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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 54 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

If Men want to feel like Men then they have ways to deal with their insecurity:

Redo their own plumbing, twice. Once to change things and again to fix the problem they caused.

Chop firewood.

Build a furnace that you're only going to use like 4 times, ever.

50 pushups. If not reaching it makes you sad, start skipping numbers.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 50 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Redo their own plumbing, twice. Once to change things and again to fix the problem they caused.

I'm in this comment and I don't like it.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Plumbing is the one thing I won't do myself in diy. If screw ups are made I want the responsible party to fix things, and I don't want to be that party.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

Add electrical to that list, because I'm not a fucking wizard, and electricity is magic.

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Similarly there is an old adage that a home plumbing repair will take three trips to the hardware store.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

This also describes me.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)

With the plumbing example, the first time was a training exercise and doesn't count.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I met a marine mechanic once - he fixed Argos afterwards, which is how I met him. His saying:

One [nut] for me, one for the bilge.

[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thank you to everyone in this thread who made me feel part of a community of my peers online for the first time, in a long time.

Every plumbing project (even yesterdays quick upgrade of the kitchen faucet) is at least a 2 tripper. Each time I finish one I swear I'm never moving again. Then, 5 years later, I'm fixing the previous owners mishaps "one last time".

To all the people who've bought houses I lived in, I'm sorry for all of the " what was that idiot thinking" moments I've caused you. Ha

[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

To all the people who’ve bought houses I lived in, I’m sorry for all of the " what was that idiot thinking" moments I’ve caused you. Ha

Hmm from what you said it's more like, "Yup, I can see what shit the last guy had to fix. Thanks friend I'll never meet."

[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

I'll take that perspective! Cheers

[–] BeardedGingerWonder 1 points 4 days ago

Argos is still frustrating at times, he did not succeed.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If not reaching it makes you sad, ~~start skipping numbers~~ forgive yourself and repeat tomorrow. You'll feel awesome when you get there.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

NO. THATS NOT MANLY ENOUGH. REAL MEN GIVE THEMSELVES THE AUTHORITY TO SKIP NUMBERS.

No! Perfection every time! Especially the first time.