When men were real men

[JimC]

rEv as a feminist ideologue...

I like it, it's just crazy enough to be true!

[FBM]

In my experience I'm far better at most things then the "professionals" I've been forced to hire...

Case in point. My car, a diesel, has been losing acceleration power gradually over the past couple of months. I ruled out a few other possible causes and yesterday, I tried to find a parts place to buy a new fuel filter. As I mentioned earlier, they don't really have auto parts stores over here. Anyway, I finally caved in and took it to a shop. I started by asking the guy to change the fuel filter. Instead of just doing what I asked him, he took it for a test drive and wasted an hour trying to come up with an alternative diagnosis.

Finally, he just said that he didn't think the power loss was serious enough to mess with. I guess the look on my face crossed cultural boundaries, so he asked if I wanted him to change the filter anyway, and I said, "Yes," leaving off the "what the fuck did I ask you to do in the first place?" It solved the problem.

[JimC]

In my experience I'm far better at most things then the "professionals" I've been forced to hire...

Case in point. My car, a diesel, has been losing acceleration power gradually over the past couple of months. I ruled out a few other possible causes and yesterday, I tried to find a parts place to buy a new fuel filter. As I mentioned earlier, they don't really have auto parts stores over here. Anyway, I finally caved in and took it to a shop. I started by asking the guy to change the fuel filter. Instead of just doing what I asked him, he took it for a test drive and wasted an hour trying to come up with an alternative diagnosis.

Finally, he just said that he didn't think the power loss was serious enough to mess with. I guess the look on my face crossed cultural boundaries, so he asked if I wanted him to change the filter anyway, and I said, "Yes," leaving off the "what the fuck did I ask you to do in the first place?" It solved the problem.

Ah, something I have actually managed in the past! I changed the fuel filter a few times on an old Mazda I once had. My biggest triumph was successful replacing the whole exhaust system. How the fuck I managed that, I don't know; lying on my back with the car raised a bit on the edge of the sidewalk, cursing a blue streak...

[Ayaan]

What's the obsession with machismo ,ego and independence.

There are professionals who did these tasks regularly and are going to be a lot better at it than you. Become good at profession yourself and earn enough to pay them to do it properly

Why pay someone a fortune to fiddle with two or three screws (changing a lock) or to connect of couple of hoses (hooking up a washer) when you can do it for yourself in a few minutes and without having to wait for someone to grace your with their presence?

[laklak]

I know, Ayaan. Weird, eh?

[FBM]

Perzackly.

[laklak]

Well, you can't be too careful. A screwdriver in the wrong hands could cause a lot of damage. We're all just one bad day at the office away from mass murdering our whole family, you know.

[tattuchu]

I'd just like to join the chorus of fine folks here who have extolled the virtues of DIY. The only way to know something is done right is often to do it myself. No one is as anal and meticulous as I am. Also, fixing stuff is just fun Don't need a reason other than that. Though of course certain things are beyond my abilities or I don't have the tools or the means to do them myself. Sometimes you simply have to pay somebody to do something for you. That doesn't mean I have to be happy about it, of course

[pErvinalia]

What's the obsession with machismo ,ego and independence.

There are professionals who did these tasks regularly and are going to be a lot better at it than you. Become good at profession yourself and earn enough to pay them to do it properly

Why pay someone a fortune to fiddle with two or three screws (changing a lock) or to connect of couple of hoses (hooking up a washer) when you can do it for yourself in a few minutes and without having to wait for someone to grace your with their presence?

But that would require admitting that we can sometimes be slightly independent of the society that surrounds us. What horrifying thought!!1!

[pErvinalia]

Tatt, I often find fixing things involves a hell of a lot of swearing, a hell of a lot of creative thinking and creative tool use, and a hell of a lot of skin off. But for me it's the satisfaction of achieving something the ordinary sheep like Jonno doesn't even consider is possible.

[tattuchu]

Tatt, I often find fixing things involves a hell of a lot of swearing, a hell of a lot of creative thinking and creative tool use, and a hell of a lot of skin off. But for me it's the satisfaction of achieving something the ordinary sheep like Jonno doesn't even consider is possible.

The swearing is the best part
And the celebratory beers afterwards

[Ayaan]

There is a certain satisfaction that comes from being able to say "I did it!" Handing over one's credit card just doesn't give one the same feeling.

[Robert_S]

Also were is this I'm a MRA crap coming from, they are beta males wh o think claiming victim status will help them get sympathy when the gynocracy has that angle sewn up. There is nothing wrong with equal (rights wise) but different through biology. There are too many on this site who are cultural Marxist and have swallowed feminist ideology. Still your loss just don't think you will get away with censorship.

Dude, you're using the language those concepts and standing up for those values. If you're not an MRA, you're somewhere in the manosphere. To the rest of us are, it all looks pretty much the same. You're all packed together in the same conceptual box.

[MrJonno]

Tatt, I often find fixing things involves a hell of a lot of swearing, a hell of a lot of creative thinking and creative tool use, and a hell of a lot of skin off. But for me it's the satisfaction of achieving something the ordinary sheep like Jonno doesn't even consider is possible.

I've built PC's before and my ego said 'well done', then the more important parts of my brain said 'this is wasting your time and actually costing more money, go and buy one instead'

Same when me and the wife baked a cake, cost about £70 in materials and took 4 hours, these days I buy one for £3 down the supermarket.

[laklak]

70 quid for a cake? I think you're doing something wrong there. It's "Gold Medal" flour, not "Gold Metal".