Doug Miller wrote:

In article om, Brent wrote:
On Sep 14, 12:29 pm, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
Thought you might find this discussion of interest.

In regards to metalworking, in your opinion what are the 25 skills
that every HSMer should know?

TMT

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blog...s/4221635.html

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 has 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

I havent done
1
19 (Never a big rifle family and havent gone through or needed to
bother with the canadian rules for owning a gun)
22 (not rocket science though just havent hit a need to, likely will
be on the list in the spring)


i propose adding

26. Safely carry a Piano, Fridge or similar heavy peice of household
kit
27. Grow a plant
28. Take care of a pet
29. Install a major appliance (i think more washing machines and
dishwashers get changed than walls get framed)

I think 27 and 28 are critical to show about taking care of Life and
not just things

Speaking of which...
30. Dress a wound
31. Comfort a frightened child
32. Rock a crying baby to sleep
33. Cook a meal from basic ingredients
34. Speak in front of large groups
35. Play a musical instrument - any instrument
36. Open a clogged drain


If you're a really bad musician, you can do 35 & 36 at the same time.
;-)

--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida