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Freudian slip there.
Quien es mas macho?? Fernando Lamas o Ricardo Montalban? Si es Ricardo Montalban. Quien es mas macho?? Pelican Tire Boy o Donald Duck ??? Si, es Donald Duck. Donald Duck es mas macho. |
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What kind of leather is that? SAY IT! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1497137301.jpg |
Corinthian..... :)
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BTW...real men don't have to belittle others just to prop up their "Manlihood".
I get that is can be entertaining at times...but if that's part of your character...you got issues yourself about being a "real" man... :) |
I meant no harm, it is sort of an inside joke with us. We had this young kid show up to work at the rental houses in flip flops, and we rode him hard about it. . He did have work boots in his car, but we never let him live it down.
Baz, you work out in the heat all day, your probably tougher than most of us here . |
Baz don't need no steel toe boots. Baz already got steel toes!
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These "guys" make me want to puke.
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Where do I send my "man card".... I have never carved a Thanksgiving turkey, and never will....I wouldn't even know which Sawzall blade to select....it would not be a pretty sight :) |
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I have two sons both over 30 years old . The oldest was always interested in learning DIY type stuff the youngest never showed interest . While I involved both of them in many projects over the years I don't think ANY of the lessons sunk in with our youngest son . It just is not in his DNA . So he will be calling AAA if/when he gets a flat . I think no less of him he's just different than I ........ we are all different .
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Anyways, men not being able to change a flat seems weird to us here, but the majority probably can't (or shouldn't even try!) I've rebuilt engines, repainted cars, etc. But my college aged son wouldn't know how to change a flat. I wouldn't expect that he could. When I was a kid, I had tons of free time to do things like tinker with cars. It's a much more competitive world for kids these days (90% of applicants to his college, for example, get rejected and their applicant pool is very strong). I'd guess maybe 5% or less of the kids at his school could change a flat. |
I was born into a very self-reliant family on both sides. No one called any servicemen to fix anything. My father and uncles helped each other on roofing rip and replace "parties", building additions, appliance repairs and all sorts of automotive work. Money or lack thereof was probably the basis of some of it, but looking back on it there was also some real dignity in their competence. Even as some of them met with corporate success, they enjoyed rolling up their sleeves on a weekend and doing "real work". I learned from them not only how to do things, but that anything, even if I hadn't done it before, was doable. I realize not everyone had this privledge. Several of my BIL's are not disposed mechanically at all- they simply had no exposure to any of it. My sisters may have moments of exasperation with them when something needs doing, but if writing a check gets it done, well at least it's done. I wonder what folks less mechanically competent think of us.
All things being equal, who wouldn't rather be capable of doing a thing, than of not being capable of doing it? |
Changed tires many times. Getting the spare to come down on the Trailblazer is another whole thing. I take it down periodically just to make sure the cable mechanism worked. Tried it again a week before a long cross country trip last Feb and no way was it coming down. The safety catch to prevent the wheel from dropping accidentally is stuck. Lots of frustrating time trying all the tricks, penetrating oil and more to make it work. It finally came down after threatening it with a bolt cutter and a torch. Worked on the mechanism to get it freed up and working fine. Put it back together and again it wouldn't work. Okay I'm done, took the bolt cutter with us on the trip. Fixed it when we got back.
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I thought it was "rich Corinthian leather"....
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Recardo always said "Fine Corinthian Leather" and it is NOT a real thing. They just thought it sounded good when he said it.
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Men who do not know how to change a tire designed the computer, smart phone, etc. you used to create this post.
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I like to do everything that I can for myself out of principal. This weekend I finished the clutch in my subaru that must have taken me 15 hr total to do. Sunday I cut and weeded my lawn, which led to massive fire ant bites on my feet (Flip Flops :) ), which led to project 2 for the day spreading fire ant yard poision.
I hear chatter in the hallways from people who went fishing, and another that went to the beach with his family. I think maybe they are doing it right. It could be my itchy feet talking though |
I can change a flat tire!!! In the rain even..... see what caused it!!
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/959836-i-got-flat-tire-what.html |
Changing a flat, adding wiper washer fluid, washing and vacuuming out are about all I do to a car any more. There was a time when I would replace rings and bearings, grind the valves, do brake jobs, rebuild transmissions, replace water pumps, etc., etc., and on and on. Ahh, back in the days when you could pop the hood and see the engine and all the peripheral components. Now all I see is a love child between an octopus and Ready Kilowatt being strangled by a plumbers nightmare.
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Gotta choose your battles and know your limitations! Pace yourself for the long haul.....SmileWavy |
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Khan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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When I was younger we had to change our own flat tires
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I had to change a tire on my way to work this morning.
Company car ... heard a rhythmic thump and figured ...about time for service and will let them look at that thumping while they are at it. Called from the road and scheduled for them to pick it up once I got to the office. Hung up and TPMS alarm went off. 1 mile later there I sat with a flat on the front right. Changed it and was not even late for work. Yeah .... my man card is still valid. |
I renewed my man card last week when I installed new tires on my little lawn/garden trailer. I even had to use tire irons to do it. They weren't worse than changing the old truck tires with the snap ring on the rim though. I haven't done that for decades and don't intend to do it again no matter the state of my man card.
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I plan on wrapping a chain through the hand holes, and pinning the wheel to the ground with my backhoe bucket , then standing 100 feet away when airing them up in lieu of a safety cage . Thoughts? I will be wearing my safety toed flip flops for this operation . |
I've fixed flat tractor tires as tall as a man. While arduous, they are no where near as dangerous as truck tires, because the pressure is so low. Screwing around with heavy equipment truck tires and 80 PSI is a whole nuther kettle of fish.
Guys get killed dealing with that stuff. Standard safety precautions always! |
OK, I can see some of these situations. I had a BMW x5 in the shop today, needing brakes, rotors, etc. He had on some wheel guards I had to order a key for. The old place put the wheels on so tight that I tried with a 3 foot breaker bar to get them off. A air gun wouldn't take any nut off. If AAA came out to repair a flat, they would have been stumped. What is with some of these shops where they have to ttighten to the max, plus. Finally got them off after 3 hours.
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Fred. It's been decades since I've done that. I don't remember any super safety procedures I went through - course I was young and dumb(er) at the time. I think what you are describing would be OK, except the backhoe thing seems a little extreme. Seems to me the last one I did was an old International back in the late '50s.
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I've done em before, never again. I like my finners and head. |
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I've seen it all now.
I assume no front calipers, the axle goes through and then they drop it. Amazing. . Oh, and "WETTEN DASS" on the truck door translates to "Dumb Guts". . http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1497498422.jpg |
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