100 Skills every man should know

[checkerboy]

And the only one that's really important for checker to know is 53. Skipper a boat

**wink wink nudge nudge** :)

Oh crap how did I miss that one. Let me tell you folks I can skipper a mean boat. Let's just say I have had no complaints as to the skill of my skippering

[BenRaines]

Capt. So true about having been there. My dad made his living working in a tire shop. I used to go down for "fun" and help. Can dismount, mount, balance a tire and put it on the car or truck. With tire tools and without. Have done it at home before with a large screwdriver and rubber mallet. Also used a rope to set the bead.

Growing up on a farm, being poor, Eagle Scout, mission, military, law enforcement and every day living has allowed me to have an opportunity to do all those things. The ones I haven't done I have little interest in doing. We are going raftin up on the Payette river next fall.

Ben Raines

[Guest TheLutheran]

101. Cry, when appropriate.

[rastler00]

1. Handle a blowout - Yes

2. Drive in snow - Yes

3. Check trouble codes - No

4. Replace fan belt - Sometimes

5. Wax a car - Yes

6. Conquer an off-road obstacle - Yes

7. Use a stick welder - No

8. Hitch up a trailer - Yes

9. Jump start a car - Yes

Handling Emergencies

10. Perform the Heimlich - Yes

11. Reverse hypothermia - Yes

12. Perform hands-only CPR - Yes

13. Escape a sinking car - Yes

Home

14. Carve a turkey - Yes

15. Use a sewing machine - NO

16. Put out a fire - Yes

17. Home brew beer - YES

18. Remove bloodstains from fabric - Yes

19. Move heavy stuff - Yes

20. Grow food - Sort of

21. Read an electric meter - Yes

22. Shovel the right way - Yes

23. Solder wire - Yes

24. Tape drywall - No

25. Split firewood - Yes

26. Replace a faucet washer - Yes

27. Mix concrete - No

28. Paint a straight line - Yes

29. Use a French knife - No??

30. Prune bushes and small trees - Yes

31. Iron a shirt - Yes

32. Fix a toilet tank flapper - Yes

33. Change a single-pole switch - Yes

34. Fell a tree - Yes (small one)

35. Replace a broken windowpane - No

36. Set up a ladder, safely - Yes

37. Fix a faucet cartridge - Yes

38. Sweat copper tubing - No

39. Change a diaper - Yes

40. Grill with charcoal - Yes

41. Sew a button on a shirt - No

42. Fold a flag - Yes

Medical Myths

43. Treat frostbite - Yes

44. Treat a burn - Yes

45. Help a seizure victim - Yes

46. Treat a snakebite - Yes

47. Remove a tick - Yes

Military Know-How

48. Shine shoes - Yes

49. Make a drum-tight bed - No

50. Drop and give the perfect pushup - Yes

Outdoors

51. Run rapids in a canoe - Yes

52. Hang food in the wild - Yes

53. Skipper a boat - Yes

54. Shoot straight - Yes

55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike - Yes

56. Escape a rip current - yes

Primitive Skills

57. Build a fire in the wilderness - yes

58. Build a shelter - yes

59. Find potable water - yes

Surviving Extremes

60. Floods - yes

61. Tornados - yes

62. Cold - yes

63. Heat - yes

64. Lightning - yes

Teach Your Kids

65. Cast a line - yes

66. Lend a hand - yes

67. Change a tire - yes

68. Throw a spiral - yes

69. Fly a stunt kite - yes

70. Drive a stick shift - yes

71. Parallel park - yes

72. Tie a bowline - yes

73. Tie a necktie - yes

74. Whittle - yes

75. Ride a bike - yes

Technology

76. Install a graphics card - no

77. Take the perfect portrait - no

78. Calibrate HDTV settings - no

79. Shoot a home movie - yes

80. Ditch your hard drive - no

Master Key Workshop Tools

81. Drill driver - yes

82. Grease gun - no

83. Coolant hydrometer - no

84. Socket wrench - yes

85. Test light - yes

86. Brick trowel - no

87. Framing hammer - no

88. Wood chisel - yes

89. Spade bit - no

90. Circular saw - no

91. Sledge hammer - yes

92. Hacksaw - yes

93. Torque wrench - yes

94. Air wrench - yes

95. Infrared thermometer - yes

96. Sand blaster - yes

97. Crosscut saw - no

98. Hand plane - yes

99. Multimeter - yes

100. Feeler gauges - yes

[Vanilla]

Of the Men's 100 list, I have done 47 of them and know how/what to do on 10 more!!! (Thanks dad for being a scout master for 20 years!)

