Man* Tasks

[LuvPeckham]

1. Change a car tyre Yes - have also rebuilt a car from the shell up

2. Wire a plug Yes - Can also rewire a house

3. Put up a shelf (has to be straight and level, and support more than the dust it will accumulate!) Yes

4. Light and use a manual 'old school' BBQ (no gas allowed) Yes - Best types anyway - more flavour

5. Replace a faulty fuse and reset the fusebox Yes

6. Finish a curry hotter than a Madras (no fluids allowed) Yes although having traveled to india for work, I prefer spicy not hot and also Chick pea dal for breakfast

7. Erect a fence (that will withstand a decent stiff breeze) Yes

8. Hitch up a caravan to a car then reverse it round a corner Can do it to a horse but not a car

9. Change a nappy Oh lord - No bl@@dy way

10. Set up an HD TV with Surround, DVD Player and Stereo out of the box Yes

11. Fillet a fish Yes, and cook it to order too

12. Pitch a 2-man tent Yes - but only if it is one of those pop up types

13. Repair a bicycle puncture Yes

14. Build a flatpack wardrobe (minus points for back-to-front doors, wonkiness, and surplus bits) Yes

15. Drink a yard of ale Yes - but not Ale, please make it Guinness

But what about the other man tasks we have to do

16. Sulk like a child when we can't get our way

17. Suffer Man Flu

18. Disciplin children when we get home from work

19. Mow the lawn (or tidy the gravel)

20. Get a car started at the side of the road with only a screwdriver, adjustable spanner and a torch with no batteries

21. Understand the offside rule (actually I fail on this one)

22. Take the family pet to the vets for the last time

23. Wear Christmas Jumpers

24. Ability to have selective hearing (yes dear)

25. Insist on paying for the bill at a fancy resturant

[Brendan]

I?ve done all of those at some stage except for the set up an HD TV thingy as I have never owned an HD TV although I don?t foresee that as being too difficult.

I am the man.

I know.

Thank you.

Although you could have summarised all those points into, ?How big?s your knob??

[Mikecg]

I have done most of them, but I draw the line at numbers 8 11 and 15.

however I am an expert in numbers 16 to 25.

[Applespider]

RosieH Wrote:

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> In my last relationship I was the one to change

> the fuse / plug / light the barbecue / build the

> furniture / get rid of spiders. Few women like to

> feel like the butch one in a partnership...

Likewise - although, since I've done 13 of the 15 (and just haven't tried 7 or 8), it's probably no surprise I'm single :-$

[charliecharlie]

1 as long as I can loosen the nuts, should be ok with tyre change

2 definitely

3 shleves... at a push with the right kit (hhmmm.. that might include a handy strong male friend to help me)

4 definitely, don't even need a BBQ, just give me a woodland on a dry day and some matches

5 fuses, no probs

6/7/8 no way

9 nappies - piece of piss

10 nope, got audio visual set up blindness

11. fish yup and can gut it too

12. tent.. easier with two (and more fun)

13. bikes/punctures... might need the little leaflet that comes with the repair kit, so I guess that's a no

14. Build a flatpack wardrobe... Yup

Drink a yard of ale... charliecharlie's a light weight on the booze front, so no

[charliecharlie]

Important to remember that the thread says "could you do"

If my life depended on it, could, but I would rather find Rosie's man with the tool belt

though even he seems to need the manual

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RosieH Wrote:

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> There is a certain something about a man in a tool

> belt

[Marmora Man]

All achieved in my life so far EXCEPT - reversing a caravan & eating a red hot curry.

[Michael Palaeologus]

Havent done the caravan thing or changed a baby - I suspect both require the same skills sets.

[Mikecg]

Yes MP, The patience of a saint.

[Moos]

Hmm, think I'm on about 6 out of 15 - I'd better work on it before I can call myself a real man.

David Carnellski, are you saying you wouldn't change your own baby's nappy? If so shame on you. Charliecharlie was quite right - it really is a piece of piss...

david_carnell Wrote:

> > 9. Change a nappy Did I give birth to it? No?

> Then take it away.

[david_carnell]

Moos.... Being able to do something and admitting it are two different things.

I suspect that when that time comes, like most men, I'll muck in and get my hands dirty (so to speak).

But don't even think about giving me something with safety pins... Two holes in a baby for fluids to come from are plenty.

;-)

[TillieTrotter]

I reckon I could do 8. Not bad for a girlie;-)

[TillieTrotter]

Having just reread the thread and noticing that manuals are not allowed, I'm down to 7.

[Hannah6_6]

I have to rule out nos 1 & 8 - I can't drive.

