Shifting problem and ... indexed steering?

On 6 Aug 2006 12:50:39 -0700, wrote:

My guess : two ex-wives, one ex-live-in girlfriend (longish term) and
scattered subsequent depressing ambitions.

My, Sandy, you're quite accomplished at taking cheap shots, but I
notice that you had no SUBSTANTIVE reply to the issues I've raised.
Are you a woman? MY guess: You've got your husband or boyfriend
fixing everything that you break, and you refuse to learn how to fix
anything, but you like to go around claiming that women can do anything
men can do. Talk is cheap, sweetie! You're obviously in deep denial.

Dude, lighten up. Or was there no humor in any of this for you.

Ron

wrote:
My guess : two ex-wives, one ex-live-in girlfriend (longish term) and
scattered subsequent depressing ambitions.

My, Sandy, you're quite accomplished at taking cheap shots, but I
notice that you had no SUBSTANTIVE reply to the issues I've raised.
Are you a woman? MY guess: You've got your husband or boyfriend
fixing everything that you break, and you refuse to learn how to fix
anything, but you like to go around claiming that women can do
anything men can do. Talk is cheap, sweetie! You're obviously in
deep denial.

LOL POTM LOL

(Sandy has a hubby? Rats, thought I had a shot.)

Bill Sornson a écrit :
wrote:

My guess : two ex-wives, one ex-live-in girlfriend (longish term) and
scattered subsequent depressing ambitions.

My, Sandy, you're quite accomplished at taking cheap shots, but I
notice that you had no SUBSTANTIVE reply to the issues I've raised.
Are you a woman? MY guess: You've got your husband or boyfriend
fixing everything that you break, and you refuse to learn how to fix
anything, but you like to go around claiming that women can do
anything men can do. Talk is cheap, sweetie! You're obviously in
deep denial.


LOL POTM LOL

(Sandy has a hubby? Rats, thought I had a shot.)



Sandy is X+Y

Sandy wrote:
Bill Sornson a écrit :
wrote:

My guess : two ex-wives, one ex-live-in girlfriend (longish term)
and scattered subsequent depressing ambitions.

My, Sandy, you're quite accomplished at taking cheap shots, but I
notice that you had no SUBSTANTIVE reply to the issues I've raised.
Are you a woman? MY guess: You've got your husband or boyfriend
fixing everything that you break, and you refuse to learn how to fix
anything, but you like to go around claiming that women can do
anything men can do. Talk is cheap, sweetie! You're obviously in
deep denial.


LOL POTM LOL

(Sandy has a hubby? Rats, thought I had a shot.)



Sandy is X+Y

I know. I was going for...humor. (That's why I called folson's the Post Of
The Month.)

Bill "relax, Sandy, no intentions on this end" S.

In article
. com,
wrote:

Advice to male riders from an old, cynical fart who learned the hard
way: Dont let your wife or girlfriend make you her "Chief Mechanic",
whether it be her bike or her car that she wants to have repaired.
Reasons:

1. They don't appreciate it. There is nothing in it for you. It is a
no-win situation.

2. When a woman thinks she can get you to repair whatever she breaks,
she has absolutely no incentive to do any maintenance, or to use the
machine carefully. Indeed, her only incentives in such a situation are
to use the machine carelessly, drive it into the ground and then demand
that you fix it.

3. Women are always saying they are just as competent as men, and that
they want equality with men. Fine. So they should fix their own cars
and bikes. When they figure out how hard it is to learn to fix these
machines, they will stop trivializing everything you do and respect
your abilities much more.

4. Refuse to fix it for their own good. Make them learn how to fix
it, so they won't feel so helpless. If she refuses to learn, then this
is your warning that she is looking for a daddy figure, not a boyfriend
or a husband, to take care of every problem.

5. Women insist on pursuing their own agendas, so you have the right
to do the same. When she insists that you fix her bike or car, she is
pursuing her own agenda but trying to prevent you from pursuing yours.

6. Fixing her bike will just make her find something else to complain
about, and to demand that you fix. Also, there is a good chance that
she will complain that you didn't fix it right.

Just a few words to the wise. Ignore the foregoing at your peril!

I fix everything around here. The other day I told SHMBO
that over the years I had replaced the water pump on the
washer, the drier gas control, the washer control
mechanism, the washer solenoid-valve mechanism, and the
drier door gasket; this after replacing the dishwasher
pump. She was surprised to find out that I had done all
this behind her back.

I did buy her a cordless drill/screwdriver, toolbox, and
kit that she uses to install brackets and the like around
the house.

I am not in peril.

--
Michael Press

Michael Press wrote:
In article
. com,
wrote:


Advice to male riders from an old, cynical fart who learned the hard
way: Dont let your wife or girlfriend make you her "Chief Mechanic",
whether it be her bike or her car that she wants to have repaired.
Reasons:

1. They don't appreciate it. There is nothing in it for you. It is a
no-win situation.

2. When a woman thinks she can get you to repair whatever she breaks,
she has absolutely no incentive to do any maintenance, or to use the
machine carefully. Indeed, her only incentives in such a situation are
to use the machine carelessly, drive it into the ground and then demand
that you fix it.

3. Women are always saying they are just as competent as men, and that
they want equality with men. Fine. So they should fix their own cars
and bikes. When they figure out how hard it is to learn to fix these
machines, they will stop trivializing everything you do and respect
your abilities much more.

4. Refuse to fix it for their own good. Make them learn how to fix
it, so they won't feel so helpless. If she refuses to learn, then this
is your warning that she is looking for a daddy figure, not a boyfriend
or a husband, to take care of every problem.

5. Women insist on pursuing their own agendas, so you have the right
to do the same. When she insists that you fix her bike or car, she is
pursuing her own agenda but trying to prevent you from pursuing yours.

6. Fixing her bike will just make her find something else to complain
about, and to demand that you fix. Also, there is a good chance that
she will complain that you didn't fix it right.

Just a few words to the wise. Ignore the foregoing at your peril!


I fix everything around here. The other day I told SHMBO

Isn't that SWMBO?

that over the years I had replaced the water pump on the
washer, the drier gas control, the washer control
mechanism, the washer solenoid-valve mechanism, and the
drier door gasket; this after replacing the dishwasher
pump. She was surprised to find out that I had done all
this behind her back.

I did buy her a cordless drill/screwdriver, toolbox, and
kit that she uses to install brackets and the like around
the house.

I am not in peril.

I'm with you, I'm not in peril either. By making myself indispensible,
I become HWMBF (thats Fed!).

Mark "Ride to eat, eat to ride!" J.

In article
,
Mark
wrote:

Michael Press wrote:
In article
. com,
wrote:

[...]

Just a few words to the wise. Ignore the foregoing at your peril!


I fix everything around here. The other day I told SHMBO

Isn't that SWMBO?

Yes. Please keep this between us.

--
Michael Press