On the Women's list, I can do 24/25. (What is the difference between cropped pants and capri's anyway?)

[Iggy]

Automotive

1. Handle a blowout - nope, know the basics of what you should do
2. Drive in snow - Done that
3. Check trouble codes - Done that
4. Replace fan belt -Nope
5. Wax a car - Oh, boy have I ever done this
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle - nope
7. Use a stick welder nope
8. Hitch up a trailer helped husband to do this
9. Jump start a car - next to last car I had, this was the only way to start it


Handling Emergencies

10. Perform the Heimlich - Yep
11. Reverse hypothermia - Nope
12. Perform hands-only CPR - did this to my dog
13. Escape a sinking car -nope


Home

14. Carve a turkey - yes, and a beef roast, pork roast and rack of lamb
15. Use a sewing machine - oh yes
16. Put out a fire - yep have done this in the: Kitchen, bedroom (candle) and various places outside.
17. Home brew beer - did Root Beer- turned out pretty good too
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric - oh yeah, done this
19. Move heavy stuff - oh yeah, done this often
20. Grow food - yep done that
21. Read an electric meter - done that
22. Shovel the right way - done that
23. Solder wire - I have soldered copper pipe fittings, does that count?
24. Tape drywall - done that, then sanded, primed and painted
25. Split firewood - tried to do it, then hired the kid next door to do it
26. Replace a faucet washer - Yep kitchen and bathroom plus replaced the entire faucet.
27. Mix concrete - done that when 1st husband and I did the patio- that was the only fun job we ever did together
28. Paint a straight line - what use is that? Have painted the exterior of a home, painted interior walls, cupboards, dressers, bookshelves and the cat!
29. Use a French knife - aka Chef Knife- on a daily basis
30. Prune bushes and small trees -know how, hire it out
31. Iron a shirt - YES
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper yes, install the entire toilet too
33. Change a single-pole switch Yes, and outlets
34. Fell a tree - did some small ones - used my brush whacker with a circular saw blade attachment -that was fun too
35. Replace a broken windowpane - Helped husband do this
36. Set up a ladder, safely - yes
37. Fix a faucet cartridge - yes
38. Sweat copper tubing yes
39. Change a diaper - started with cloth diapers, then washed them and hung them on the clothes line
40. Grill with charcoal - yep, also cooked on campfire (did pork roast, mmmm good.)
41. Sew a button on a shirt - yep, after I made the shirt. Also sewed zipper in skirt after I made the skirt
42. Fold a flag -yep


Medical Myths

43. Treat frostbite - nope
44. Treat a burn - yes, my own
45. Help a seizure victim nope
46. Treat a snakebite nope
47. Remove a tick plenty of times off of my cat


Military Know-How
Wasn't in the military but - -
48. Shine shoes Yes
49. Make a drum-tight bed Yes
50. Drop and give the perfect pushup - could do this in high school PE


Outdoors

51. Run rapids in a canoe - Nope
52. Hang food in the wild - Yep
53. Skipper a boat - Nope
54. Shoot straight - Yep
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike - nope
56. Escape a rip current nope


Primitive Skills

57. Build a fire in the wilderness yep
58. Build a shelter - yep
59. Find potable water yep


Surviving Extremes

60. Floods - get to high ground the first time you are told
61. Tornados nope
62. Cold - yep
63. Heat - yep, I live in AZ remember:mad:
64. Lightning - Yep


Teach Your Kids
Have been taught
65. Cast a line yep
66. Lend a hand yep
67. Change a tire yep
68. Throw a spiral nope (this is supposed to be important???)
69. Fly a stunt kite nope
70. Drive a stick shift yep
71. Parallel park yep
72. Tie a bowline nope
73. Tie a necktie yep
74. Whittle yep
75. Ride a bike yep


