When men were real men

[DaveDodo007]

and women were real women and small furry creators from Alpha..well you get the picture.

Fucking Jesus Christ, what is happening to men? I have been helping my brother in law move to his new flat these last few days and WTF. He did more than his share of lifting as well he should. Though FFS I had to install the gas cooker, the washing machine and fix his boiler. Simple DIY seems to be beyond him and as for light fitting anything more than screwing in a light bulb was out of his league. It wasn't even just him none of his mates had a clue and one even said he had to pay some workmen to set up his flat. This should be basic shit that any man should know. We are rearing nations of useless men and how sad is that. Even my wife had to repair the joke that was his decorating as she had never seen so many bubbles in the wallpaper. OK so this ancedote and a opinion piece but I'm witnessing this more and more.

After we had all finished I got some beers in and made him watch the movies4men (some John Wayne real man shit) channel whilst I give my wife a slape on the ass and told her to make us a sandwich. So what is a week without sex and sleeping on the settee as it wont break me and I needed to set a good example. Though I feel it is too late.

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

You fitted a gas cooker?

I know it 's a simple job...But, aren't you meant to get a qualified fitter to do it?

[DaveDodo007]

You fitted a gas cooker?

I know it 's a simple job...But, aren't you meant to get a qualified fitter to do it?

It does have to be checked by a qualified gas fitter and it was (fucking red tape) though fitting it is hardly rocket science.

[Ayaan]

Hell, even I can do simple DIY home repairs like a drippy faucet, running toilet, putting up a towel rack or curtain rods, connecting a washer, and such. The arthritis has ruled out anything that requires heavy lifting, but most small home repairs don't require that. It is amazing what you can do with a good set of tools and a willingness to try.

[JimC]

Did they eat quiche?

[FBM]

People over here are nonplussed when I repair my own car or motorcycle. There's nothing like an auto parts store where you can pick up what you need, then go home and crawl under the old wreck to get it moving again. People over here don't even change their own oil, ffs.

[DaveDodo007]

Did they eat quiche?

Probably cooked it the bunch of faggots.

[Hermit]

Last Monday I replaced a pair of taps with another pair that added threaded connections for a washing machine that still kept the original function intact. It didn't take long and I only needed to use a stilson type wrench, a shift spanner (both left-handed, of course) and some teflon tape. The worst part of the job was buying the taps. 180 dollars. Grrrrrrr.

When I used to operate my own truck I learned to service it myself. Qualified Diesel mechanics did things like using the wrong oil filter, not greasing all the nipples, forgetting to screw the bolt back into the transmission's filler hole, charging for changing the oil in the differential and not doing the change, and so on. I hated the work, but at least I knew that everything was done properly.

I also used to build my own surfboards. It's not what I wanted to do, but became a necessity when the kneeboard design I preferred became unavailable. Some friends asked me if I could build one for them. That sucked me in to building a couple of dozen over a period of a few years. The biggest problem was to find the space to build them in. I used other people's gardens, garages, workshops and balconies. Nobody let me do that more than once, and one of them actually kicked me out after a day. The shaping, glassing and sanding is extremely messy.

Back in the days when building regulations were nowhere near as anal as they are now I rewired an entire apartment.

[FBM]

I think the most difficult project I ever took on was tearing down and rebuilding a '77 Harley Davidson Electraglide (the one I posted a video of in the "Things you used to have" thread). I didn't have much choice. It was in the way of a brushfire and burned up. Years later I did it a second time to replace the piston rings, seals, valves and whatnot. That was "fun."

[Ayaan]

I'm not much good with engines, but I do know how to check fluid levels, hoses, belts, jump start a dead battery, and change a flat (although I don't know if I could physically do that anymore). There are some things you should just know how to do if you are going to own a vehicle.

When I lived with my sister, I changed the locks two or three times (she would meet someone and six weeks later they were moving in with her, when things didn't work out, we'd have to change the locks). She was going to call a locksmith. I would just fix the drippy faucet or whatever little thing needed fixing because she would have a fit about how much it was going to cost and how it was impossible for anyone but a "professional" to do those kinds of things. I wonder if that's part of the problem. Have some of us been convinced somehow that doing such things is far too complicated and should be left to people who are going to charge an arm and a leg to do the work? Or are some people just afraid to get their hands dirty?

[JimC]

I'm bloody hopeless with taps and other plumbing stuff, and a lot of engine stuff as well. I'm not to bad at bush carpentry or non-plumbing home repairs...

[Sean Hayden]

I worked in an electric motor shop as a kid. I did it during the summers for a long time and then all year for awhile when I was old enough. They aren't complicated but you definitely learn to use a lot of tools the right and wrong and creative way. Sadly these days it takes more effort from me than it should. But I think I can manage most things around the house. I'm putting in a fence now. --in stages, in stages...

[pErvinalia]

and women were real women and small furry creators from Alpha..well you get the picture.

Fucking Jesus Christ, what is happening to men? I have been helping my brother in law move to his new flat these last few days and WTF. He did more than his share of lifting as well he should. Though FFS I had to install the gas cooker, the washing machine and fix his boiler. Simple DIY seems to be beyond him and as for light fitting anything more than screwing in a light bulb was out of his league. It wasn't even just him none of his mates had a clue and one even said he had to pay some workmen to set up his flat. This should be basic shit that any man should know. We are rearing nations of useless men and how sad is that. Even my wife had to repair the joke that was his decorating as she had never seen so many bubbles in the wallpaper. OK so this ancedote and a opinion piece but I'm witnessing this more and more.

Why is it only men should be able to do this stuff??

After we had all finished I got some beers in and made him watch the movies4men (some John Wayne real man shit) channel whilst I give my wife a slape on the ass and told her to make us a sandwich. So what is a week without sex and sleeping on the settee as it wont break me and I needed to set a good example. Though I feel it is too late.

I really hope you don't have a wife. For her sake..

[Svartalf]

Did they eat quiche?

I do, and I find any DIY beyond my abilities.

[JimC]

Did they eat quiche?

I do, and I find any DIY beyond my abilities.

Case closed!



(but yes, I do too - Bron makes a very nice quiche...)