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100 Skills Everyone Should Know
Popular Mechanics has posted a list of 100 Skills that every Man should have.
I am going to ignore the gender specificity of their article and ask the TFP of all genders... how many of these skill are in your repertoire? (I have bolded the ones I can do) Automotive 1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow 3. Check trouble codes 4. Replace fan belt 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle 7. Use a stick welder 8. Hitch up a trailer 9. Jump start a car Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich 11. Reverse hypothermia 12. Perform hands-only CPR 13. Escape a sinking car Home 14. Carve a turkey 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 17. Home brew beer 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 21. Read an electric meter 22. Shovel the right way 23. Solder wire 24. Tape drywall 25. Split firewood 26. Replace a faucet washer 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 29. Use a French knife 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper 33. Change a single-pole switch 34. Fell a tree 35. Replace a broken windowpane 36. Set up a ladder, safely 37. Fix a faucet cartridge 38. Sweat copper tubing 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt 42. Fold a flag Medical Myths 43. Treat frostbite 44. Treat a burn 45. Help a seizure victim 46. Treat a snakebite 47. Remove a tick Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes 49. Make a drum-tight bed 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup Outdoors 51. Run rapids in a canoe 52. Hang food in the wild 53. Skipper a boat 54. Shoot straight 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike 56. Escape a rip current Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water Surviving Extremes 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning Teach Your Kids 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 67. Change a tire 68. Throw a spiral 69. Fly a stunt kite 70. Drive a stick shift 71. Parallel park 72. Tie a bowline 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle 75. Ride a bike Technology 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie 80. Ditch your hard drive Master Key Workshop Tools 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 |
Everyone needs to know how to use a stick welder? Home brew beer? I've soldered before but not used a stick welder. And I've never brewed beer.
And where is whistling? I can't support any list without whistling; it's the perfect instrument. |
101. Put on a condom
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The only ones I can't confidently say I can do are these three:
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike--define "steep"...I can't downhill comfortably. I can rappel and belay, both with commercial and hand-tied harness, though, and I'd say that's more practical. 68. Throw a spiral--football was never my thing, though I would counter being able to throw a frisbee, juggle (both 3 and 4 items), and hack a hacky sack should be interchangeable here. 83. Coolant hydrometer--This one I plead ignorance on the basis of living in Arizona, where it is below freezing three nights a year. We don't even run antifreeze--just straight water with Water Wetter for anti-corrision Other comments on stuff I can do: 7. Use a stick welder--stick welders suck, most hobbiests have migs these days. Stick welding is like using a pair of pliers to hold a pencil that shoots out molten metal and fire while it tries its best to stick to whatever you are welding and ground out. 13. Escape a sinking car--just roll down the windows to let the pressures equalize 69. Fly a stunt kite--one up...I can make a stunt kite! 72. Tie a bowline--I use a trucker's hitch way more than I use a bowline. 74. Whittle--not before they can sharpen a knife 95. Infrared thermometer...it's just point and click, quite brainless in fact. Good list! A lot of this is thanks to Boy Scouts. -----Added 6/10/2008 at 12 : 31 : 32----- Quote:
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I know these, though I'm not sure how some of them qualify as "skills":
1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle 8. Hitch up a trailer 9. Jump start a car 10. Perform the Heimlich 11. Reverse hypothermia 12. Perform hands-only CPR 13. Escape a sinking car 14. Carve a turkey 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 22. Shovel the right way 24. Tape drywall 25. Split firewood 28. Paint a straight line 29. Use a French knife 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 34. Fell a tree 36. Set up a ladder, safely 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt 42. Fold a flag 44. Treat a burn 47. Remove a tick 48. Shine shoes 49. Make a drum-tight bed 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup 51. Run rapids in a canoe 52. Hang food in the wild 53. Skipper a boat 54. Shoot straight 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 67. Change a tire 69. Fly a stunt kite 71. Parallel park 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle 75. Ride a bike 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie (Um, WTF is this here for?) 80. Ditch your hard drive 84. Socket wrench 85. Test light 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 |
Bolded the ones I can do.