Technology

76. Install a graphics card nope
77. Take the perfect portrait yep
78. Calibrate HDTV settings nope
79. Shoot a home movie nope
80. Ditch your hard drive nope


Master Key Workshop Tools

81. Drill driver yep - have my own (cordless)
82. Grease gun yep
83. Coolant hydrometer know what it is and have used it once
84. Socket wrench oh yeah
85. Test light yep
86. Brick trowel know what it is, but have yet to use one
87. Framing hammer know what it is, but have not used one
88. Wood chisel yep
89. Spade bit yep
90. Circular saw yep, have my own
91. Sledge hammer yep
92. Hacksaw yep, have several
93. Torque wrench yep
94. Air wrench know what it is, have not used one
95. Infrared thermometer nope
96. Sand blaster nope - sure wish I had one at times though
97. Crosscut saw nope
98. Hand plane yep
99. Multimeter yep
100. Feeler gauges yep - but like Ben said they are almost obsolete

Oh, by the way - I am a 56 year old Woman! I also know what kind of fluids to put into the car and where to put them. Daddy taught me that along with changing the tire and how to put on snow chains.

Edited September 27, 2008 by Iggy

[rastler00]

1. Take off a bra through a shirt sleeve - probably

2. Select the right color foundation - yes

3. Choose the proper people to accompany you to the bathroom at the bar - uh, no

4. Change purses with the seasons - no

5. Describe the difference between the colors "off white", "bone", and "cream" - yes

6. Call someone to change a tire - yes

7. Mix patterns on furniture and clothing - yes

8. Select a trashy novel for reading at the beach - yes

9. Keep kids busy in order to go to the bathroom alone - yes

10. Tell the difference between real Coach purses, and, knock-offs - no

11. Prepare an elegant appetizer from random pantry supplies for unannounced company - yes

12. Drive someplace unfamiliar at night in the rain - yes

13. Respond to a child's midnight announcement of, "I have to bring 75 brownies to school tomorrow." - yes

14. Find the nearest outlet mall - yes

15. Discuss the differences between Capri’s and cropped pants - yes

17. Filch the phone number of a good babysitter from the neighbor - yes

18. Get makeup off a cell phone screen - yes

19. Extract the good candy from the Halloween bags without the kids noticing - yes

20. Make him think it's his idea - yes

21. Actually download pictures from the digital camera - yes

22. Create 3 or more plausible reasons to "stop by Target" yes

23. Make store bought bake sale goodies look home made - yes

24. Drive in the snow - yes

25. Surprise a child by going to Sonic for a "treat" without him knowing it's

because you need a Diet Coke - yes

Hmm.... I guess the single father thing has me doing the 'chicks' list better. :)

[Honor]

HAHA maybe we're just a bunch of tom boyish ladies and metro males.

[BenRaines]

Notice that most of the good sisters that know how to do the things that men should know to do had Dads that taught them. Guess there is a value in a father being in the home after all.

Ben Raines

[checkerboy]

I am just wondering why there are women on here taking this "quiz." Are you trying to show us up or what??!!

[WANDERER]

Lifeskills

101 or 26: How to get these things done and more by using references, expert assistance, delegation or a phone. You'll need more than 100/25 skills to function in life.

[Iggy]

I am just wondering why there are women on here taking this "quiz." Are you trying to show us up or what??!!

Nope. just showing you that these are not Male Only jobs.

By the way Ben, my father only taught me how to change the tires, put on snow chains and fill my car with the proper fluids.

All the rest I taught myself- unless I said that either husband #1 or #2 taught me.

When the toilet is leaking all over the floor and husband is out drinking and too drunk to find his head with both hands and there is only enough money in the checking account to pay for the new toilet- then guess what, you learn how to install it or live without the toilet!

My first husband was(he still is) alcoholic, drinking was more important to him than maintaining a functional home. If I didn't do it, then it never would have got done. There was never money to pay a pro to fix things.

