught" at something this gives you some credibility.
It may surprise you and your parents may see this as though if they are too hard on you that you may not come forward and tell them when other things come up. They may tell you they wished you wouldn't and you can't do it in their house but appreciate your honesty.

Then again your Dad may put you in a shallow grave and the reast of us will be seeing this on the news thinking "Oh, shit, I ain't never takin' Scalli's advice!!!"

[Sonthert]

You do realize that when shit like this happens (meaning, your lucky break), the next such problem you have will be exponentially worse than the last. It is the way of the world. Not only will your dad catch you smoking hookah, he will catch you doing it while you are surfing for horse porn.

Thats superstition...mysticism at best. You see patterns in a random matrix because thats what your brain tricks you into seeing or thats what your bias allows you to see. Taking a standard coin and flipping it 10 times and getting heads each time does not influence what the next result will be. It is still 50% heads, 50% tails. If you were to compute the probability of flipping heads 10 times in a row, it would be remote. On the other hand, the probability of flipping h-t-t-t-h-t-h-h-t-h (in that order) would be identical to flipping heads 10 times in a row. Any result of 10 flips will have the exact same likelihood of occurring. The brain sees something inherently more special in h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h than h-t-t-t-h-t-h-h-t-h. Thats bias. Each is just as unique and special.

A cornerstone in probability is that past results don't affect future outcomes. Thats logical. It being "the way of the world" is like saying "Everybody knows" or "Its predestined".

Each time a kid hides something from their father, there is a finite chance he will be caught. There may be some carryover if you, personally, dwell on instances that you got away with something. "What's wrong son...you seem troubled.". Whether you got away with items 1-6 doesn't change the probability of whether or not you are to get away with item 7. It would also vary from parent to parent and from child to child. I am so stone-cold locked down, it would take a brain scanner to read me...some parents are real good, like Beaver Cleaver's parents. You could fart three miles away and Ward and June would know about it. Parents always have the upper hand because they are older and smarter.

When I was underage, I used to hide my beer on the sundries shelves in front of my mom's car...in plain sight. I never got caught, either. The best place to hide a tree is really in a forest.
Edited July 4, 2007 by Sonthert

[ioannisds]

You do realize that when shit like this happens (meaning, your lucky break), the next such problem you have will be exponentially worse than the last. It is the way of the world. Not only will your dad catch you smoking hookah, he will catch you doing it while you are surfing for horse porn.

Thats superstition...mysticism at best. You see patterns in a random matrix because thats what your brain tricks you into seeing or thats what your bias allows you to see. Taking a standard coin and flipping it 10 times and getting heads each time does not influence what the next result will be. It is still 50% heads, 50% tails. If you were to compute the probability of flipping heads 10 times in a row, it would be remote. On the other hand, the probability of flipping h-t-t-t-h-t-h-h-t-h (in that order) would be identical to flipping heads 10 times in a row. Any result of 10 flips will have the exact same likelihood of occurring. The brain sees something inherently more special in h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h than h-t-t-t-h-t-h-h-t-h. Thats bias. Each is just as unique and special.

A cornerstone in probability is that past results don't affect future outcomes. Thats logical. It being "the way of the world" is like saying "Everybody knows" or "Its predestined".

Each time a kid hides something from their father, there is a finite chance he will be caught. There may be some carryover if you, personally, dwell on instances that you got away with something. "What's wrong son...you seem troubled.". Whether you got away with items 1-6 doesn't change the probability of whether or not you are to get away with item 7. It would also vary from parent to parent and from child to child. I am so stone-cold locked down, it would take a brain scanner to read me...some parents are real good, like Beaver Cleaver's parents. You could fart three miles away and Ward and June would know about it. Parents always have the upper hand because they are older and smarter.

When I was underage, I used to hide my beer on the sundries shelves in front of my mom's car...in plain sight. I never got caught, either. The best place to hide a tree is really in a forest.

Whoa nellie! I was, um, making a joke dude.

[EternalSoil]

all my occasions of telling my parents i smoke (cigarettes and hookah) have been them seeing me. I was of age both times so they knew they couldn't do anything so they accepted it. my mom always comes into my room and says "it stinks in here" its always after i light coals though.

