Smart or handy

TrixieCat

metsfan531941 wrote:

LMFAO

Glad I could amuse you.

I hope Steve sees this:
You know how I love the Christmas Tree Shoppe, yes?
Imagine having a non handy person around that feels they can put it together those ill fitting things better than me? lol
Did your wife get one of those cute little wagons to put flowers in?
I love mine.

Gary Carter

TrixieCat wrote:

Glad I could amuse you.

mine.

im a pretty easy person to amuse, what made me laugh was your pink toolbox . and oddly enough i bet ya do have a pink toolbox

TrixieCat

metsfan531941 wrote:

im a pretty easy person to amuse, what made me laugh was your pink toolbox . and oddly enough i bet ya do have a pink toolbox

Not so odd.
What is cool is Jeanie's big rolling toolbox!
But that is my real toolbox...my work makeup box. The picture on my space that everyone comments on. lol

Steve Dunne

TrixieCat wrote:

Glad I could amuse you.

I hope Steve sees this:
You know how I love the Christmas Tree Shoppe, yes?
Imagine having a non handy person around that feels they can put it together those ill fitting things better than me? lol
Did your wife get one of those cute little wagons to put flowers in?
I love mine.

Oh you mean those ill fitting things that cost about $3 and are made by little children in sweatshops in Cambodia? That Christmas Tree Shop?

She doesn't have one of those wagons...wheelbarrow. shovel. flowers in the ground. oh and whiskey barrels. i should probably look into it, as it would save me a lot of grief. and especially now that we're coming up on getting mums in the ground. jaysus i sound like an ass. thanks tracey!

TrixieCat

Steve Dunne wrote:

Oh you mean those ill fitting things that cost about $3 and are made by little children in sweatshops in Cambodia? That Christmas Tree Shop?

She doesn't have one of those wagons...wheelbarrow. shovel. flowers in the ground. oh and whiskey barrels. i should probably look into it, as it would save me a lot of grief. and especially now that we're coming up on getting mums in the ground. jaysus i sound like an ass. thanks tracey!

It is super cute.
Patrick would love it too.
Just make sure you have the drill and the sledgehammer ready to fit the bolts into the holes...lol

Steve Dunne

TrixieCat wrote:

Just make sure you have the drill and the sledgehammer ready to fit the bolts into the holes...lol

coming from you, that sounds a lot sexier than it should!!!

Blanche

TrixieCat wrote:

Ladies...do you have a preference???
Let's say you really dig this guy...he is cute, hot, whatever.
But he isn't the smartest guy...
But, he is really good at fixing things.
Would that be good enough for you?

No. I'd like to be able to hold a decent conversation with the gentleman.

And he should know how to cook.

Barbecue and fried spaghetti don't count.

Gary Carter

TrixieCat wrote:

Not so odd.
What is cool is Jeanie's big rolling toolbox!
But that is my real toolbox...my work makeup box. The picture on my space that everyone comments on. lol

yeah i notice jeanie's is big, she doesnt fuck around.say ummmmm t got any other toolboxes ya know for the bedroom

TrixieCat

Steve Dunne wrote:

coming from you, that sounds a lot sexier than it should!!!

I do still have to return that cd for you....
I could put it together with my tools.

Yellow Bedwetter

i like painting and putting things together but not building houses and fixing things that are broken

TrixieCat

Yellow Bedwetter wrote:

i like painting and putting things together but not building houses and fixing things that are broken

You'll do.
Besides we already know you are wicked smart.

Yellow Bedwetter

ya but im losing brain cells by the multiples
gotta go to class (international finance) yaaa sounds smart but its a joke

TrixieCat

Yellow Bedwetter wrote:

ya but im losing brain cells by the multiples
gotta go to class (international finance) yaaa sounds smart but its a joke

Stop burning.....

Jeanie

TrixieCat wrote:

Not so odd.
What is cool is Jeanie's big rolling toolbox!
But that is my real toolbox...my work makeup box. The picture on my space that everyone comments on. lol

My tool box is very cool! :cool: And it's got all the little bits and bobs in it I need! My brother did give me shit about wanting such a big one and not being able to lift it, but that's the beauty of the castors!

AND even better, the top part of it, which is a complete tool box, detaches from the bottom section which has extra storage and the castors.

I just wish I had a tool shed now, coz my drill doesn't fit in it!

I think I'd like it better if it was pink though!

TrixieCat

Jeanie wrote:

My tool box is very cool! :cool: And it's got all the little bits and bobs in it I need! My brother did give me shit about wanting such a big one and not being able to lift it, but that's the beauty of the castors!

AND even better, the top part of it, which is a complete tool box, detaches from the bottom section which has extra storage and the castors.

I just wish I had a tool shed now, coz my drill doesn't fit in it!

I think I'd like it better if it was pink though!