I also worked in a hardware store for 10 years - I listened to the pros, DIY'selfers, and I read nearly all of the manuals that comes with the tools. I also acquired some really good how to books.

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention - it is also the incentive to learn to get it fixed/done/repaired.

As for that woman's list - In My Opinion the things are silly and shallow.

Oh, yes, I can bake bread, cook nearly any meal - if there is a receipe and it is in english- then I can make it. If there are directions & they are in english, then I can do it/fix it/assemble it.

Side note here: From my years working in the hardware store -(it was a Mom & Pop operations - a True Value Hardware Store) At Christmas, we got flooded with phone calls on Christmas Eve starting at 6 pm (we closed at 6) from wives calling begging us if we had extra instructions on assembling: _____________ Fill in any item that states Not Assembled or Some/Assembly Required. They were calling because Husband had removed all of the items from the box, cut the box up and either burned in the fireplace/wood stove or out in the burning barrel and had also burned the assembly instructions.

The second year I worked for TV- I took the instruction sheets/ manuals and made photocopies of them. The owner of the store would take one item each and have it assembled for display, that is when I would get the instructions. I then put these directions into a binder to save for Christmas. When we got the calls on Christmas Eve night, we had the directions, and we charged $3.00 for a copy.

[pam]

I am just wondering why there are women on here taking this "quiz." Are you trying to show us up or what??!!

We don't have to show you up. We already know we're better.

[prisonchaplain]

I am just wondering why there are women on here taking this "quiz." Are you trying to show us up or what??!!

I'm the strongest person here...since I don't know how to do any of this nonsense, I'm holding everyone else above myself.

[WANDERER]

Okay: I don't think it's going to look tooooo good.

