Sometimes being "the man" in the relationship sucks.

[JinLien]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Sounds like my dad. When he works on 110 he doesnt even throw the breaker. 😕

He just says "Get that peice of board, we can stand on that"
"Uhhh, is that really gonna work?"
"It takes the punch out of it, it'll just zap ya but shouldnt kill ya"
"SHOULDNT?!" :Q

But, when doesnt mess around with 220. He cuts power for that.

Meh, 110 isn't really that bad...just don't grab a wire in each hand. It does give you a bit of a jolt, though.

I've worked on 110 live enough times to know that at sometime I've gonna get a poke. I did it today, because I didn't want to turn off the circuit that the fan I was using was on too.

<--the lazy ceiling fan installer

I work on live 110 quite often because the circuit needed to be on for testing purposes or I'm too lazy to turn it off, and sometime it give me a little jolt.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Stop being a twat.

You should know how to fix simple sh!t around the house.

+ 1. There's not that many things around the house that are that hard to fix. Stop whining about it for God's sake.

 

[Sluggo]

There was a time...


Yes, way back in the dark ages, roughly 20-30 or so years ago, men did know this stuff. It was taught to them by their fathers, who were taught by their fathers.

 

[djheater]

Now what you need is three or four guys to come over and 'help' with beer and pizza. A few of those and your wife won't be so apt to ask you to fix things 😉

 

[SampSon]

Originally posted by: Sluggo
There was a time...


Yes, way back in the dark ages, roughly 20-30 or so years ago, men did know this stuff. It was taught to them by their fathers, who were taught by their fathers.

Lies.
I think the chain stopped when that one generation of fathers thought their sons were nothing but peace loving nancy boys.

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: Sluggo
There was a time...


Yes, way back in the dark ages, roughly 20-30 or so years ago, men did know this stuff. It was taught to them by their fathers, who were taught by their fathers.

Lies.
I think the chain stopped when that one generation of fathers thought their sons were nothing but peace loving nancy boys.

Thank (whatever Deity you worship) that a few did slip throught the cracks. My father taught me this stuff. There are almost no home improvement projects that I cannot conquer...be it through knowledge, sheer force or throwing enough money at it to make it go away.

I'm still glad my Dad was wise enough to teach me the last one. 😉

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Sluggo
There was a time...


Yes, way back in the dark ages, roughly 20-30 or so years ago, men did know this stuff. It was taught to them by their fathers, who were taught by their fathers.

that's simply untrue. My grandad was a farmer who grew up without electricity or running water. He didn't know jack and couldn't teach my dad. My dad wrote poetry and couldn't figure any of that sh!t out for himself, so he sure as sh!t didn't teach me.

Sh!t like this is just a logic problem if you sit down and monkey around with it for long enough eventually the answer will make itself apparent, or at least a good enough Macguyver. What OP is complaining about and what I agree with him on, is that wives tend to indulge in the social stereotype of the ignorant wife\handyman husband, and thereby get out of the frustrating "fvcking around with crap you don't understand" stage. My wife is extrememly intelligent and is getting her grad degree in nursing. She could fvcking figure out a plumbing fixture if she wanted, but no, she'svery willing to give that joyous task to her art school drop out husband.

🙂

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: grohl
"here's to you, mister home-depot-on-a-Saturday-fixing-the-sink-man !"

*cue commercial music*

lmao...*exactly* what I was thinking.

<singing>This is Budddddddweiser...</singing>

 

[SampSon]

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: Sluggo
There was a time...


Yes, way back in the dark ages, roughly 20-30 or so years ago, men did know this stuff. It was taught to them by their fathers, who were taught by their fathers.

Lies.
I think the chain stopped when that one generation of fathers thought their sons were nothing but peace loving nancy boys.

Thank (whatever Deity you worship) that a few did slip throught the cracks. My father taught me this stuff. There are almost no home improvement projects that I cannot conquer...be it through knowledge, sheer force or throwing enough money at it to make it go away.

I'm still glad my Dad was wise enough to teach me the last one. 😉

Tradesmen are a dime a dozen. There are so many out there that they hire them out!

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: Sluggo
There was a time...


Yes, way back in the dark ages, roughly 20-30 or so years ago, men did know this stuff. It was taught to them by their fathers, who were taught by their fathers.

that's simply untrue. My grandad was a farmer who grew up without electricity or running water. He didn't know jack and couldn't teach my dad. My dad wrote poetry and couldn't figure any of that sh!t out for himself, so he sure as sh!t didn't teach me.

Sh!t like this is just a logic problem if you sit down and monkey around with it for long enough eventually the answer will make itself apparent, or at least a good enough Macguyver. What OP is complaining about and what I agree with him on, is that wives tend to indulge in the social stereotype of the ignorant wife\handyman husband, and thereby get out of the frustrating "fvcking around with crap you don't understand" stage. My wife is extrememly intelligent and is getting her grad degree in nursing. She could fvcking figure out a plumbing fixture if she wanted, but no, she'svery willing to give that joyous task to her art school drop out husband.

🙂

I agree...for the most part... but its basically chalked up to being a man.

You kill spiders, you mow the yard (and make it green), you fix the cars and for all that you get to be on top and finish first. 😉

By the same token, women are expected to be Jenna Jameson in bed, Julia Child in the kitchen and Martha Stewart when it comes time to throw a soiree.

 

[KMurphy]

It's called a pipe wrench. Learn it. Live it. Love it.