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wolram
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I know there is a certain lady that is ace at car diy on this forum, but how
many know their lives from neutral ?
many know their lives from neutral ?
pattylou said:I'm not very good with the car.
But I can work the chipper shredder and the table saw. I'm usually the one to fix the toilets and the shower drains.
With more feminine choices: I can pattern, cut, and sew a dress for anyone in the family, except Mike. Pants too. Curtains, halloween costumes, blouses, etc. How about you, Wolram? :)
(Ooops. Pants = trousers, not underwear.)
I wasn't old enough to help my dad when he was around, but my mom dated a racecar driver for a while, and I used to help him work on cars. We took apart and removed an engine from this huge van once. It's cool when someone shows you how to do it. He always let me help fix stuff - cars, home repairs, whatever. And when our house flooded, we got to fix everything! Gong to the junkyard was fun too. And hanging out with his friends at the shop. I felt like one of the boys.Math Is Hard said:When I was growing up, there was an undeniable cultural separation when it came to car repairs. Men commonly took their sons out to the garage to help with repair and maintenance, but daughters were almost never invited to participate. Actually, girls usually had a small role in preparing and carrying out lemonade to the hot and thirsty men working on the auto. As a result, girls just didn't learn very much about basic car repair. Things are probably much different now. I hope so, anyway.
Math Is Hard said:When I was growing up, there was an undeniable cultural separation when it came to car repairs. Men commonly took their sons out to the garage to help with repair and maintenance, but daughters were almost never invited to participate. Actually, girls usually had a small role in preparing and carrying out lemonade to the hot and thirsty men working on the auto. As a result, girls just didn't learn very much about basic car repair. Things are probably much different now. I hope so, anyway.
honestrosewater said:I wasn't old enough to help my dad when he was around, but my mom dated a racecar driver for a while, and I used to help him work on cars. We took apart and removed an engine from this huge van once. It's cool when someone shows you how to do it. He always let me help fix stuff - cars, home repairs, whatever. And when our house flooded, we got to fix everything! Gong to the junkyard was fun too. And hanging out with his friends at the shop. I felt like one of the boys.![]()
Oh silly, you don't need a left-handed screwdriver; you just stand backwards.wolram said:Junk yards :!) :!) my favorite habitat, and i :!) my new left handed
screwdriver.
honestrosewater said:Oh silly, you don't need a left-handed screwdriver; you just stand backwards.![]()
What's the worst thing you've ever had to get from a junkyard? We had to find seat belts for a back seat once. That was horrible.
I was lucky, when I went to the junkyard to get stuff, for insurance liability reasons, they couldn't allow customers to get stuff themselves anymore, so you'd just tell them what you needed and a half hour later, they'd come back with it for you.honestrosewater said::rofl: Poor woolie.I don't remember how we go the seatbelts out. I remember looking all day to find the right kind of car, being horribly hot and dusty, yep, broken glass and stuff everywhere, having to get into the most awkward positions, probably fighting with rusted nuts, yuck. It was usually more fun.
honestrosewater said:Aw, you missed one of the best things about the junkyard. You don't have to be so careful not to damage anything. You can let out some of your frustration and just rip stuff out sometimes. No need to unscrew it - just YANK! I'd probably be more worried about hurting myself now, but it was fun when I was younger.