Automotive

1. Handle a blowout - yes

2. Drive in snow - what snow

3. Check trouble codes - no

4. Replace fan belt -no

5. Wax a car - yes

6. Conquer an off-road obstacle - yes

7. Use a stick welder - no

8. Hitch up a trailer : no

9. Jump start a car - yes...used to hammer start my really horrible car.

Handling Emergencies

10. Perform the Heimlich - Yes

11. Reverse hypothermia - what hypothermia

12. Perform hands-only CPR - yes

13. Escape a sinking car - no

Home

14. Carve a turkey - yes

15. Use a sewing machine - no

16. Put out a fire - yes

17. Home brew beer - no

18. Remove bloodstains from fabric - yes

19. Move heavy stuff - yes, but badly...no other option

20. Grow food - yes

21. Read an electric meter - yes

22. Shovel the right way - yes

23. Solder wire - no

24. Tape drywall - no

25. Split firewood - no

26. Replace a faucet washer - yes

27. Mix concrete - no

28. Paint a straight line - yes

29. Use a French knife - no

30. Prune bushes and small trees - yes..all of the time

31. Iron a shirt - yes

32. Fix a toilet tank flapper -no

33. Change a single-pole switch: no

34. Fell a tree - no

35. Replace a broken windowpane - no

36. Set up a ladder, safely - yes

37. Fix a faucet cartridge - a what? No.

38. Sweat copper tubing - no

39. Change a diaper - yes

40. Grill with charcoal - no ...yes to camp oven.

41. Sew a button on a shirt - yes

42. Fold a flag -yes

Medical Myths

43. Treat frostbite - what frostbite

44. Treat a burn - yes

45. Help a seizure victim -yes

46. Treat a snakebite - yes

47. Remove a tick - yes

Military Know-How

Wasn't in the military but - -

48. Shine shoes Yes

49. Make a drum-tight bed - no

50. Drop and give the perfect pushup - one ...I'm built like a sparrow

Outdoors

51. Run rapids in a canoe - Yes : )

52. Hang food in the wild - Yes

53. Skipper a boat - No

54. Shoot straight - Yes

55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike - no

56. Escape a rip current - no...identify a rip yes.

Primitive Skills

57. Build a fire in the wilderness: yes

58. Build a shelter - yes

59. Find potable water yes

Surviving Extremes

60. Floods - yes

61. Tornados - what tornados

62. Cold - no

63. Heat - yes

64. Lightning - Yes

Teach Kids/others

Have been taught

65. Cast a line yes

66. Lend a hand yes

67. Change a tire yes

68. Throw a spiral : a what

69. Fly a stunt kite: no

70. Drive a stick shift : a what...

71. Parallel park: yes

72. Tie a bowline: a what?

73. Tie a necktie: yes

74. Whittle: no

75. Ride a bike: no

Technology

76. Install a graphics card no

77. Take the perfect portrait yes

78. Calibrate HDTV settings no

79. Shoot a home movie yes

80. Ditch your hard drive no

Master Key Workshop Tools : Fail

81. Drill driver : no

82. Grease gun : no

83. Coolant hydrometer : no

84. Socket wrench : no

85. Test light : no

86. Brick trowel: no

87. Framing hammer :no

88. Wood chisel : no

89. Spade bit : no

90. Circular saw :no

91. Sledge hammer : no

92. Hacksaw:no

93. Torque wrench :no

94. Air wrench:no

95. Infrared thermometer:no

96. Sand blaster :no

97. Crosscut saw :no

98. Hand plane :no

99. Multimeter: no

100. Feeler gauges :no

Total score: 42... not totally useless...but men that can do stuff definitely have a place in my world. The girl list I can do.

Edited September 27, 2008 by WANDERER

[Honor]

The girl list I can do.

Wanderer, you can take your bra off through your (I'm assuming this means your own) shirt sleeve? Not questioning that you know how, but if there's a story behind how you know for sure, I want to hear about it!

2. Select the right color foundation - yes

You know that it's talking about makeup and nothing to do with approving concrete submittals.... right?

I am just wondering why there are women on here taking this "quiz." Are you trying to show us up or what??!!

I think we're happier to say that we can do the things on your list because they actually serve a good purpose rather than making us feel ridiculous counting that other list as actual skills.

What the heck is that?! A banana riding a llama? When does that fit in a post?! I'm putting it here!

[Guest SisterofJared]

ROFL!

That sounds about right! Men are easy to please... usually! And women are finicky! Ah well.

Ben, with all your "Done its" and "know hows" you are undoubtedly the perfect man. If only the church started polygamy again, you would have women lined up at your door.

Except that that #39.

You've only done it once or twice?

oh, man. Gotta lose a few points there! LOL.

Sister of Jared

[WANDERER]

Honour...well not THROUGH the shirt sleeve material/ but via the arm holes. Every girl should know how to remove a bra without revealing anything....useful for when you're in hospital and they want to x-ray or attach little electronic things to you and they forget to remind you about the underwire problem. Oh...how I learnt...the great outdoors doesn't always have change room facilities. All Aussie girls are (or should be) quite proficient at changing their clothes modestly in impossible situations. Add that to your preparedness lists ; ) .

For the novices:with shirt still on... unclip back of bra....drop one *now loose* bra strap through armhole and over your hand *allow to slide back in under shirt* and repeat on other side. Pull entire bra out through the other arm hole via strap.

Edited September 28, 2008 by WANDERER

[lilered]

My neighbor who is a bachlor says all a woman has to do to be perfect in his mind is:

Show up naked, bring beer. :^)

[Palerider]

ROFL!

That sounds about right! Men are easy to please... usually! And women are finicky! Ah well.

Ben, with all your "Done its" and "know hows" you are undoubtedly the perfect man. If only the church started polygamy again, you would have women lined up at your door.

Except that that #39.

You've only done it once or twice?

oh, man. Gotta lose a few points there! LOL.

Sister of Jared

Man doesn't want polygamy....too many Mother In laws....wow!!!!

[pam]

Isn't "perfect man" an oxymoron?

[Guest SisterofJared]

Too right, Pam!

LOL

[lilered]

What the heck is that?! A banana riding a llama? When does that fit in a post?! I'm putting it here!

Lets see, a banana riding a llama - wouldn't that be a Osama Bana?

[checkerboy]

What the heck is that?! A banana riding a llama? When does that fit in a post?! I'm putting it here!

I think you are being a bit liberal calling that thing a llama. I mean come on I was at the zoo on Saturday, that thing in no way looks like a llama, maybe some creature from the Star Wars universe but no llama.

