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| Posted by: DVFlyer May 7 2008, 07:07 AM |
| 25 skills every man should know according to Popular Mechanics: The List: How to... 1. Patch a radiator hose 2. Protect your computer 3. Rescue a boater who has capsized 4. Frame a wall 5. Retouch digital photos 6. Back up a trailer 7. Build a campfire 8. Fix a dead outlet 9. Navigate with a map and compass 10. Use a torque wrench 11. Sharpen a knife 12. Perform CPR 13. Fillet a fish 14. Maneuver a car out of a skid 15. Get a car unstuck 16. Back up data 17. Paint a room 18. Mix concrete 19. Clean a bolt-action rifle 20. Change oil and filter 21. Hook up an HDTV 22. Bleed brakes 23. Paddle a canoe 24. Fix a bike flat 25. Extend your wireless network I get 21 out of 25. How about you? |
| Posted by: TheOaf66 May 7 2008, 07:11 AM |
| 25 skills every man should know according to Popular Mechanics: The List: How to... 1. Patch a radiator hose---Y 2. Protect your computer...Y 3. Rescue a boater who has capsized---Y 4. Frame a wall---Y 5. Retouch digital photos---Y 6. Back up a trailer---Y 7. Build a campfire---Y 8. Fix a dead outlet---Y 9. Navigate with a map and compass---Y 10. Use a torque wrench---Y 11. Sharpen a knife---Y 12. Perform CPR---Y 13. Fillet a fish---Y 14. Maneuver a car out of a skid---Y 15. Get a car unstuck---Y 16. Back up data---Y 17. Paint a room----Y (that's right Jennie I said yes) 18. Mix concrete---Y 19. Clean a bolt-action rifle---Y 20. Change oil and filter---Y 21. Hook up an HDTV---Probably could 22. Bleed brakes---Y 23. Paddle a canoe---Y 24. Fix a bike flat---Y 25. Extend your wireless network---probably could ok 2 of them I haven't had to tackle yet, but I could pretty much do all of those I get 21 out of 25. How about you? |
| Posted by: Dadof3 Dec 10 2009, 10:34 AM | ||
Still working on most of them. hehehe |
| Posted by: ZandersMama Dec 10 2009, 02:24 PM |
| I can do 5 is that good enough since i'm not a man? |
| Posted by: kimberley Dec 10 2009, 03:04 PM |
11... maybe 12 lol. not bad for a girl  |
| Posted by: luvbug00 Dec 11 2009, 11:06 AM |
| 8 for me. But I'd rather have a man do it for me..I'm sooo not a feminist..lol! |
| Posted by: Our Lil' Family Dec 11 2009, 12:48 PM | ||
Poor DH....as much as he tries he still can't do this! To his credit we don't have our own trailer and don't use one all that often but poor thing, it takes him like 20 tries! I just chuckle to myself, he reminds me that it's a lot harder than it looks! |
| Posted by: MommyToAshley Dec 11 2009, 01:05 PM |
| I can do about four things on the list... but, shhhh, don't tell DH. |
| Posted by: gr33n3y3z Dec 12 2009, 08:45 AM |
| 25 skills every man should know according to Popular Mechanics: The List: How to... 1. Patch a radiator hose Y 2. Protect your computer Y 3. Rescue a boater who has capsized Y 4. Frame a wall Y 5. Retouch digital photos Y 6. Back up a trailer 7. Build a campfire Y 8. Fix a dead outlet 9. Navigate with a map and compass Y 10. Use a torque wrench Y 11. Sharpen a knife Y 12. Perform CPR Y 13. Fillet a fish Y half butt but Y 14. Maneuver a car out of a skid Y 15. Get a car unstuck Y 16. Back up data Y 17. Paint a room Y 18. Mix concrete Y 19. Clean a bolt-action rifle A GUN Y 20. Change oil and filter 21. Hook up an HDTV 22. Bleed brakes 23. Paddle a canoe Y 24. Fix a bike flat Y 25. Extend your wireless network NOT BAD :-) |
| Posted by: MommyToAshley Dec 12 2009, 07:33 PM | ||
You rock! |
| Posted by: jcc64 Dec 13 2009, 10:05 AM |
| I would add: Teach your son/dd how to play baseball properly |
| Posted by: childtocherish Jul 17 2013, 09:45 AM |
| Overall a good post but how about taking care of your kids in your wife's absence. |