I can and have done 2,3,4,5,9,11,12,14,15

I would never want to do 6 and don't think I could.

I have no idea if I can do nos 7,10 and 13 but i suppose that's something to aspire to!

[Keef]

1. Change a car tyre - Never driven, so never done it. Can't see it being that difficult though.

2. Wire a plug Easy

3. Put up a shelf (has to be straight and level, and support more than the dust it will accumulate!) - Hmmm, have done this years ago with my dad, but never tried on my own

4. Light and use a manual 'old school' BBQ (no gas allowed) - Easy, gas is for winmps!

5. Replace a faulty fuse and reset the fusebox - Have to do this all the time in our building, think whoever done the wireing was a bit rubbish!

6. Finish a curry hotter than a Madras (no fluids allowed) - I'll have to say no to this, but mega hot curries are just for macho tw@ts.

7. Erect a fence (that will withstand a decent stiff breeze) - No idea

8. Hitch up a caravan to a car then reverse it round a corner - Can't drive

9. Change a nappy - Will be learning this in the very near future! :-S

10. Set up an HD TV with Surround, DVD Player and Stereo out of the box - Yep

11. Fillet a fish - Never tried, I hate fish!

12. Pitch a 2-man tent - Yep

13. Repair a bicycle puncture - Never tried

14. Build a flatpack wardrobe (minus points for back-to-front doors, wonkiness, and surplus bits) - Never done a wardrobe, but am pretty good with flatpack stuff, so going to say yes.

That gives me a girlie score of 6 definites, but if I add ones I'm pretty confident about, I'd go as far as 11, and being that I can't drive, I feel vindicated.

I can fully restring a guitar pretty quickly if that helps? :-S

[SteveT]

1. Change a car tyre I wonder if people are aware it is the tyreonly and not the wheel, which means rubber mallet and tyre levers.

2. Wire a plug Yep

3. Put up a shelf (has to be straight and level, and support more than the dust it will accumulate!) Yep

4. Light and use a manual 'old school' BBQ (no gas allowed) Yep

5. Replace a faulty fuse and reset the fusebox Yep

6. Finish a curry hotter than a Madras (no fluids allowed)Yep but not from choice.

7. Erect a fence (that will withstand a decent stiff breeze) Yep

8. Hitch up a caravan to a car then reverse it round a corner Yep

9. Change a nappy Yep

10. Set up an HD TV with Surround, DVD Player and Stereo out of the box Not sure about this at all NO

11. Fillet a fish Yep

12. Pitch a 2-man tent Yep

13. Repair a bicycle puncture I could do this at 10 years of age when I had my first puncture.

14. Build a flatpack wardrobe (minus points for back-to-front doors, wonkiness, and surplus bits) Yep build it on it's back.

14a Massage a lovers aching neck and shoulders Yep

14b Listen to a lovers complaints after a miserable day at work Yep

14c Make love three times without rest or hesitation Nope, those were the days.

[Brendan]

SteveT Wrote:

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> 1. Change a car tyre I wonder if people are aware

> it is the tyreonly and not the wheel, which means

> rubber mallet and tyre levers.

Or just 2 long screwdrivers and a hammer.

[Kells]

Change a car tyre - Don't drive, but have changed a wheel before. Not just the tyre though.

2. Wire a plug Easy

3. Put up a shelf (has to be straight and level, and support more than the dust it will accumulate!) - Should be able to cope

4. Light and use a manual 'old school' BBQ (no gas allowed) - Do disposable ones count? At midnight?

5. Replace a faulty fuse and reset the fusebox - No

6. Finish a curry hotter than a Madras (no fluids allowed) - I'd give it a go, have been eating like a horse lately.

7. Erect a fence (that will withstand a decent stiff breeze) - Post and rail's my specialty! (Oh, and I had to drive a tractor as well for that)

8. Hitch up a caravan to a car then reverse it round a corner - No

9. Change a nappy - Have done once, but am no longer allowed!

10. Set up an HD TV with Surround, DVD Player and Stereo out of the box - Erm....

11. Fillet a fish - Yes

12. Pitch a 2-man tent - Never been camping, but I think I could

13. Repair a bicycle puncture - Never tried

14. Build a flatpack wardrobe (minus points for back-to-front doors, wonkiness, and surplus bits) - Yep. Flatpack is just like Meccano for grown ups.

But I can't fix my bathroom light. Huh, 6 out of 14. I'm rubbish!

