(Via the Corner) Here's a list of 25 Skills every man should know:
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
Yikes! I can only do three of those well (7, 15 and 23). I would have put 14 on the list but my skills there are iffy. I've never put 3 to the test but I think I could do it. Fortunate for me and my modern marriage my wife can probably do about 20 of these things. I guess we know who wears the toolbelt in this family.
4 comments:
I can do 12. Hey Peder - nothing on "Talk like a pirate day"? Arrrrgh...
I'm surprised that changing a tire wasn't on there. I can't do that. But I hear Aurelia can!!
I have never had to:
1. Patch a radiator hose
2. Protect your computer Does having a home alarm system and insurance count?
3. Rescue a boater who has capsized Never tried, but I have had a water lifesaving class
10. Use a torque wrench
11. Sharpen a knife
13. Fillet a fish does fillet-o-fish count?
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle
22. Bleed brakes
Getting a car unstuck seems rather vague
Meigan, we celebrated 'TLAPD' today at work by decorating eye patches. They wanted me to greet callers in a piratey way but I declined.
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