Automotive 1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow (It really drives, no pun intended, me crazy when people can't and still try) 3. Check trouble codes 4. Replace fan belt 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle 7. Use a stick welder 8. Hitch up a trailer 9. Jump start a car Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich 11. Reverse hypothermia 12. Perform hands-only CPR 13. Escape a sinking car in theory anyway... Home 14. Carve a turkey 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 17. Home brew beer 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 21. Read an electric meter 22. Shovel the right way 23. Solder wire 24. Tape drywall 25. Split firewood 26. Replace a faucet washer 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 29. Use a French knife 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper 33. Change a single-pole switch 34. Fell a tree 35. Replace a broken windowpane 36. Set up a ladder, safely 37. Fix a faucet cartridge 38. Sweat copper tubing 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt 42. Fold a flag Medical Myths 43. Treat frostbite 44. Treat a burn 45. Help a seizure victim 46. Treat a snakebite 47. Remove a tick Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes 49. Make a drum-tight bed 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup Outdoors 51. Run rapids in a canoe 52. Hang food in the wild 53. Skipper a boat 54. Shoot straight 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike 56. Escape a rip current Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water Surviving Extremes 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning Teach Your Kids 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 67. Change a tire 68. Throw a spiral 69. Fly a stunt kite 70. Drive a stick shift 71. Parallel park 72. Tie a bowline 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle 75. Ride a bike Technology 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie 80. Ditch your hard drive Master Key Workshop Tools 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 |
Automotive
1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow **NO WAY! Last time I hit a guard rail and tore up my face** 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle **OK is this in a car, suv, atv, or dirt bike??** 9. Jump start a car Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich 11. Reverse hypothermia 12. Perform hands-only CPR 13. Escape a sinking car Home 14. Carve a turkey 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 22. Shovel the right way 23. Solder wire 24. Tape drywall 25. Split firewood **I miss too often** 26. Replace a faucet washer 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper 33. Change a single-pole switch 34. Fell a tree **How Big?** 35. Replace a broken windowpane **How about the entire window + frame?** 36. Set up a ladder, safely 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt Medical Myths 44. Treat a burn 46. Treat a snakebite 47. Remove a tick Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes 49. Make a drum-tight bed Outdoors 54. Shoot straight Primitive Skills Unless my gun and brute force can fix the problem, I'm dead in the wild. Surviving Extremes 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat Teach Your Kids 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 70. Drive a stick shift 71. Parallel park 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle 75. Ride a bike Technology 78. Calibrate HDTV settings *Gawd I hate that thing!!* 79. Shoot a home movie 80. Ditch your hard drive Master Key Workshop Tools 82. Grease gun *how about a caulking gun?* 84. Socket wrench 86. Brick trowel 87. Framing hammer 90. Circular saw 91. Sledge hammer *Oh, yea baby!* 98. Hand plane AND: put on a condom lay a tile floor lay tile countertop paint install drywall is anybody really reading these? cook a turkey cook a roast draw up a shot administer a shot treat a diabetic child with low blood sugar treat an asthmatic child basic first aid put gas in the truck check/add oil to the truck drive and PARK the truck *and not one of those weenie little "trucklettes" like the F150 series* I'm guessing nobody is really reading this. strip wood furniture stain wood furniture build a wall climb a tree can't think of anything else, I think I already proved I'm awesome. |
K will follow suit and bold the ones I can do
Automotive 1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow 3. Check trouble codes 4. Replace fan belt 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle 7. Use a stick welder 8. Hitch up a trailer 9. Jump start a car Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich 11. Reverse hypothermia 12. Perform hands-only CPR 13. Escape a sinking car Home 14. Carve a turkey 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 17. Home brew beer 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 21. Read an electric meter 22. Shovel the right way (I didn't know there was a wrong way to shovel so probably not) 23. Solder wire 24. Tape drywall 25. Split firewood 26. Replace a faucet washer 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 29. Use a French knife 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper 33. Change a single-pole switch 34. Fell a tree 35. Replace a broken windowpane 36. Set up a ladder, safely 37. Fix a faucet cartridge 38. Sweat copper tubing 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt 42. Fold a flag Medical Myths 43. Treat frostbite 44. Treat a burn 45. Help a seizure victim 46. Treat a snakebite 47. Remove a tick Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes 49. Make a drum-tight bed 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup Outdoors 51. Run rapids in a canoe 52. Hang food in the wild 53. Skipper a boat 54. Shoot straight 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike 56. Escape a rip current Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water Surviving Extremes 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning Teach Your Kids 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 67. Change a tire 68. Throw a spiral 69. Fly a stunt kite 70. Drive a stick shift 71. Parallel park 72. Tie a bowline 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle 75. Ride a bike Technology 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait (Unless it's of myself) 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie 80. Ditch your hard drive Master Key Workshop Tools 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 And Yes Charlatan I did read them :p |
Esquire should do this list. Then it would include things like condom know-how, and probably "bed a goth girl".
