Ditto -- this can save you some money. You can call and ask a repairman to fix a specific thing instead of opening yourself up to potentially expensive troubleshooting.I will trouble shoot and may figure out what is wrong but don't necessarily always fix the problem myself
Spiders or babies?Hate these things. They invade our house every fall, to the point where every time you have to walk out into the foyer you have to stop and do a visual sweep. These things seem to have an uncanny intelligence too; when you spot one they freeze until-as if they can read your mind-you make the decision to kill it. In that exact instant they take off, faster than hell. Some of those are huge too. The million little babies jumping off the backs just adds to the freakiness. We probably kill 50-75 every fall.
What?!?!!Ranethe said:Hate these things. They invade our house every fall, to the point where every time you have to walk out into the foyer you have to stop and do a visual sweep. These things seem to have an uncanny intelligence too; when you spot one they freeze until-as if they can read your mind-you make the decision to kill it. In that exact instant they take off, faster than hell. Some of those are huge too. The million little babies jumping off the backs just adds to the freakiness. We probably kill 50-75 every fall.
Whatever you say double snipped Elton John. ldrazz:ChiefD said:Man, you guys are a bunch of pansies.
www.footballguys.com my ###.
ShamrockPride said:Spiders or babies?
Yeah, there’s probably 50 babies per spider if they’re carrying. After you’ve killed a couple with babies and had them spray out from under your shoe like a cloud of dust that never settles, you learn to approach the kill like a sniper rather than hulk smash. And like Ranethe said, they can get pretty big (in the shadows they’re damn tarantulas!)Ranethe said:Spiders
is it not?I think it's funny that driving a manual is considered "manly".
Would you prefer "skillful"?I think it's funny that driving a manual is considered "manly".
No, not at all. I think it's only N. America that has so many automatic transmissions. Manual is still king through most of the world.is it not?
Well, my wife was driving a stick truck when we first met... hmmm...
It's funny, I can play drums... which utilizes a lot of the same skillset in terms of footwork. Just never learned how to drive on a manual.Would you prefer "skillful"?
On that same topic, I can't believe how many people want to tell me that faux paddle shifters are the same thing.
Pickups, sports cars, Jeeps, and tractors should only be available with manual transmissions. I've given up getting them on pickups anymore but I was able to order a new Jeep with a manual.
I'm the exact opposite. Spiders don't bother me at all. But I hate other bugs. It's my phobia. Especially flying insects, and in particular, stinging flying insects. I turn into a 5 year old girl if a bee seems to even be remotely interested in me within a 20 foot radius.Bull Dozier said:I will kill ants, flies, asian beatles, whatever. But, if that ####er has 8 legs, I'm not going near it.
I've learned this over time, but working on a car, or a small engine just as a lawn mower... I stand no chance.Bull Dozier said:I'm generally worthless at fixing things. Small things, sure. But anything requiring tools other than a hammer, screwdriver, or drill and I'm out.
Same here. I don't particularly care for spiders but I can deal with them. My Achilles heel is buzzing stinging flying insects, particularly wasps and hornets but also these giant 1.5 inch long horseflies. We get them from a farm next door and these things are freaky too, fangs that can pierce leather. At least you can hear them coming, they buzz so loudly it's like an alarm, I immediately go on high alert.I'm the exact opposite. Spiders don't bother me at all. But I hate other bugs. It's my phobia. Especially flying insects, and in particular, stinging flying insects. I turn into a 5 year old girl if a bee seems to even be remotely interested in me within a 20 foot radius.
So gross.Bucky86 said:
Bet you can skin a buck and run a trotline.I can plow a field all day long
I can catch catfish from dusk 'til dawn
We make our own whiskey and our own smoke, too
Yeah, this for me as well. 2 days without shaving and I’ve got this lovely combo of molester mustache and mange ridden cheeks.Grow a beard. Never could, not gonna bother trying ever again.
Ditto. I was on a weeklong vacation and one hour in to the driving trip I said "shoot, I forgot my razor." My 20 year old step daughter quickly chimed in "don't worry, no one will notice."Yeah, this for me as well. 2 days without shaving and I’ve got this lovely combo of molester mustache and mange ridden cheeks.
Never learned? I taught myself.nirad3 said:Probably opening myself - and others that dare reply - to mockery, but thought about this the other day...
Any "manly" types of things that you can't do? Or just don't do?
For me, I can't drive stick. Never learned. My Dad had a stick when I was 13-14 but once I was of learning age, it was always automatic.
There are more, but I think I'll start with that.
Ditto for me, never found any "toilet humor" funny. I beat a kid up when I was in high school because he gestured his fart in my direction while in the lunch room. I felt bad after because I found out some other kids that bullied him put him up to it.Zow said:2. I don't think farts are funny. Like at all.
Ditto for me, never found any "toilet humor" funny. I beat a kid up when I was in high school because he gestured his fart in my direction while in the lunch room. I felt bad after because I found out some other kids that bullied him put him up to it.Zow said:2. I don't think farts are funny. Like at all.
look in rear view mirror, put hands at bottome of steering wheel. move hands in direction you want boat to travel.I can't back a trailer up. Just scares the hell out of me.
My wife wants a boat someday, but the thought of backing it down a boat ramp into the water is terrifying.
Agreed I suck at it. If no one else was around it wouldn't be a big deal but there is always someone else waiting to use the ramp so it's a lot of pressure to do it right the first time.I can't back a trailer up. Just scares the hell out of me.
My wife wants a boat someday, but the thought of backing it down a boat ramp into the water is terrifying.
I don't know how to change a flat tire
I don't like the taste of beer
I don't know how to maintain and clean our pool
I am not sure how our sprinkler system works
Well I was just thinking that most folks learn when then are first learning how to drive. If I had to now, I'm sure I could figure it out without anyone teaching me.Never learned? I taught myself.
It's more manly if your engine blows you. HTH-Blew the engine on my 600hp Jaguar
Yea but can you speak Russian in French?I have gone hunting, fishing, camping, etc. I have shot guns and fixed/built all sorts of stuff. There isn't an alcohol out there that I'm afraid to drink. I make my own beer and have dabbled with wine and liquor. I am a purple belt in jiu-jitsu and have sparred with professional MMA fighters. I can change my own oil (but don't because it's a PITA). I learned how to drive on a stick shift. I cut my own grass, and have built a deck from scratch. I have a lot of tools and know how to use them all. I can back up a trailer and rebuild an engine.
but my beard sucks. Also, I don't grill or BBQ.
I can barely speak English.Yea but can you speak Russian in French?