Bruce's Journal

[B&B Happy goats]

My dear friend Bruce, Although i am very sorry that you may have snow issues to deal with, wood to haul in to start the fire and a night of travel ...without sleep.... what on earth are these women in your life going to do if something happened to you and you couldn't do everything for them. Do they know how to put air in a tire ? Gas up the tank ? Change a tire ? Plow the snow ? Start the woodstove ? , these are basic survival skills all woman should know (JMO) ... particularly living in snow country. D o I need to make a road trip to give you a hand ?...hope you get some sleep....and the fairies did show up.

 

[RollingAcres]

Do they know how to put air in a tire ? Gas up the tank ? Change a tire ? Plow the snow ? Start the woodstove ? , these are basic survival skills all woman should know (JMO) ... particularly living in snow country

Agree!
They might know how to do all of that but if dear Brucey is there, why not let him do all of it.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Being from that area myself...i am stupidified (if thats a word) that he does it all.....Bruce you are either way to nice....way to soft ...... well, .....if the hoof fits ...? Well i guess it's easier to pick on you when your not right here to give me a quick.... It just makes me sad that in this day and age ...some women don't don't know HOW or are not WILLING to do some MAN U AL LABOR.... ok, i will zip it ....

 

[Mini Horses]

IMO women need to know how to survive the things mentioned. Before I was allowed to drive alone, my dad made me learn to change a tire, etc. Practicing the skills will help with confidence and actual help in doing.

THAT SAID -- I'm thinking Bruce is secretly enjoying doing many of these things. Being a gentleman and feeling it is "a man's job". Kudos for the excellent training in manners and now, it's time to make sure the ladies can do more. Especially the young ones.

In today's world, where consideration for life is not high on some human lists, they need to be able to handle their lives, fending for themselves and being able to not have to depend on a partner for necessities. This training in part of love. You bring them into the world, raise them to adults, then allow them to fledge.

 

[greybeard]

THAT SAID -- I'm thinking Bruce is secretly enjoying doing many of these things. Being a gentleman and feeling it is "a man's job".

I too, suspect this to be the case..the more 'traditional family' way of doing things.
Not saying the girls should have to do it, but probably need to know HOW to do it if the need arises.

 

[Rammy]

Hey, y'all. Give the poor man some credit. If I lived in his house too, Id be telling him what to do also.

 

[RollingAcres]

@Rammy You're already "living" in @Latestarter 's private island mansion...now you want to live in @Bruce house as well?

 

[Bruce]

Agree!
They might know how to do all of that but if dear Brucey is there, why not let him do all of it.

That would be the case other than knowing how to run the blower and they could probably figure that out. Only DD2 has run the mower so DW and DD1 would likely have to call to find out how to start it. No key so you have to push push the buttons to enter the combination and push the start button when it turns green. Can't have a combination less that 1 number so if y'all want to come blow the parking area before I get there, the combination is '2' It has an electric winch to raise and lower the blower, the switch is on the right side of the engine cover.

DW had a job mowing lawns as a teen, one guy had a rider that she used on his property. And she used to plow with the Scout at her parent's house way back when. Frankly, and I know I'm not insulting anyone here, there is NO WAY I would ever marry a "helpless woman".

DW and the girls can and will shovel (dd2 pretty much has to grouse some since she doesn't get paid cash money to do it) but DW working 6 days a week 35 miles away and at this time of year, she leaves before the sun comes up and gets home after it is down. Doesn't really have time to build fires in the morning. She and DD1 will shovel the walking path to the cars and shovel what is needed to be able to park and get out in the road. About the same amount of space as the driveway at the prior house, 3 vehicles. No one is going to shovel the entire drive through parking area including me! We don't get huge plow "walls" out in the country though because the plow is moving fast enough to throw the snow, no just push it to the side like at the old house.

And, since I don't do anything (to quote DD2 once), I have time to do things like start fires and blow snow. They will put wood in the stove and it is possible that DD1 started a fire after she got back though when I called last night she was really wiped from traveling and classes yesterday. Easier to just let the oil furnace heat that part of the house.

And yes @greybeard, I do the "heavy lifting". DD1 wanted to learn how to change a tire after she got a flat (razor sharp small rock!!) a few months ago. I had to make her a cheater bar to get the lug nuts off. Those little bent 1' irons are really minimal. The old cross ones were way better since you could push down and pull up exerting more force. Of course if one doesn't mind waiting there is always AAA for that.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

@Rammy You're already "living" in @Latestarter 's private island mansion...now you want to live in @Bruce house as well?

Omg...this is getting way to funny...poor Bruce, ..... he needs to become the chracter in the movie "BRUCE ALMIGHTY " ....He would get some things changed then

 

[greybeard]

I found it easier to buy a few cans of fix-a-flat and a cig lighter powered air compressor to keep in her car than teach one of my family how to get the spare tire out and change it. Blowout=cell phone call and most of the time I'm on the receiving end of the call.
And yes, a 4-way was much better than the dinky lug wrench that comes with most vehicles nowadays. Lots easier to reach the 90-125 lbs torque most passenger car wheel nuts require.
A 1' long lug wrench means you have to exert a full 100lbs of force to get 100 ft lbs of torque on the nut. A 4 way close to 2' total length means each arm only has to exert 50lbs of force to get the same 100lbs of toque on the nut. (the use of lbs in this instance is completely circumstantial, as force is correctly noted in newtons or joules except where lbf (pound-force) is used, which isn't very often at all) lbf is completely different than ft lbs.