wife's been busy

[dottieshusband]

While I was away, wifey was busy...she made new curtains, recovered valence, and made new bedspreads.. what a gal!

 

[Freeebird]

Looks great. You should go away more often.

 

[dottieshusband]

She said the same thing! I'm wondering about you two...

 

[Freeebird]

Wanna come check out my new drapes?

 

[krush]

How come women my age can't do anything like that?

 

[tom5518]

How come women my age can't do anything like that?

Because they're still trying to master their Easy-Bake oven.

 

[Freeebird]

because they're still trying to master their easy-bake oven.

lmao!!!

 

[dottieshusband]

How come women my age can't do anything like that?

We laugh, but folks my age actually did lean basic skills in school. Wood shop, typing, drafting, sewing, home ec, auto shop, metal working. middle Schools and High School required those classes! Nothing like that today! I am constantly impressed with my wife's work...clothing, bed spreads, curtains, canvas, upholstery....she even made her own wedding dress!

 

[tom5518]

I bet she didn't even have to break out the Skil Saw to do it!

 

[saltshaker]

How come women my age can't do anything like that?

Because the values of making things yourself and doing your own work aren't valued by thier parents. When I was a kid I delivered the paper, walked dogs, mowed lawns, shoveled driveways and when I was old enough, I got a part time job. I'm about to turn the mowing over to my 11 year old. Not to save money but to help teach him some work ethics and the value taking care of things.

 

[Walter P]

Amen Jack..

Walt

 

[Boatsb]

I make (force) my 17 year old to help me with basic maintenence so he get an idea od how to do things
Most kids today think things just get dome for them.

 

[krush]

In middle school, when I was growing up, all kids took home-ec classes and shop. I had to sew boxers on a sewing machine, and cook breakfast!

I'm no super chef, but I can make edible food. I've met very few women my generation that can cook even simple things. But they sure can watch netflix,play on facebook, complain about making "77 cents for every $1 (debunked myth)" and bitch about the "patriarchy"! Of course, many males can't even change a tire or swing a hammer...and they prance around effeminately.

But, more and more people move into cities and live in small apartments and don't own cars...and take their bicycles to shops to get fixed. Life/survival skills (including personal finance) are low on the list. Ironic, because good schools pump kids full of information about volcanoes, and ancient explorers, and cell structure--all stuff I've never really needed in day-to-day life.

 

[jim rosenthal]

The best argument for doing things yourself is that no one cares as much about your stuff as you do. No one else will work as hard to get it right as you will.

 

[Tim Powell]

Because the values of making things yourself and doing your own work aren't valued by thier parents. When I was a kid I delivered the paper, walked dogs, mowed lawns, shoveled driveways and when I was old enough, I got a part time job. I'm about to turn the mowing over to my 11 year old. Not to save money but to help teach him some work ethics and the value taking care of things.

Yea but you will buy him a TORO O turn

 

[saltshaker]

I have a big walk behind but I won't let him use that yet. I'm looking at a rider and bigger snowblower. Going to keep the smaller blower for him to use and I'll run the big one until he gets a little older

 

[Boatsb]

What's a snow blower?

 

[Tim Powell]

I have a big walk behind but I won't let him use that yet. I'm looking at a rider and bigger snowblower. Going to keep the smaller blower for him to use and I'll run the big one until he gets a little older

At that age i was driving tractor in the backer field pulling two slides. Then graduated to primer (picker as yanks know it) thats a nasty stickey hot sandy job. The leaves are cold as ice in the morning and hot as hello by 11:00 I hated it and my grand paw watched me like a hawk. His fields!!! A couple of cousins would prime one row and at the end they would sneak off through the woods. Headed to town by way of the railroad track sometimes papa got them before they got to town. The rath of a cane walking stick is tuff.
Send them here for the summer the field still exist and the memories are not forgotten. Especially the country store, shade tree, and cold cokes at lunch. AH the old south.

 

[Avenger]

What's a snow blower?

Frosty's girlfriend.

 

[Boatsb]

I wasn't going there. But since you did. A slutty Eskimo girl?