I can do most of the list, but it makes me realize how rusty I've gotten, living in a city environment. |
(I have bolded the ones I can do)
Automotive 1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow 3. Check trouble codes 4. Replace fan belt 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle 7. Use a stick welder 8. Hitch up a trailer 9. Jump start a car Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich 11. Reverse hypothermia 12. Perform hands-only CPR 13. Escape a sinking car Home 14. Carve a turkey 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 17. Home brew beer Hell yeah! 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 21. Read an electric meter 22. Shovel the right way 23. Solder wire 24. Tape drywall 25. Split firewood 26. Replace a faucet washer 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 29. Use a French knife 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper 33. Change a single-pole switch 34. Fell a tree 35. Replace a broken windowpane 36. Set up a ladder, safely 37. Fix a faucet cartridge 38. Sweat copper tubing 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt 42. Fold a flag Medical Myths 43. Treat frostbite 44. Treat a burn 45. Help a seizure victim 46. Treat a snakebite 47. Remove a tick Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes 49. Make a drum-tight bed 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup Outdoors 51. Run rapids in a canoe 52. Hang food in the wild 53. Skipper a boat 54. Shoot straight 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike 56. Escape a rip current Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water Surviving Extremes 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning Teach Your Kids 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 67. Change a tire 68. Throw a spiral 69. Fly a stunt kite 70. Drive a stick shift 71. Parallel park 72. Tie a bowline 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle 75. Ride a bike Technology 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie 80. Ditch your hard drive Master Key Workshop Tools 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 I feel I have enough skills to survive the zombie apocalypse. |
How is #66 - lend a hand - not #1?
Cool find, Charlatan. I'll highlight my own list when I have more time. |
I must say, I think my dad taught me quite well, given that I could answer yes for most of this list... my mom only taught me how to make a bed, basically.
