I think women would go extinct

[arto98607]

Another is my mom's caregiver (female). I let her drive my 4wd 4Runner for some errands. She didn't want to drive around in 4wd, so she put the transmission in "2". She came back and said it didn't sound right on the highway, like it was revving really fast or something.

Maybe you should have given some instructions to her before letting her (or anyone for that matter) drive your 4-wheel drive truck?

That would be common sense.

 

[Jstpssng]

I used to moonlight for a friend who runs a catering business. He was proud when he bought his first 4WD pickup and had the front end locked in every time there was an inch of snow on the ground. When I had to take it the first thing I would do is put it in 2WD.

Now I am more like he was. With ABS, sometimes the only way to stop on snow is to lock up the parking brake; otherwise the wheel with the least traction dictates how fast you stop.

Or don't stop.

 

[Joel/ak]

I just keep my mouth shut and shake my head and pull out the check book.

After 26 years and everyday I remind my wife that she's blonde, still doesn't get it

I drove my wife's truck this weekend and holy crap what a dumpster fire. Both front tie rods had almost an 1/2" of play. Her attitude was like what's the big deal?

Fixed that yesterday and now an alignment.

 

[EddieWalker]

I like that they mowed the lawn for you. What's a little oil between family?

 

[steve tym]

My wife doesn't know we have cold water. I mentioned this too her once (actually more than once), she was not happy. She had just filled the dog bowl, I told her to stick her finger in it. She had filled it with hot water.

 

[BravoXray]

Just best to say as little as possible.

And don't let them catch you rolling your eyes.

My ex blessed me with a divorce after 11 years. It was worth every cent it cost me.

 

[masseyrider]

My ex blessed me with a divorce after 11 years. It was worth every cent it cost me.

Why is divorce so expensive?


Because it's worth it!

 

[gsganzer]

Maybe you should have given some instructions to her before letting her (or anyone for that matter) drive your 4-wheel drive truck?

That would be common sense.

Really didn't think it required any instruction. It's an automatic transmission. Why she confused the automatic transmission with anything to do with 2wd/4wd is beyond me (she's 63 YO).

What probably confused her is she's probably used to some of the newer AT's that only have P,R,N,D. The 4runner has those, but then also 4, 3, 2, 1. She shifted it to 2 and drove around like that. You'd think she would have been familiar with also having the individual gears. I guess she just over thought things. The sad part was there were 2 other women in the car with her and none of them figured out something wasn't right.

 

[masseyrider]

I had someone mow softball field with deck in raised position. Field has uniform 4 1/2” height

The off shore worker for the farmer down the street was mowing the grass between rows of peaches all day. 40 acres or so in that block. At the end of the day the farmer came out to check how far he got.
The worker had driven up and down every row, you could see the tire tracks in the grass.
Problem was he hadn't engaged the PTO at all. All day.

 

[masseyrider]

Yeah, what he said, EVERYDAY it is something that makes want to pull my hair out. Fortunately it is to short and few to get a hold on.

One winter the ex decided to start a fire in the wood stove. No problem, except...
Instead of putting a couple pieces of wood in until the fire caught she packed it full of oak kindling I had cut from a truck load of skids I had brought home from work. That stuff burned hot and fast like gasoline.
Opened the flue and air intake, lit it and left to do something.
Lucky I got home just then. Stove was glowing red, pipes too. You could smell the overheated steel through the whole house.
She almost burned the place down.
Had to replace the stove as the top had gotten so hot it had warped and cracked. Pipes to.
My fault for getting home from work late. She was cold.
House had a perfectly functioning central heating system, just turn up the thermostat.

 

[Hay Dude]

I walked into my house yesterday. It was about 85*. Daughter had 8 upstairs windows open and the AC turned on.
Then she offered to mow the lawn yesterday. I walked out of the room laughing to myself what a disaster that would be.
Nice of her to offer, but I wouldn’t let her so much as sit in the seat of anything I own.

 

[RjCorazza]

Over the years I have taught my daughter how to operate the tractor and cut grass. She was never attentive enough to get the grass cut to my ocd standards.
She is great on machinery in general, and sent me a video of her operating a skid steer manipulating containers of compost into a truck.... It was awesome to see how she ran that machine!

 

[arto98607]

It's a good thing women think different and are different - all is well as long as they need us for help sometimes.

Sounds like some of the guys here could perhaps focus little more on training & helping them regarding technical stuff like mowers, machinery, 4-wheel drives etc.

I think the reward is well worth it....

Just saying.

 

[Eagle1]

It's a good thing women think different and are different - all is well as long as they need us for help sometimes.

Sounds like some of the guys here could perhaps focus little more on training & helping them regarding technical stuff like mowers, machinery, 4-wheel drives etc.

I think the reward is well worth it....

Just saying.

I agree difference is good. I've had as much success training my wife on mechanical things as she's had training me on laundry.

 

[scootr]

Heresy - Some women just cant be taught things that are mechanical in nature. It took me 20 yrs to train my wife on how to coil a garden hose.

 

[Eagle1]

Heresy - Some women just cant be taught things that are mechanical in nature. It took me 20 yrs to train my wife on how to coil a garden hose.

WHAT is the secret?

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Apparently my wife is the exception since she's an engine builder. She would rather rebuild a motor, carburetor, etc. than run a vacuum cleaner (although she's a great cook and cleans)...she just loves anything mechanical.
I never thought that was un-feminine and for a while had two drag cars. Together 51 years this year.

 

[ericm979]

Heresy - Some women just cant be taught things that are mechanical in nature. It took me 20 yrs to train my wife on how to coil a garden hose.

It's not just women, men have the same problem.

We all know guys who beat their equipment up. We had one neighbor who was the worst I've seen for that. His equipment was always broken. I could not bear to watch him run a chainsaw, he was so bad. And of course he would not accept any advise. This is being clueless but over-confident.

The other side of this are guys who are clueless but know it and stay away from anything involving tools. I'm sure some of them, like some women, just didn't get to do mechanical stuff when they were growing up. For that group it's not that they're inherently incapable, they just did not get the chance to learn.

I bet if you subtract the women who "can't" do mechanical stuff because when they were growing up society told them it wasn't ladylike so they avoided it, the number of mechanically clueless women would roughly equal the number of clueless men.

My wife and all the serious girlfriends I had before we met all had some amount of mechanical aptitude. My wife will change her own flat tire, in the rain, rather than call me to drive a few miles and do it.

 

[Torvy]

As far as extinction goes, most of us guys are more likely to do stupid things that get us killed than would the women in our lives.

As for operating machines, my youngest (daughter) is the best of my 4 kids at driving a stick and I expect will be best on the tractor, too.

 

[BravoXray]

Heresy - Some women just cant be taught things that are mechanical in nature.

I know a fair number of men that can't tell a screw driver from a ratchet and a fair number of women that are very mechanically inclined.