You are so funny! A tool shed....lol
I bought the husband one of those huge rolling red ones....it has flashlights in it.

I am joking everyone...lol

Jeanie

TrixieCat wrote:

You are so funny! A tool shed....lol
I bought the husband one of those huge rolling red ones....it has flashlights in it.

I am joking everyone...lol

When I was a kid growing up, I was a bit like chiqui, I spent a fair bit of time with my Grandad in his garage. He had all kinds of really cool tools in there and we used to make stuff together. Hammering and sawing and nailing and painting. All kinds of handy stuff. Odd jobs. Repairs. Then I went on to tech and did sheet metal and woodwork and plastics. AND then when I was at Uni a few years back we would make giant sets and props for our productions so I got back into it a bit. Lately my brother has been building an extension on his house so we've all been hammering away together. The whole family. And if I ever want tools and general "boy stuff" I just go up to Nan's and take a look in Grumpy's garage. It's still all there and I can borrow stuff anytime I like or build things in there if I want. And the best part about Grumpy's Workshop is that he has the peg board with the outlines for all his tools, and they're all lined up neat in size order. So you can just walk in and see exactly what you need! I mean my tool box is cool, but that Workshop is like wonderland in comparison!

Guess I really don't need a handy guy!

TrixieCat

Jeanie!!! What a sweet story!
I grew up next door to my Great Uncle John...his garage was alot like Grumpy's. Except with a fridge full of beer and a bunch of Polish guys sitting in it.

MahoganySouls

My Dad was like your "Grumpy" Jeanie, I miss him. He could fix anything and everything. His garage was like a miniature hardware store plus some. He had some of the most odd items in their. Elevator weights come to mind.

Now my husband, he is the complete opposite. Doesn't fix anything. I've never gotten used to that.

Jeanie

TrixieCat wrote:

Jeanie!!! What a sweet story! : )
I grew up next door to my Great Uncle John...his garage was alot like Grumpy's. Except with a fridge full of beer and a bunch of Polish guys sitting in it. : )

It's one of my favorite spots still Trix! When I go in there I can smell him I think, just get overwhelmed by his presence. It's a great spot if I'm feeling blue or missing him! I suspect that Grumpy woulda had beer in his garage, except that he was a pretty heavy drinker after WW2 and a smoker too, but he just gave it up one day when the doctor told him. Cold turkey on both! The glass of beer that he used have sitting beside him in his chair became a glass of sarsparilly! And the smoking stopped! So no beer in the garage by the time I was old enough to "work" in there.

HOW cool to have your Great Uncle next door! My Grumpy and Nan lived across the road from my Great Grandparents (Nan's parents) Nan and Pa. Pa had a really cool shed too and if I went to visit we would go in there and get the fish food to feed all the beautiful fish in the fish pond, or just to get me a fruit pastille! It was always really cool and calm in Pa's shed, smelt a lot more like paint ( he was a housepainter and signwriter) and the radio was often on with the geegee's on!
I love how as a kid, even as a girl, you're allowed into the inner sanctum of a man's shed! Luckily for me I was still invited as I got older coz mostly it was NO GIRLS ALLOWED!

I must find that ad on youtube if I can. It's a beer ad I think, all the blokes telling their wives they'll be "down the shed" and they all converge on the shed at the bottom of their gardens that just happen to be joined and once they get past the "fake" dusty worshop bit it's all wide screen tv, pool tables, juke boxes and beer fridge! Love it!

Jeanie

MahoganySouls wrote:

My Dad was like your "Grumpy" Jeanie, I miss him. He could fix anything and everything. His garage was like a miniature hardware store plus some. He had some of the most odd items in their. Elevator weights come to mind.

Now my husband, he is the complete opposite. Doesn't fix anything. I've never gotten used to that.

That's so cool MS! You would miss him! I know I miss Grumpy STILL and he's been dead 8 years! I love some of the stuff they collect in there! Grumpy had this HUGE collection of clamps ranging from little ones to big ones! I mean what's that about anyway? And leather punches! The old kind! And those big metal shoe anvil thingies that you could repair shoes on!! He even had an bench grinder!! I mean who really needs an bench grinder???

Luckily my Dad seems to have picked up a few little Mr Fixit traits from Grumpy which has been really cool if I've needed help making props for shows and stuff. Years back I was playing Madonna in a show, The Blonde Ambition Madonna with the man suits and the gold bra and the monacle. I couldn't find a monacle anywhere, and the only one I did find was uber expensive, so Dad helped me make one from a bit of old dowel and a curtain ring which we then painted gold and hooked a piece of chain to with a eye hook so I could pin it to my suit! I love that thing still! Treat it like it's a very precious metal or something!

That's a bugger about hubby! I don't know that I could get used to it either. I mean I want a smart guy but a little handy doesn't hurt!