Thanks, Charlatan, for ignoring the gender bias of this. I italicized the ones that I can do, or am reasonably confident that I could do on the spot, if necessary: Automotive 1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow 3. Check trouble codes 4. Replace fan belt--But I want to learn how to do this, or at least tighten it, this week. 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle 7. Use a stick welder 8. Hitch up a trailer 9. Jump start a car Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich 11. Reverse hypothermia 12. Perform hands-only CPR 13. Escape a sinking car--depends if the windows are electric or not... Home 14. Carve a turkey 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 17. Home brew beer--Would like to learn how to do this! 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 21. Read an electric meter 22. Shovel the right way 23. Solder wire 24. Tape drywall 25. Split firewood 26. Replace a faucet washer 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 29. Use a French knife--What the heck is a French knife? 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper 33. Change a single-pole switch 34. Fell a tree 35. Replace a broken windowpane--Could probably do this, but have never actually seen it done. 36. Set up a ladder, safely 37. Fix a faucet cartridge 38. Sweat copper tubing--This sounds familiar, might be able to do it if I saw it done again. 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt 42. Fold a flag Medical Myths 43. Treat frostbite 44. Treat a burn 45. Help a seizure victim 46. Treat a snakebite--Suck out the poison?? 47. Remove a tick Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes 49. Make a drum-tight bed 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup Outdoors--I'm not very impressed with this list of outdoors stuff. 51. Run rapids in a canoe 52. Hang food in the wild 53. Skipper a boat 54. Shoot straight 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike 56. Escape a rip current Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water Surviving Extremes 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning Teach Your Kids--What, this means only teaching your BOYS??? Necktie? 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand--What the heck does that mean? 67. Change a tire 68. Throw a spiral--Oh please. As if football is everything... 69. Fly a stunt kite 70. Drive a stick shift 71. Parallel park 72. Tie a bowline 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle--Are they serious? 75. Ride a bike Technology 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie 80. Ditch your hard drive Master Key Workshop Tools 81. Drill driver 82. Grease gun 83. Coolant hydrometer 84. Socket wrench 85. Test light 86. Brick trowel 87. Framing hammer 88. Wood chisel--Had my very own set at age 11, thank you very much. :) 89. Spade bit 90. Circular saw 91. Sledge hammer 92. Hacksaw 93. Torque wrench 94. Air wrench 95. Infrared thermometer 96. Sand blaster--Okay, not quite sand blaster, but I've used a pressure washer 97. Crosscut saw 98. Hand plane 99. Multimeter 100. Feeler gauges They forgot... how to clean the bathroom and clean up after yourself, both highly crucial for a happy marriage. :D |
Hey abaya... a French Knife is a chef's knife.
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That's a good division of labour right there... I am trying to think where our division lies. I was going to say that I do most things but my wife is the brains of the organization. :lol:
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If we ever get our own house in the future, I will also take up most of the house maintenance as well, though I doubt I'll ever have a kick-ass workshop like my carpenter dad had when I was growing up (that's where I learned to use all those power tools). |
I was too lazy to delete your HTML codes, but I deleted the ones I don't know for sure or don't know what they are. The rest I've either done or have seen done often enough that I'm confident I could handle.
Not great, but not too bad. Automotive 1. Handle a blowout 3. Check trouble codes 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich 12. Perform hands-only CPR 13. Escape a sinking car Home 14. Carve a turkey 16. Put out a fire 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 21. Read an electric meter 25. Split firewood 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper 34. Fell a tree 36. Set up a ladder, safely 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt Medical Myths 44. Treat a burn Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup Outdoors 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike 56. Escape a rip current Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water Surviving Extremes 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning Teach Your Kids 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 67. Change a tire 69. Fly a stunt kite 71. Parallel park 72. Tie a bowline 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle 75. Ride a bike Technology 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie 80. Ditch your hard drive Master Key Workshop Tools [B]81. Drill driver [B]84. Socket wrench 85. Test light 86. Brick trowel 88. Wood chisel 89. Spade bit 90. Circular saw 91. Sledge hammer 92. Hacksaw 93. Torque wrench 98. Hand plane |
These are the ones I can't do, but I'll start practicing.
