My intent is not to judge your pop, but to put the 10 fold increase in the value of the house in perspective.
BTW, when I work under my car, I put two sets of jack stands under it, and don't work alone. When I was a kid I jacked up my car and put cement blocks under it to hold it up. Before I slipped under it, the blocks crumbled and the car collapsed onto the ground. Yikes! Glad I was able to learn that lesson the easy way. Best regards to your pop!
No, I meant it quite literally. He uses jacks and has seen many friends die for lack of them. It's not an accident that will kill him, just old age or a heart attack of a sort. We are pretty sure that Mom will walk out to the garage one day and find him dead under a car with what he really loves to do.
BTW, when I work under my car, I put two sets of jack stands under it, and don't work alone. When I was a kid I jacked up my car and put cement blocks under it to hold it up. Before I slipped under it, the blocks crumbled and the car collapsed onto the ground. Yikes! Glad I was able to learn that lesson the easy way. Best regards to your pop!