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    25 skills a man every man should know

    From Popular Mechanics
    http://www.popularmechanics.com/blog...s/4221635.html

    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
    Life is a grindstone . Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up , depends on what we are made of .

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    Re: 25 skills a man every man should know

    I guess 20 out of 25 isn't bad
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    Re: 25 skills a man every man should know

    Is it sad that I know how to do all but one of those [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]
    I make Machiavelli look like a weenie.

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    Re: 25 skills a man every man should know

    I am around that range too man
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    Re: 25 skills a man every man should know

    Must be old, because I can do all of them but bleed brakes.
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    Re: 25 skills a man every man should know

    If I were a little more computer literate, I'd be rolling
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    Re: 25 skills a man every man should know

    They left out the #1 essential for the single man....COOK!!
    ...And if you ain't down with that, I got 2 words for ya....

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    Re: 25 skills a man every man should know

    I know about 19 of those.
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