Home 15. Use a sewing machine 17. Home brew beer 21. Read an electric meter Medical Myths 43. Treat frostbite Military Know-How 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup Outdoors 53. Skipper a boat 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike Technology 77. Take the perfect portrait 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie |
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1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow 3. Check trouble codes 4. Replace fan belt 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle 7. Use a stick welder 8. Hitch up a trailer 9. Jump start a car (YES, I can weld. And I'm pretty good at it.. even though I might need a refresher.) Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich 11. Reverse hypothermia 12. Perform hands-only CPR (not confident enough for this) 13. Escape a sinking car (does it count if I've never done it?) Home 14. Carve a turkey 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 17. Home brew beer 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 21. Read an electric meter 22. Shovel the right way I've worked in archaeology.. duh. 23. Solder wire 24. Tape drywall 25. Split firewood 26. Replace a faucet washer 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 29. Use a French knife 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper 33. Change a single-pole switch 34. Fell a tree 35. Replace a broken windowpane 36. Set up a ladder, safely 37. Fix a faucet cartridge 38. Sweat copper tubing 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt 42. Fold a flag Medical Myths 43. Treat frostbite 44. Treat a burn 45. Help a seizure victim 46. Treat a snakebite 47. Remove a tick (I'm really good at this.. I have horses.) Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes 49. Make a drum-tight bed 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup (Ask Crompsin.. I'm good.) Outdoors 51. Run rapids in a canoe 52. Hang food in the wild 53. Skipper a boat 54. Shoot straight 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike 56. Escape a rip current (I theoretically know how but haven't done it) Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water Surviving Extremes 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning Teach Your Kids 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 67. Change a tire 68. Throw a spiral 69. Fly a stunt kite 70. Drive a stick shift 71. Parallel park 72. Tie a bowline 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle 75. Ride a bike Technology 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie 80. Ditch your hard drive Master Key Workshop Tools 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 I guess I had a good old-fashioned childhood, because I learned most of these. I learn pretty quickly and tend to retain useful information, so I'm confident I can learn them all by the time I'm 30. Just have to go camping and build stuff. ;) |
I am impressed with the number of items each of us can check off on these lists. We are a very capable group of people.
I wonder if represent an average or an above average group of people? I have been thinking about this list and think there are a few items missing... what would you add? 1. Clean and gut a fish. 2. Change a bike tire. 3. Shingle a roof. 4. Use a compass 5. Read a topographical map. 6. Paddle a canoe/kayak (properly... no lily dipping!). |
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As I mentioned above, I think cleaning a bathroom (thoroughly) and picking up after oneself are ESSENTIAL skills for both genders, especially when sharing a household with others. I would also add relationship-specific skills which are all-too-often NOT taught by too many parents (and for which many people need to go to counseling to sort out), such as: 1. Fighting fairly 2. Not acting/speaking in a passive-aggressive manner, or attacking verbally 3. Not crawling into a cave when conflict arises 4. Expressing your sexual and emotional needs 5. Being comfortable with your body 6. Listening 7. Negotiating an equitable division of labor in a household 8. Feeding a relationship with the little things that make it worthwhile 9. Engaging with spouse and children on a daily basis 10. Managing money as a unit 11. Not becoming a workaholic OR a lazy slacker |
Here is what I can do. I had listed only things that I understand and am very sure that I know how to do.
Automotive 9. Jump start a car Handling Emergencies 12. Perform hands-only CPR Home 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 21. Read an electric meter 22. Shovel the right way 25. Split firewood 26. Replace a faucet washer 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 29. Use a French knife 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 34. Fell a tree 35. Replace a broken windowpane 36. Set up a ladder, safely 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt Medical Myths 47. Remove a tick Outdoors 54. Shoot straight Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water Surviving Extremes 62. Cold 63. Heat Teach Your Kids 67. Change a tire 69. Fly a stunt kite 71. Parallel park 73. Tie a necktie 75. Ride a bike Technology 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie 80. Ditch your hard drive Master Key Workshop Tools 81. Drill driver 84. Socket wrench 85. Test light |
#101 - Google it.
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89 out of 100...
