"So, I noticed I had a cavity..."
"So, I noticed the dog has a cavity ..... I think"
(an even better twist to this would be to realize that you don't have a dog)
My wife knows how to load the chuck, but she's definitely gonna break a bit
My wife knows how to use, and has handled most of my tools, including power tools .... she just doesn't like any of them.
To be fair, mine used to be an avid power tool user, but the strokes changed that. Intelligence + brain damage can lead to some interesting results.
My condolences to you and your partner .... and your power tools
At least she knows how, i shown my wife like 4 times over the last year and she still cant do it!
Am I stupid or whats the joke? Women cant use tools?
EDIT: It is indeed just me being stupid, I didnt read the post properly and jumped the gun too early based on what im used to around me.
Generally, those who need to ask how to install a drill bit into a drill are not typically the people who should turn around and immediately proceed to drilling holes into important things.
They also tend to underestimate the amount of torque power tools have.
Also, what is she planning on drilling?
And they live in the same house. And now you need to go tell the person you love that they shouldn't do work on the house they also live in.
"[dear spouse] why don't you wait 'til i get home and we can do the project together" works well for me.
Or let her know it's not very safe to use power tools alone in case you have an accident
hey, you were there for the conversation i had with (maybe more at) my mother about mowing the lawn when she's home alone.
Responded to comments above, but yeah, just me being stupid
I see it as more that, if you can't figure out how to load the chuck on a drill, you shouldn't be using one without supervision; gender irregardless.
Yeah, i commented too hastily, after re-reading it is indeed just me whos stupid.
I think it's telling you jumped to assuming it was misogynistic. That means either you don't know how to use power tools (then this joke targets you too), you're looking for a reason to be offended, or a mix of both. I hope it's just the first.
Others have explained the joke, I'm just pointing out that maybe you should default to assuming it's not misogyny.
Pardon me for not properly reading. I did not want to assume misogony yet this is what I am commonly accustomed to around me. After reading the explanations and re-reading the post it is indeed "just me who is stupid". Not trying to cause controversy or drama, just literally curious to what I asked. Probably should have made sure I understood the original post before commenting. Thats on me, so sorry about that.
Your question seems pretty innocent. I didn't get it either until I read the responses to your comment. Your comment is getting a weird number of downvotes.
There's a painting of Hobbiton that has been sat in my living room for two years because I dare not hang it up for fear of doing it wrong. Last time I tried to hang anything up (a clock in that case) the plaster just came off the wall around it and I had to pay to get it fixed. That was with just a hammer and a hook! I'm not getting a drill!
I am not paid in anyway (I wish) but there's a brand called Command that makes hooks with adhesives for hanging things up. They have ones specifically for paintings that distribute a lot of wait across multiple hanging points. That might be worth checking out! The adhesive also comes off of the wall without any damage. You pull down on the strip and it dislodges the glue via stretching or whatever so it pulls it off without messing with the wall. At least from personal experience with the ones I've used and I've used the painting ones to hang an 8lb piece of shit.
If it's a plaster wall / dry wall don't use the masonry anchors mentioned by the other person lol.
Just go to a hardware store and ask for a 'hollow wall anchor'. My favourite type is wall mates. Watch a youtube video on how to put them up with any cheap screwdriver!
(If it matters I use this stuff daily in my job)
For many years I used to keep my sawzall at a buddies house. Because my Wife decided-- not once-- but twice to cut down the couch we had at the time with the sawzall. The first time she wanted a "small sectional" in her words. The second time she just wanted 2 smaller couches. At the time we were dirt poor and we couldn't afford to be replacing a couch just 'because'.
I eventually had to enforce a 'no touch my tools' rule and you don't fix ANYTHING rule to save my sanity and life.
Embrace that shit. Help her enroll in a carpentry class. You can probably find one cheap or free in your closest city. The will to act is harder to come by than the skills to do it right.
A carpentry class will teach you how to make a bird house. Maybe even an end table. Which is cool and all.
But it will not teach you how to trouble shoot a furnace at 11pm on a Saturday night and it's -25F outside, (it was a sticking vacuum switch I got working and making it a $50 repair the next day rather than a $800 service call).
It will not teach you to understand what that clunking sound might be on your car. And how important it is. ( That Check Engine code was just a "gas cap leak" because you accidentally didn't get the cap properly tight or something far more serious).
And most importantly, it will not teach you know what is worth the effort to fix and what is not.
My Wife is a VERY talented and creative artist. She a good painter and she designs and makes some of the most beautiful jewelry I've seen. But she's frankly incompetent with shop tools and repairing things. There are many, many people just like her across the planet, both men and women. Just because someone has the will to act, does not meant they have the aptitude to act.
.... I mean yeah? You need a HVAC class for furnaces, automotive classes for the car.... you didn't just magically know wtf you're doing because of "Who you are as a person". Yes, there are many, many people just like her across the planet... until they gain the knowledge.
This is some weird "they're just not capable" gate-keeping. Show your spouse what your commenting about them and I 100% believe they will prove you wrong. You might try even encouraging, learning with, or helping them build confidence instead of telling them they're not allowed to FIX ANYTHING in their own fucking house. Jfc.
Well not with that attitude.
Then help her do it right. To paraphrase Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, "the greatest things from the age of legends came from men and women working together."
First off: I totally agree, teach people these skills.
Secondly: There are however people who should never be trusted with anything more destructive than your average spoon.
I feel this deeply. I am of the opinion that one who has never used a power tool should ever use a power tool for the first time unsupervised. I say this this as a man who volunteers helping high school students build robots. Accidents happen, and you don't know what you don't know.
Delay tactics.
"Which bit are you planning on using? Send a photo of it"
"That's not a good bit for that"
If you need to be instructed in how to set up a tool you are unlikely to use said tool correctly or well. It is important to be aware of your actual skills when engaged in things like home or car repair.
I cannot imagine being this sad.
Husband has literally asked me how to put a bit in a drill. I walked over and fucking showed him.
If you need to be told how to set up a tool then you likely need to be supervised while using it.
I don't think that's the issue lol. I've come home and the wife has completely disassembled the fridge with no pics or information on how it goes back together. So when she asks questions like "where is the sawsall?" I get the same dread that I'm not going to get to relax when I get home, it's going to be several hours of fixing something that shouldn't have happened.
sexist post
If someone asked you "how do you drive a car? I gotta get somewhere", would you let them?
If you don't know how to insert the drill bit, you might also not know the safe places to drill
would you like someone who doesn't know how to put together a drill to use said drill unsupervised in your home? regardless of the gender of the drilling enthusiast - i wouldn't want them doing that
Sexist you assumed it was about gender.
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