Comments on: Confession: I hate appliances.

By: Graham

Graham — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:19:21 +0000

The thing with a hammer is that the size/weight of the hammer doesn’t add as much to your force as the base leverage of the hammer does.

So yeah, a “lady’s size hammer” (also sold for older children) is smaller and lighter. Smaller (thinner, mainly) for smaller hands, and lighter to reduce fatigue when the user has less upper body strength. But just as effective at amplifying force (its primary job).

By: Hammer

Hammer — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:31:52 +0000

Wait, what...Lady's size hammer? Do women need a small hammer? Surely that defies the point of decent sized and well balanced hammer making the job easier? *shakes head at the strange, strange world* Edit: No joke intended regarding my Username. Hammer´s last blog post..Review: Fallout 3: The Pitt

By: Darius Whiteplume

Darius Whiteplume — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:39:16 +0000

There is not enough space on the internet to contain the stream of obscenities I spew when doing anything with a tool.

Don’t have a socket wrench. Well, if you are like me you wouldn’t be able to find it if you did

Darius Whiteplume´s last blog post..It’s Wednesday!

By: J

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:36:11 +0000

Ergh, I have so many of these types of stories. Most of them stem not even from my own incompetence (though there’s lots of that too), but from me being too short and/or weak to do something. Like change out the batteries of a squawking smoke alarm on a 10-foot ceiling (no chair made me tall enough).

By: Reverend Mike

Reverend Mike — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:26:11 +0000

So, I'm editing this short film. On Sunday, I've nearly got the picture locked so I can move onto sound. The director gives me the okay, and I take off for the day knowing I can finish it tomorrow. The co-producers (bane of my existence) give me a ring asking to see the new cut, I reluctantly go to show them, only to discover that all of my media files have disappeared (nothing to see here, folks). I spent all of Monday morning logging, capturing, syncing and cutting all the footage back together as I had it, a process that took something like 8 hours to perform (not counting the first 3 hours when I logged and captured all my footage, only for the server I was saving them on to start denying me access to them). The director didn't even know we'd lost anything. That's not really a story of electric incompetence, but it's certainly mechanically frustrating (insert "yo momma" joke here). Reverend Mike´s last blog post..on kate beaton

By: iamimpossible

iamimpossible — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:18:31 +0000

Both my sister, and ladyfriend have the same (I think) pink target toolkit you're explaining. Each time I end up having to use the tiny pink screwdriver in my massive rancor hands, I cry massive rancor tears as I listen to their tiny girl laughter. iamimpossible´s last blog post..I’m lying to me.

By: e

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:17:28 +0000

You will be happy to know that I now have a functioning washer and dryer, thanks to a helpful person who will work for Vietnamese food.

By: LokyCat

LokyCat — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:26:35 +0000

“The clamp is a circle with horns. I am confused.”
OMG…LMAO!!!

I ones tried to install Windows 3.0 in to a MAC.

Sorry but thats the best story I had.:P

By: greengrunt

greengrunt — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:11:08 +0000

That is really, really rough lass! I once drove a jet ski into the side of aircraft carrier… And both were dry-docked!

Not really… I was just trying to make you feel better.

But I am mechanically impaired.