tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post4143596742536292265..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: Genetics; it's a freaky thing.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-76318047621231557362008-04-07T07:20:00.000-05:002008-04-07T07:20:00.000-05:00I was so proud the day I fixed the toilet myself t...I was so proud the day I fixed the toilet myself that the first thing I did was call my dad. He gave me a tool box the next day. One of the things that impresses me the most about my husband is his unending curiosity about how things work and his ability to fix almost anything. Most people I know just throw thing away. We fix'em and keep on using them.Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-19593519162483343362008-04-07T06:29:00.000-05:002008-04-07T06:29:00.000-05:00My mother said, 'Don't leave your [doll's] pram ou...My mother said, 'Don't leave your [doll's] pram out overnight, it'll get rusty.' And I thought, How can she possibly know that; so I left it out and it did get rusty. It was one of the most useful lessons of my life.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045029232081633077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-30045534229713783502008-04-06T21:30:00.000-05:002008-04-06T21:30:00.000-05:00Ah, if only... When my dad was three, his dad spe...Ah, if only... When my dad was three, his dad spent all night putting together a tricycle for Christmas morning. They made the mistake of leaving a wrench out when they were done, and he took it apart in the time it took for grandpa to go get the camera. <BR/><BR/>I have the handyman mentality of a cat. If it doesn't work, it was meant to be slept on.Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-38961042265189724202008-04-06T17:02:00.000-05:002008-04-06T17:02:00.000-05:00Every girl needs her own toolbox. We sent our dau...Every girl needs her own toolbox. We sent our daughter off to college with one and she was instantly known as "that girl down the hall with the screwdriver and pliers" and she knew how to use them. I came late to mechanical curiosity and probably pay extra for the privilege of pelting the handyman with questions. But then who wouldn't want to talk to a 75-ish guy named Norman who's fixing your sink?<BR/><BR/>Nice bruises. Technicolor toes, that's what you should call the matching yarn color.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674498749658797831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-6196648297022061122008-04-06T16:05:00.000-05:002008-04-06T16:05:00.000-05:00Nah, you're not doomed, you're good. You already ...Nah, you're not doomed, you're good. You already have the example of being shown how stuff works, so you know what she needs.<BR/><BR/>When I had to replace the cartridge in the kitchen water faucet, I discovered that the dinghoots who built this place neglected to put in a shut-off for the hot water line.<BR/><BR/>In order to fix the faucet, I had to turn off the water to the house, let the pressure tank in the well pit drain down, disconnect the hot water tank, drain the lines, THEN put a shut off in, all so I could replace a stinkin' cartridge.<BR/><BR/>By that point I was ready to hunt 'em down and put 'em out of my misery.<BR/><BR/>Losers. <B>They</B> needed a mom who could show them how it worked.Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-61551784983360969352008-04-06T14:05:00.000-05:002008-04-06T14:05:00.000-05:00Was your mom a curious child? You, at least, are ...Was your mom a curious child? You, at least, are suffering for your sins. Warn the Goob when she reaches child-bearing age. She'll likely have kids that are a double handful as well. It's genetics plus KARMA!<BR/><BR/>Technicolor foot! I am envisioning colorways named "Broken toe" blue and "old bruises" green.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.com