Husbands are Handy

[Tuckervill]

Can openers can't reach the top shelf of my cupboards, or clean the top of the refrigerator. That's what my 6'7" husband is handy for. And making us a fine living, changing the oil in the lawnmower (doing it right now), and gazillions of other things that I can't live without!

Karen

[Grog]

May I remind people that Zen is usually writing on the ironic voice?

I am quite convinced her second message was a total joke.

[DDH]

I have a very handy man too. Don't think I could give him up, even when he makes me mad. He changes oil, washes cars, builds porches, fixes everything on my bike, works really hard and that's not to mention the other extracurricular activities You know like setting up the tents when we go camping. LOL

I will have to remember to come to this thread next time I am wanting to trade him in. LOL

That little gadget that he set up for you sounds way cool. Music is such a motivator for me.

[redrhodie]

My BF is so not handy. I'm not sure he can even work the can opener. Lucky for me, I like to laugh.

[aka_kim]

My unfortunate experience is that a bottle opener - one of those rubber doohickeys that opens bottles and jars - which I've had since college, has been more handy than any guy I've known.

[madscot13]

yeah Zen is our Miss Independent. Give her a break for being so.

I, on the other hand, am happily married to the man of my dreams- Mr. Leatherman. He can carve a turkey, fix my bike, assemble and disassemble dorm furniture, open up a great wine or beer, and open up a can of whoop ***.

[SadieKate]

And here I was afraid of offending V with my Red Green quote.

Just assume Zen is always writing in the ironic voice and you'll save yourself a lot of energy.

Though I do want to know what CC meant by coolio. Isn't he a gangsta rapper? Cultural mistakes are easy to make when you only think you speak the same language. I mean, our toilets don't even flush the same way.

[Trek420]

One day whilst complimenting my neighborhood gangster cars hood I made the cultural error of saying "nice bonnet. "

The results of the misunderstanding were devastating

[Tuckervill]

May I remind people that Zen is usually writing on the ironic voice?

I am quite convinced her second message was a total joke.

Oh yeah, I know...but then it drifted to what they were handy for again.

Karen

[Veronica]

The music system Thom made is awesome! I have to be doing about 5.5 mph for it to have enough power. That's a motivator to not go too slowly up a hill.

Thom had the system on his bike. he rode with us for about 15 miles yesterday and then headed back to the car. The new job is taking a toll on his riding time.

But then he drove up to the second control at mile 65 to give me the music system. I listened to Bowling for Soup for 60 miles.

My favorite line: You're crazy and I'm crazy about you.

V.

[bmccasland]

Do any of these handy men-folk, with more upper body strength than me fix gazebos? My wrought-iron gazebo was twisted into a pretzel after Katrina, twisted back up again, and is now on it's last legs (litterally). Should I also mention that it's covered by a climbing rose. Buying wrought iron in this climate was a mistake - with the rose on it, it can't be painted. Many parts are now rusted through.

I need someone to build my rose a new gazebo. Oh and fix the leaky bathroom faucet. And figure out why the garage door won't go down (I JUST had the pulleys replaced), and and and

Yeah I'm an independant, but some jobs are beyond me, or rather I get tired of having to do EVERYTHING myself.

I'll quit whining now...

[Trek420]

Feel free to whine, that's what we're here for. We understand. Sometimes I feel that cycling, thought to be an individual sport, is a team sport. It helps that someone's there whether your DP rides or not.

Hmmmm, TE work party then a ride in New Orleans. How's your gumbo?

[Trekhawk]

And here I was afraid of offending V with my Red Green quote.

LOL - that guy has the right idea.
Now my husband seems to be away with work more than he is here and so I am pretty well sorted at taking care of myself and the tiddly peeps (except I know SK downloading pics is an issue) but would a can opener make me laugh till my sides hurt. Nahh I don't think so.

Now where can I find someone to rig me up a music machine like that. Hmm but with my speed would it ever play.

[bmccasland]

Hmmmm, TE work party then a ride in New Orleans. How's your gumbo?

Question #1 - okra gumbo or file ("Fee-lay") gumbo?
Question #2 - what kind of meat? Chicken, sausage, duck, shrimp, crawfish, alligator....? (gumbo doesn't ever have beef, but anything else is fair "game")

Come on down! JazzFest is in two weeks.

[DDH]

Thom just made an adapter that will run off a Dyno hub to power small external speakers for an MP3 player. Music while you ride, but still maintaining the ability to hear traffic, powered by the rider. Cool stuff!

V.

V, you wanta share those plans on how he did it so I can get my handy dandy man to make me one? PLEAAAASSSEEEEE