Automotive 1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow 3. Check trouble codes 4. Replace fan belt 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle 8. Hitch up a trailer 9. Jump start a car Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich 11. Reverse hypothermia 12. Perform hands-only CPR 13. Escape a sinking car Home 14. Carve a turkey 16. Put out a fire 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 21. Read an electric meter 22. Shovel the right way 23. Solder wire 24. Tape drywall 25. Split firewood 26. Replace a faucet washer 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 29. Use a French knife 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper 33. Change a single-pole switch 34. Fell a tree 35. Replace a broken windowpane 36. Set up a ladder, safely 37. Fix a faucet cartridge 38. Sweat copper tubing 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt Medical Myths 43. Treat frostbite 44. Treat a burn 46. Treat a snakebite Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes 49. Make a drum-tight bed 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup Outdoors 51. Run rapids in a canoe 52. Hang food in the wild 53. Skipper a boat 54. Shoot straight Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water Surviving Extremes 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning Teach Your Kids 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 67. Change a tire 68. Throw a spiral 69. Fly a stunt kite 70. Drive a stick shift 71. Parallel park 72. Tie a bowline 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle 75. Ride a bike Technology 77. Take the perfect portrait 79. Shoot a home movie Master Key Workshop Tools 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 |
From a woman's point of view I thought that was a pretty funny list. Was amusingly expecting, How to make love to a Woman but hey, if you can hang meat and paint a straight line, well then, no need for the old in-out, innitit so!!
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Remove bloodstains from fabric...
If you have to do this... I'm guessing you have more things to worry about then actually getting the stain out. |
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1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow 3. Check trouble codes 4. Replace fan belt 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle 7. Use a stick welder 8. Hitch up a trailer 9. Jump start a car i also know the size of my tires off hand, what brand and how many fractions of a 32" tread is safe. i can change my air filters and check every fluid level accessible to me. you'd be surprised how many people can't do that stuff. Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich 11. Reverse hypothermia 12. Perform hands-only CPR 13. Escape a sinking car i can suction a trach, replace a g-tube and could possibly replace the trach, though i've only observed at this point. i can also do a great tourniquet withough causing residual damage. Home 14. Carve a turkey 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 17. Home brew beer 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 21. Read an electric meter 22. Shovel the right way 23. Solder wire 24. Tape drywall 25. Split firewood 26. Replace a faucet washer 27. Mix concrete 28. Paint a straight line 29. Use a French knife 30. Prune bushes and small trees 31. Iron a shirt 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper 33. Change a single-pole switch 34. Fell a tree 35. Replace a broken windowpane 36. Set up a ladder, safely 37. Fix a faucet cartridge 38. Sweat copper tubing 39. Change a diaper 40. Grill with charcoal 41. Sew a button on a shirt 42. Fold a flag hang drapery rods, search for studs, install plumbing fixtures, snake the drain, install shelving, assemble furniture in a timely manner, lay Pergo flooring, install quarter-round, use the air-nail gun. Medical Myths 43. Treat frostbite 44. Treat a burn 45. Help a seizure victim 46. Treat a snakebite 47. Remove a tick Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes 49. Make a drum-tight bed 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup Outdoors 51. Run rapids in a canoe 52. Hang food in the wild 53. Skipper a boat 54. Shoot straight I'm learning and finally getting better 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike 56. Escape a rip current Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter 59. Find potable water I can make water potable, does that count? Surviving Extremes 60. Floods 61. Tornados 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning Hurricanes. I can survive those. Teach Your Kids 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 67. Change a tire 68. Throw a spiral 69. Fly a stunt kite 70. Drive a stick shift 71. Parallel park 72. Tie a bowline 73. Tie a necktie 74. Whittle 75. Ride a bike Technology 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait 78. Calibrate HDTV settings 79. Shoot a home movie 80. Ditch your hard drive Master Key Workshop Tools 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 i can identify some of these... just using them throws me off a bit. i think i'm pretty well rounded. |
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I've done first aid and survival training, plus read up a hell of a lot on it. I'm confident that I can do any of the emergency things well enough to keep someone alive for paramedics, and the survival ones well enough to make it for a few days in whatever comes up. Here are the ones I admittedly cannot do:
Automotive 7. Use a stick welder - I've spot welded, but never had a chance to do "real" welding. I'm the king of soldering, though. Home 14. Carve a turkey - Technically I can. In fact, I carved the turkey for the family last Thanksgiving, but my results are nowhere near as consistent or nice-looking as when my uncle does it. Military Know-How 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup - Everyone in my family has a weak upper body (yes, this is our collective fault.) I've never done a pushup in my life, I'm just not capable of it. Outdoors 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike - I can do biking on trails and roads, but I've never tried steep off-roading. I haven't had a working bike in years. I think I could manage pretty well if I took it slow and had someone to coach me as I learned, but that's not enough to say I could do it. Teach Your Kids 68. Throw a spiral - Sorry, dad, I still can't do it and it's not your fault. Probably never will with arthritic shoulders. Technology 80. Ditch your hard drive - I know the proper way, but steel core 7.62 and 5.45 are so much more fun than drilling it. Master Key Workshop Tools 96. Sand blaster - I've used a bead blaster, does that count?1 Quote:
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I can do bout 33-35 on that list, but there's a few they should have included and others they could have excluded.
