2. Sharpen a knife
3. Occasionally, bring a lady flours, for no particular reason
Posted on 05/02/2014 8:59:22 PM PDT by MNDude
Today a young guy at the office got a flat tire. A bunch of young guys gathered around in the parking lot and I was amazed how none knew how to change a flat.
I commented this had to be one of the top things all men should know.
What would be some of the things you would include on a list that all men should know how to do? (Like change oil, etc)
God bless you dear.
Former Old Tappan bump.
Tks Buckeye
Never to date anyone with more psychological issues than you yourself have.
Properly use a multimeter and an oscilloscope.
Maintain a Linux server via the command line.
Tie a bowline.
Convert between inches and mm.
Design a printed circuit board.
Write a javascript program.
Drill and tap a hole for a machine screw.
Hook up an audio/video system.
Set up a wireless router.
Once, after having left Beatty NV on US 95 with a colleague, we came on a middle aged lady and her wheelchair bound mother with a flat tire. US 95 is pretty sparse in the way of people/places/buildings there.
Spent about a half hour getting her tire changed and drove off (my colleague supervised me the whole time). Trunk was completely filled with stuff.
Later, after stopping down the road in Indian Springs to get something to drink, the lady pulled up and then tried to give me some money. I told her to just pass it on when the need came up.
The definitive “know how” list is in the book “Time Enough for Love” by the character Lazarus Long [R.A. Heinlein]
While, of course, conservatives have the reverse reaction.
The Marine Corp gave my son two sewing kits, and they expect him to know how to use them. Men should know how to sew, wash and iron their clothes.
Apparently no one actually knows how to change a tire. There is a commercial wherein a dad has his daughter change her tire. Then they hug, seemingly all choked up at the beauty of it all...except that anyone copying the little they actually show of the procedure is likely to have the car fall off the jack.
They don’t. All there is to it.
How to apologize to his wife, regardless of the justification.
Had the occasion to help a guy stuck by the side of the road with an S belt just this week. It was a Cummins diesel and honestly I don’t know how you do them alone. PITA.
There are already to many half a$$ welders!
I welded a steering knuckle back on to a JK with two batteries some rod and jumper cables in the outback - that held forty miles back to town on dirt roads. Not some pansy MIG weld in a clean shop!;-)
+1. My Grandpa used to say that....
For those interested ...
The Robert Heinlein quote “A human being should be able to change a diaper, ...” is found in his book “Time Enough For Love” in the first of two chapters titled “Intermission: Excerpts from the notebooks of Lazarus Long.”
Both chapters are collections of sayings from a man who is hundreds of years old. Stuff like “Rub her feet” and “Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes ...” and “Always place clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.” Great stuff. The story itself is pretty good, too.
Code of Conduct for Cowboys & Cowgirls©
1. Live each day with honesty and courage.
2. Take pride in your work. Always do your best.
3. Stay curious. Study hard and learn all you can.
4. Do what has to be done and finish what you start.
5. Be tough, but fair.
6. When you make a promise, keep it.
7. Be clean in thought, word, deed, and dress.
8. Practice tolerance and understanding of others.
9. Be willing to stand up for what’s right.
10. Be an excellent steward of the land and its animals.
11. Ride for the brand.
A man needs to know what secrets to keep.
Top things ever man should know —
How to fill a refrigerated water bottle.
How to drink milk from a glass
How to cook.
How to iron
How to clean dishes the old fashioned way(no auto-dishwasher)
How to make dinner reservations for those special occasions
A female attempting to help men in the eyes of females everywhere. What woman can resist improvement?
2. Sharpen a knife
3. Occasionally, bring a lady flours, for no particular reason
Ha ha—no putting the seat down?
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