[Jbs2763]

thought i'd go thru and answer these

According to an article...Napolean Dynamite said it right..."Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills."

This list came out by Popular Mechanics. How many can you do? Okay well one on the list is brewing home beer. Maybe that one won't apply here.

I just thought the list was interesting.

Automotive

1. Handle a blowout YES

2. Drive in snow YES

3. Check trouble codes YES

4. Replace fan belt YES

5. Wax a car YES

6. Conquer an off-road obstacle YES

7. Use a stick welder sorta

8. Hitch up a trailer YES

9. Jump start a car YES

Handling Emergencies

10. Perform the Heimlich YES

11. Reverse hypothermia uhm....hot shower?

12. Perform hands-only CPR used to

13. Escape a sinking car another good reason to carry a gun

Home

14. Carve a turkey yeah

15. Use a sewing machine not sure

16. Put out a fire yeah,

17. Home brew beer nope

18. Remove bloodstains from fabric how much blood are we talking?

19. Move heavy stuff thats why God invented Caterpillar

20. Grow food i yup

21. Read an electric meter yeah

22. Shovel the right way yeah

23. Solder wire yeah

24. Tape drywall sorta

25. Split firewood too well

26. Replace a faucet washer yeah

27. Mix concrete yeah

28. Paint a straight line yeah

29. Use a French knife WTH is 'french knife"

30. Prune bushes and small trees yeah

31. Iron a shirt yeah, (you wear a suit so you just hafta iron the front

32. Fix a toilet tank flapper yeah

33. Change a single-pole switch yeah

34. Fell a tree yeah

35. Replace a broken windowpane done a few, but with the double pane windows, you dont fix, you replace the whole frame

36. Set up a ladder, safely yeah

37. Fix a faucet cartridge yeah

38. Sweat copper tubing yeah

39. Change a diaper NO NO NO NO NO

40. Grill with charcoal yeah

41. Sew a button on a shirt yeah

42. Fold a flag its the same way you make a paper football

Medical Myths

43. Treat frostbite amputate

44. Treat a burn amputate

45. Help a seizure victim not sure what to amputate here

46. Treat a snakebite amputate then shoot the snake

47. Remove a tick fire fire fire

Military Know-How

48. Shine shoes

49. Make a drum-tight bed

50. Drop and give the perfect pushup i was in the army...all of the above

Outdoors

51. Run rapids in a canoe why would one do such a silly thing

52. Hang food in the wild yeah

53. Skipper a boat yeah

54. Shoot straight yeah

55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike i have a truck..therefore i dont need a mountian bike

56. Escape a rip current stay on the boat silly

Primitive Skills

57. Build a fire in the wilderness yup

58. Build a shelter yup

59. Find potable water yup

Surviving Extremes

60. Floods get on the roof

61. Tornados get in the basement

62. Cold but on a sweater

63. Heat take off the sweater

64. Lightning put away the golf clubs

Teach Your Kids

65. Cast a line

66. Lend a hand

67. Change a tire

68. Throw a spiral

69. Fly a stunt kite not this one

70. Drive a stick shift

71. Parallel park

72. Tie a bowline or this one

73. Tie a necktie

74. Whittle

75. Ride a bike but the rest of this catagory, yeah

Technology

76. Install a graphics card i use a mac, no need

77. Take the perfect portrait sure

78. Calibrate HDTV settings not really, i dont have one yet

79. Shoot a home movie .45 works best for this

80. Ditch your hard drive yeah...like i said, i ditched my pc (12 ga buckshot) for a mac

Master Key Workshop Tools yeah, i can use all of these too, and CORRECTLY

81. Drill driver

82. Grease gun

83. Coolant hydrometer

84. Socket wrench

85. Test light

86. Brick trowel

87. Framing hammer

88. Wood chisel

89. Spade bit

90. Circular saw

91. Sledge hammer

92. Hacksaw

93. Torque wrench

94. Air wrench

95. Infrared thermometer

96. Sand blaster

97. Crosscut saw

98. Hand plane

99. Multimeter

100. Feeler gauges