Why women out-live men...

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My husband, the electrical engineering graduate, tried to kill himself twice in one day. Once by connecting the propane to our Italian stove (3 gas burners, 1 electric burner, and an electric oven) when we moved into our apartment in Kuwait and later by trying to fix the electric oven control so that the effects matched what the knob indicated. Apparently the control was installed upside down. When he flew across the kitchen for the second time in one day, I sent him out of the room and I made a chart for us to use so we knew what would happen when we set the knob to each of it's six settings.
 
My husband, the electrical engineering graduate, tried to kill himself twice in one day. Once by connecting the propane to our Italian stove (3 gas burners, 1 electric burner, and an electric oven) when we moved into our apartment in Kuwait and later by trying to fix the electric oven control so that the effects matched what the knob indicated. Apparently the control was installed upside down. When he flew across the kitchen for the second time in one day, I sent him out of the room and I made a chart for us to use so we knew what would happen when we set the knob to each of it's six settings.
Exactly. The timer is set for 15 min...I would have get up about 4 times for the duration of the cook. Missy asked, "why not just get up and reset it...?"

Women just dont understand...
 
This reminded me of how absolutely tickled I am with a $14, hand-held Sudoku butane torch I got myself the other day.

Not only is it great for lighting candles, I feel it's the ultimate self-defense weapon against animals IF the need arose so great that you couldn't help but defend yourself and hurt the animal. It gives a nice, 6" blue-flame throw. From a loose pitbull to a grizzly bear, I feel strongly that I am untouchable with the thing! (Well, perhaps touchable, but just for a second!)

You can also go to In And Out and then hand-grill your burger real quick.
 
Isaac, Pat's comment is based on this philosophical question:-

"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"

So...my poor wife has had to endure me talking about this site and the members here - she listens patiently and actually pays attention so she knows a lot of you by name.

I mentioned this thread and Pat's statement and of course my witty response...
Me: "so I responded with 'The answer is no of course...if there is no woman around to correct him'"
Missy: "The issue is, did he say something stupid, not if he was wrong..."

And I rest my case...
 
please don't think I believe that men are stupid.

In my experience most people fall into the category of "stupid" in at least one area and usually quite a few. (Me)

My father employed several mechanics, and over the years he learnt which were the good ones.

He would say what's the difference between a good mechanic and bad mechanic?

The Answer:- A good mechanic will ask and find out when he doesn't understand something. A bad mechanic will put something back together in the order they think it should go, even though it doesn't quite make sense.

RTFM and guess what. Most don't.. . .
 
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I think I like your wife:) But, please don't think I believe that men are stupid. It was just a "blond" joke.
It is almost impossible to hurt my feelings; My father was a good mechanic and I used to bring him the wrong tools!
 
I'm one of those people inclined to RTFM but no one provides them any more. If you're lucky, you might find instructions on the internet.

Access used to come with fabulous manuals.
 
IKEA manuals are a wonder to behold!

However, it does tax the brain, deciphering them.....
 
A good mechanic will ask and find out when he doesn't understand something. A bad mechanic will put something back together in the order they think it should go, even though it doesn't quite make sense.
This is such a good and accurate parallel to MANY situations and to all people in life.

I absolutely loathe the type of employee/colleague who will "always" answer (making one up if they don't know), and highly respect those who will try to find out but always 100% honest admit when they don't know.
The irony is the first person THINKS they are paying homage to accuracy and information, but actually doing the opposite.
The most accurate thing to do is own up to how familiar or unfamiliar you are on something, and then with that disclaimer in place, give your opinion.

I try to do this even on AWF. Someone asks me about some code, and I might say, "I'm only lightly familiar with ______, but I have a feeling the general consensus on this issue leans toward _______". This way the OP can accurately assess my advice- in light of my disclaimer about only being lightly familiar. That's the max accuracy point.

I'm even MORE careful to do this as my post count goes into the many thousands. The last thing I want people to do is assume, Gee, with 7k posts, he must be some kind of an expert. (HA). Then there are AWF'ers who literally just post as many responses as they can, including the "I'm not sure" ones, just to get their post count up. Then there are those who come across like encyclopedias even though they have no clue of the subject material! OK, now I've gone from preachin' to meddlin'. Sorry
 
This comment is absolutely in line with any program designer starting a new project. First, go find the folks who will use it and ask THEM what THEY think they need. Ask the boss, of course, but don't expect said boss to be totally in touch at the low level. But you might get some high-level goals out of him/her. The "survey of needs" is fully in line with the mechanic who asks questions first.

I have often used the "I'm not the expert but I think you need to ..." disclaimer.

On the other hand, @Isaac,

The last thing I want people to do is assume, Gee, with 7k posts, he must be some kind of an expert.

All of us with high post counts are some kind of expert. The key is WHICH kind of expert. Because remember, to some people, an expert is a former drip under pressure.
 

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