[Jimbob]

14/15, and thats only because i don,t eat/like curry.

mind you i,m still recovering from the yard of ale challenge i completed in the penthouse circa 1995. everytime i hear the tune to hawaii 5-0 it sends a shiver down my spine.

i notice there,s no simple plumbing tasks mentioned.

[Strawbs]

4. Light and use a manual 'old school' BBQ (no gas allowed) - hell YES!

59. Change a nappy - at a push but wouldnt want to say I could do it well..

12. Pitch a 2-man tent - you would absolutely positively never find me camping but yes I could do this..

[Brendan]

Strawbs Wrote:

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> 4. Light and use a manual 'old school' BBQ (no gas

> allowed) - hell YES!

Well of course you can. You're from the Southern Hemisphere. In fact all you should need to cook a few steaks is some wood, the grill from an old ford and a couple of half bricks.

[Strawbs]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Strawbs Wrote:

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> -----

> > 4. Light and use a manual 'old school' BBQ (no

> gas

> > allowed) - hell YES!

>

> Well of course you can. You're from the Southern

> Hemisphere. In fact all you should need to cook a

> few steaks is some wood, the grill from an old

> ford and a couple of half bricks.

OH YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So dont get their chicken wire bbqs here, just seems so odd to me..

[Annasfield]

1. Change a car tyre - if you mean a wheel, then yes

2. Wire a plug - No:-$

3. Put up a shelf (has to be straight and level, and support more than the dust it will accumulate!) Never tried, just stack them on the floor

4. Light and use a manual 'old school' BBQ (no gas allowed) Yep

5. Replace a faulty fuse and reset the fusebox Sort of, I usually just reset it and don't worry about the fuse as I don't know how.

6. Finish a curry hotter than a Madras (no fluids allowed)No, no desire to either

7. Erect a fence (that will withstand a decent stiff breeze) Do paddock posts and rails count?

8. Hitch up a caravan to a car then reverse it round a corner No

9. Change a nappy No thanks

10. Set up an HD TV with Surround, DVD Player and Stereo out of the box Yes

11. Fillet a fish Easy

12. Pitch a 2-man tent Yes

13. Repair a bicycle puncture Yes

14. Build a flatpack wardrobe (minus points for back-to-front doors, wonkiness, and surplus bits) Never tried

15. Drink a yard of ale Never tried, although apparently the secret is to twist it

6.5 out of 15.

[bignumber5]

1. Change a car tyre - no

2. Wire a plug - yes

3. Put up a shelf (has to be straight and level, and support more than the dust it will accumulate!) yes

4. Light and use a manual 'old school' BBQ (no gas allowed) Yes

5. Replace a faulty fuse and reset the fusebox not certain but pretty sure i can...

6. Finish a curry hotter than a Madras (no fluids allowed) have done a phaal but needed a cheeky lager or 2

7. Erect a fence (that will withstand a decent stiff breeze) never tried

8. Hitch up a caravan to a car then reverse it round a corner half - can hitch up a caravan (ah, the family holiday) but can't drive

9. Change a nappy yes

10. Set up an HD TV with Surround, DVD Player and Stereo out of the box never tried

11. Fillet a fish yes

12. Pitch a 2-man tent Yes

13. Repair a bicycle puncture have done before but it's been a while - might need instructions these days

14. Build a flatpack wardrobe (minus points for back-to-front doors, wonkiness, and surplus bits) yes but always have a small plastic bracket thingy left over

15. Drink a yard of ale yes

10 out of 15: two thirds man, one third guardian-eco-ponce.

[buggie]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> Moos.... Being able to do something and admitting

> it are two different things.

>

> I suspect that when that time comes, like most

> men, I'll muck in and get my hands dirty (so to

> speak).

>

> But don't even think about giving me something

> with safety pins... Two holes in a baby for fluids

> to come from are plenty.

>

> ;-)

... if they get dirty you're getting it really wrong!!

Learnt to do 1. when sent on car maintenance course as a teenager (my dad had some weird ideas) - when I had a flat tyre last year was scuppered by the clip holding my spare wheel in (to be fair had just completed a night shift as well!).

2 & 12 did when a brownie/guide - doesn't everything come with plugs already these days?!

6 & 12 wouldn't want to do either - even a medium spicy curry has my lips tingling in a bad way.

3, 4 & 7 I've helped with and feel confident I'd be able to do (agree with Sean on the partition wall front).

8 - nope.

9. Am sure I've done more than some parents!

10. Would need to wuss out and use the manual!

13. Know the theory (pop it in a bucket of water and locate the bubbles) - is there then sandpaper involved?!

14. No, but did put together an iron framed double bed on my own - does this count?!

15. Er.... could I try a yard of shandy?