Simple auto body work should have been included, stick welder left out. They included treat a burn, but left out treating shock or prepping a serious wound. And, of course, Halx's addition. |
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And I would just LOVE to meet the people who said they can split wood! You think that shit is easy?? |
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[Nil] Handling Emergencies [Nil] Home 14. Carve a turkey 15. Use a sewing machine 16. Put out a fire 19. Move heavy stuff 20. Grow food 22. Shovel the right way 25. Split firewood 29. Use a French knife 31. Iron a shirt 36. Set up a ladder, safely 41. Sew a button on a shirt Medical Myths [Nil] Military Know-How [Nil] Outdoors [Nil] Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness 58. Build a shelter Surviving Extremes 62. Cold 63. Heat 64. Lightning Teach Your Kids 65. Cast a line 66. Lend a hand 68. Throw a spiral 70. Drive a stick shift 71. Parallel park 73. Tie a necktie 75. Ride a bike Technology 76. Install a graphics card 77. Take the perfect portrait 79. Shoot a home movie Master Key Workshop Tools 81. Drill driver 84. Socket wrench 88. Wood chisel 90. Circular saw 91. Sledge hammer 92. Hacksaw 93. Torque wrench Final Tally: 23 |
I can solder a wire!
Once on a New Year's gig I brought a real bow-tie. Nobody in the Big Band or those I asked in the audience knew how to tie it. Apparently Willow Rosenberg does. |
I live with an Eagle Scout who is very mechanically inclined. Whatever I can't do on that list (which isn't much), he can, or he can teach me how to do it. Really, though, I have my mother to thank. Before I was allowed to drive the car as a teenager, I had to show her I knew how to check the fluids, belts, and hoses; that I knew how to change a tire; and that I knew how to drive in the snow. This kind of preparedness and her attitude of "you better know how to do it yourself because no one else is going to do it for you" touches a lot of different areas, not just the automotive one.
One easy way for people to check off some of the things on that list is to take a first aid/CPR class :) |
The only ones I have problems with are the "teach your kids" section, as I don't have kids,
and the military-made bed is something I don't bother with (though I know how to do). I've driven down a few very steep hills on various flavors of bicycle, and jumped completely off of others (while still on the bike, of course. Who wants to drop 15 or so feet without something more comfy than the earth to land on?) |
I really should learn some of these things....
