On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:27:35 -0700, Robatoy
wrote:

HOW many can YOU do? (From Popular Mechanics)

As Glenn Reynolds writes in his new PM column, traditional knowledge
of how to build and fix ordinary things-around the house and in a jam-
might be on the decline. With our lives becoming more driven by
technology, blue-collar labor has been replaced with more white-collar
employment, and teenagers are becoming better at programming Web sites
than swinging hammers.

Here at PM, where we at least try to do everything, we spent weeks
fine-tuning our list of "25 Skills Every Man Should Know," debating
over whether certain items were too basic, too challenging or just too
obscure. You can find a full how-to rundown of each one in the October
issue of Popular Mechanics, which just hit newsstands. But for now,
check out our carefully selected list below, then offer your own
arguments and suggestions in the comments section below, or tell us
how to perform your must-know skill by writing to us here...

The List: How to...

1. Patch a radiator hose
2. Protect your computer
3. Rescue a boater who as capsized
4. Frame a wall
5. Retouch digital photos
6. Back up a trailer
7. Build a campfire
8. Fix a dead outlet
9. Navigate with a map and compass
10. Use a torque wrench
11. Sharpen a knife
12. Perform CPR
13. Fillet a fish
14. Maneuver a car out of a skid
15. Get a car unstuck
16. Back up data
17. Paint a room
18. Mix concrete
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle
20. Change oil and filter
21. Hook up an HDTV
22. Bleed brakes
23. Paddle a canoe
24. Fix a bike flat
25. Extend your wireless network


Well...****....I can do all of those......( I must admit that hooking
up The HDTV has a fair bit to do with WHAT protocol...yeah, I hooked
up mine... 1080i and all that...)
Sharpen a knife fast so you can fillet a man to perform open chest
cpr? Frame a photo? Retouch a trailer? Paint concrete? Where is build
a 36x72 pole barn? Tile your bathrooms, install hardwood floors, hang
cabinets? Install a mile of wire fence? Castrate pigs? Sharpen the hoe
and hoe the corn?