[Allia22]

My dad thought the stinky air conditioner was my coals, and he threw a fit, saying he didn't want me inhaling the stuff. I dragged him over to the window where the conditioner is perched and pointed out that IT was what was smelling like what my mom described as dirty diapers, not the coals. He's left me alone ever since about it, just nagging me about waking him up coughing at 3 AM

[EternalSoil]

My dad thought the stinky air conditioner was my coals, and he threw a fit, saying he didn't want me inhaling the stuff. I dragged him over to the window where the conditioner is perched and pointed out that IT was what was smelling like what my mom described as dirty diapers, not the coals. He's left me alone ever since about it, just nagging me about waking him up coughing at 3 AM

Now tell him that if he's waking up at 3AM coughing in the other room to think what it does to you! Then goto Home Depot/Lowes and have him buy you a new one!

[Sonthert]

You do realize that when shit like this happens (meaning, your lucky break), the next such problem you have will be exponentially worse than the last. It is the way of the world. Not only will your dad catch you smoking hookah, he will catch you doing it while you are surfing for horse porn.

Thats superstition...mysticism at best. You see patterns in a random matrix because thats what your brain tricks you into seeing or thats what your bias allows you to see. Taking a standard coin and flipping it 10 times and getting heads each time does not influence what the next result will be. It is still 50% heads, 50% tails. If you were to compute the probability of flipping heads 10 times in a row, it would be remote. On the other hand, the probability of flipping h-t-t-t-h-t-h-h-t-h (in that order) would be identical to flipping heads 10 times in a row. Any result of 10 flips will have the exact same likelihood of occurring. The brain sees something inherently more special in h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h than h-t-t-t-h-t-h-h-t-h. Thats bias. Each is just as unique and special.

A cornerstone in probability is that past results don't affect future outcomes. Thats logical. It being "the way of the world" is like saying "Everybody knows" or "Its predestined".

Each time a kid hides something from their father, there is a finite chance he will be caught. There may be some carryover if you, personally, dwell on instances that you got away with something. "What's wrong son...you seem troubled.". Whether you got away with items 1-6 doesn't change the probability of whether or not you are to get away with item 7. It would also vary from parent to parent and from child to child. I am so stone-cold locked down, it would take a brain scanner to read me...some parents are real good, like Beaver Cleaver's parents. You could fart three miles away and Ward and June would know about it. Parents always have the upper hand because they are older and smarter.

When I was underage, I used to hide my beer on the sundries shelves in front of my mom's car...in plain sight. I never got caught, either. The best place to hide a tree is really in a forest.

Whoa nellie! I was, um, making a joke dude.

Oh, yeah.

Of, course.

So was I...yeah I was. Why are you all looking at me like that? Why would I mention Beaver if I wasn't joking? I had a smile on my face the whole time.

[Allia22]

My dad thought the stinky air conditioner was my coals, and he threw a fit, saying he didn't want me inhaling the stuff. I dragged him over to the window where the conditioner is perched and pointed out that IT was what was smelling like what my mom described as dirty diapers, not the coals. He's left me alone ever since about it, just nagging me about waking him up coughing at 3 AM

Now tell him that if he's waking up at 3AM coughing in the other room to think what it does to you! Then goto Home Depot/Lowes and have him buy you a new one!

Nah, I'm the one coughing that early waking everyone up (we assume it's a bad case of hookah cough, but it hasn't stopped me)... sucks balls And the AC's dropped out of the window to the ground 10 feet below twice. Sounds like crap, smells like crap, but dammit it still works! Same logic we use with our vehicles... I just attempt to make them look pretty Edited July 5, 2007 by Allia22

[EternalSoil]

My dad thought the stinky air conditioner was my coals, and he threw a fit, saying he didn't want me inhaling the stuff. I dragged him over to the window where the conditioner is perched and pointed out that IT was what was smelling like what my mom described as dirty diapers, not the coals. He's left me alone ever since about it, just nagging me about waking him up coughing at 3 AM

Now tell him that if he's waking up at 3AM coughing in the other room to think what it does to you! Then goto Home Depot/Lowes and have him buy you a new one!

Nah, I'm the one coughing that early waking everyone up (we assume it's a bad case of hookah cough, but it hasn't stopped me)... sucks balls And the AC's dropped out of the window to the ground 10 feet below twice. Sounds like crap, smells like crap, but dammit it still works! Same logic we use with our vehicles... I just attempt to make them look pretty

Hahaha! i know how that is! just throw some dryer sheets in with the filter or something. and hookah tobacco hasnt ever given me a cough and i have been smoking almost daily for a year. i got it 2-3 times when smoking cigarettes for 2 years though. A/C is def. the reason for your cough!

[Sonthert]

Yeah, an air conditioner with a dirty filter is very likely to contribute to a cough, especially if you tend toward being allergic to dust.