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1. Handle a blowout (check) 2. Drive in snow (I'm a FL boy, what's snow again?) 3. Check trouble codes (do you mean know what the idiot lights mean?) 4. Replace fan belt (been there, done that, a serpentine belt on an 87 Firebird when I was 20) 5. Wax a car (check) 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle (Why? I don't drive off road) 7. Use a stick welder (no) 8. Hitch up a trailer (no) 9. Jump start a car (check) Handling Emergencies 10. Perform the Heimlich (never tried) 11. Reverse hypothermia (never had to try) 12. Perform hands-only CPR (had training in AF) 13. Escape a sinking car (never tried, have an idea how) Home 14. Carve a turkey (no) 15. Use a sewing machine (check, can also use needle & thread) 16. Put out a fire (check) 17. Home brew beer (Why? I don't drink alcohol) 18. Remove bloodstains from fabric (check) 19. Move heavy stuff (check, but I hate doing it) 20. Grow food (haven't tried) 21. Read an electric meter (haven't tried) 22. Shovel the right way (no) 23. Solder wire (check) 24. Tape drywall (no) 25. Split firewood (Why? I don't have a fireplace) 26. Replace a faucet washer (check) 27. Mix concrete (no) 28. Paint a straight line (terrible at paining) 29. Use a French knife (perfer smaller knives) 30. Prune bushes and small trees (wasps, can't stand them) 31. Iron a shirt (check, just don't like doing it) 32. Fix a toilet tank flapper (check) 33. Change a single-pole switch (probably) 34. Fell a tree (no) 35. Replace a broken windowpane (no, but I could probably learn this one) 36. Set up a ladder, safely (check) 37. Fix a faucet cartridge (haven't needed to, but could learn) 38. Sweat copper tubing (See #37) 39. Change a diaper (HELL NO) 40. Grill with charcoal (check) 41. Sew a button on a shirt (check) 42. Fold a flag (done it before, not sure if I remember exactly how) Medical Myths 43. Treat frostbite (no) 44. Treat a burn (check) 45. Help a seizure victim (no) 46. Treat a snakebite (no) 47. Remove a tick (no) Military Know-How 48. Shine shoes (check, but why, I'm not in AF anymore) 49. Make a drum-tight bed (See #48) 50. Drop and give the perfect pushup (See #48) Outdoors 51. Run rapids in a canoe (no) 52. Hang food in the wild (no) 53. Skipper a boat (does this mean operate the boat, if so yes) 54. Shoot straight (somewhat) 55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike (no) 56. Escape a rip current (haven't needed to, but have an idea how) Primitive Skills 57. Build a fire in the wilderness ( depends on what I have on hand) 58. Build a shelter (don't know, never tried) 59. Find potable water (don't know) Surviving Extremes 60. Floods (haven't had to) 61. Tornados (haven't had to, would take cover) 62. Cold (check, but not Arctic/Antartic levels of cold) 63. Heat (check) 64. Lightning (take cover) Teach Your Kids (If I had, or were inclined to have them) 65. Cast a line (check) 66. Lend a hand (be more specific) 67. Change a tire (Check, but full size spares went out a long time ago) 68. Throw a spiral (check) 69. Fly a stunt kite (can fly a regular kite, what makes a kite a stunt kite?) 70. Drive a stick shift (yes, learned at 23) 71. Parallel park (yeah, learned on a big honking 77 Buick.) 72. Tie a bowline (no) 73. Tie a necktie (Check) 74. Whittle (no) 75. Ride a bike (Check) Technology 76. Install a graphics card (check, can also install sound cards, disk drives, etc) 77. Take the perfect portrait (never tried) 78. Calibrate HDTV settings (check) 79. Shoot a home movie (check) 80. Ditch your hard drive (check) Master Key Workshop Tools 81. Drill driver (screwdriver on a drill? if so Check) 82. Grease gun (no, never needed one) 83. Coolant hydrometer (no, never needed one) 84. Socket wrench (check) 85. Test light (not sure, depends on what that is) 86. Brick trowel (no) 87. Framing hammer (no, never had to use one, but can use a regular one) 88. Wood chisel (check) 89. Spade bit (check) 90. Circular saw (no) 91. Sledge hammer (check) 92. Hacksaw (check) 93. Torque wrench (no, but could figure it out) 94. Air wrench (no, but could probably figure it out) 95. Infrared thermometer (haven't needed to, but could figure it out) 96. Sand blaster (no) 97. Crosscut saw (no, but could figure it out) 98. Hand plane (no, but could figure it out) 99. Multimeter (check) 100. Feeler gauges (no) |
How come yer supposed to know how to use an arc welder, but there's no mention of an acetylene torch? BA Baracus wouldn't have made the A-Team if he didn't know how to use a torch.
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