Snappy Dressers make crap Mechanics

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worntorn

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Just an observation from watching various family and friends over the years.
The really well preened fellows are consistently mechanically inert ( one level below mechanically inept)
So take heart, if you don't tidy up well and generally look like a hobo, chances are you can thread a nut onto a bolt with some efficiency.
One female friend, whose Dad was very a capable fellow, discovered that her extremely well groomed and beautiful new husband was tits on a bull at all home repairs. She was shocked that not all men were capable of fixing stuff as her father could. Her comment was " I thought they all came that way" :)

Glen
 
Glad to hear you say that, worntorn. I've had suspect grooming for many years, described as "crawling out from under a rock at meetings. I do have to tidy up a bit for symphony performances in which I play trumpet. Walking into my favorite bar one night after performance, I was wearing black tie and as close to a tux as I could muster, the bar tender did a serious double take and my drink was on-the-house. I should dress up more often.
 
baz said:
How's your commando running btw?
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I've been quiet recently, haven't I?

Just been so full-on mad busy at work, dark when we get home, always tired and proper crap UK weather most weekends recently, together with a lack of motivation/energy has kept me out of the garage :(

One or two little things to sort out, but we'll be right ;). I'll soon be asking for loads of advice/tips before you know it.

Was gonna ask you how your leg is getting on these days, but I'm conscious of derailing the post. (Sorry Glen)
 
Bonzo said:
I've been quiet recently, haven't I?

Just been so full-on mad busy at work, dark when we get home, always tired and proper crap UK weather most weekends recently, together with a lack of motivation/energy has kept me out of the garage :(

One or two little things to sort out, but we'll be right ;). I'll soon be asking for loads of advice/tips before you know it.

Was gonna ask you how your leg is getting on these days, but I'm conscious of derailing the post. (Sorry Glen)
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I'm ok mate
Nearly 7 months in ,still can't kick my commando over but the electric start saves me that
Cheers
 
worntorn said:
Just an observation from watching various family and friends over the years.
The really well preened fellows are consistently mechanically inert ( one level below mechanically inept)
So take heart, if you don't tidy up well and generally look like a hobo, chances are you can thread a nut onto a bolt with some efficiency.
One female friend, whose Dad was very a capable fellow, discovered that her extremely well groomed and beautiful new husband was tits on a bull at all home repairs. She was shocked that not all men were capable of fixing stuff as her father could. Her comment was " I thought they all came that way" :)

Glen
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I have a met a few that are losers in both stakes - poor bastards! 🙄
 
As I work in the building trade I met truck loads of house wife's that are not happy with their executive type husbands attempts to fix general wear n tear issues around the house let alone mechanical stuff that become total cluster f..ks and some are telling them not to even touch stuff in front of me which I honestly feel is demeaning to them...oh well another job for the boys.
At home I do electrical plumbing tiling etc as im a tight prick and enjoy doing it myself same goes for automotive except machine shop work..I do get the electrical work certified by a registered sparkie
I'm a little rough around the edges I suppose 😎
 
I had the same thinking most of my life but then some scruffy people I know are completely useless as well, my oldest daughter her BF is one of the worst scruffy person I have met and the only good thing he is at is computer games, 26 years old and has never had a job since leaving school, he didn't get his car licence till he was 22 (automatic licence) they can't afford a car so was going to give them our Toyota manual car to them gave him a driving lesson and he has given up on that after one lesson, fu.king hopeless, he had to ask me how do you connect a gas bottle the daughter did that job while he was on the phone to me.
The only time I ever wore a posh suite was when I was getting married and cracked off about wearing the bow tie, I had a full beard at the time and couldn't even see the bow tie.

Ashley
 
I don't even own a jacket much less a suit. In fact, I don't believe I have ever owned a suit. It was a sad day when I sold off my
machine tools before I emigrated. Not too hard to see where my priorities are.
But I am a firm believer in "a good mechanic is clean and methodical".
 
sort of in a similar vein, some years ago we were in Ireland. One of our friends, who was familiar with rural Ireland, always said the best Guinness was in the shabbiest bars. He wasn't wrong.
 
Tornado said:
'Cept "Every girl's crazy 'bout a smart dressed man"...at least according to ZZ Top.
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Nothing at all against being smart !
In fact, I enjoy it when I get the odd infrequent chance to don a suit.

My point was about being OVER dressed.
 
There are days I'm lucky to walk out the front door with matching socks and shoes tied but I don't think my mechanical abilities have much to do with that. I've bought several suits in my life for special occasions but never get to wear them twice cause they either don't fit or are so out of style by the time the second wearing comes along.
 
I have a old suite jacket I wear out sometimes where I need to be all fancy but most of the time it sits in the wardrobe, but I use the inside pockets to stash my cash in hand jobs or pocket money that I save for rainy days for parts for my bikes, at lease its being used and the wife never looks in the pockets unless she doing washing so 🤫 so don't tell her about my secret stash place.

Ashley
 

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