Thread 2930174 - /diy/ [Archived: 364 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/10/2025, 3:06:43 AM No.2930174
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FACT: Young women aren't impressed by your handyman skills.
Only old prunes (27+) think a handy guy is hot.
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 3:14:45 AM No.2930180
That's not true. I am 33 and recently dated a 20-year-old woman. She was greatly impressed by my handyman skills. Her fashion sense was very similar to the girl in your photo.
She didn't think it was "hot" but she regularly commented how she thought it was "so cool" that I knew how to use power tools and build things. It was really rather cute.
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 3:54:21 AM No.2930189
>>2930174 (OP)
FACT: I dont give a fuck
FACT: OP is a faggot
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 4:21:51 AM No.2930194
>>2930180
She's fat
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 4:33:59 AM No.2930196
>>2930194
Met Jawns who looked like OPs Picrel and they then looked like Squidward in the Patty Vault.
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 5:03:01 AM No.2930204
>>2930196
Are you having a stroke?
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 5:41:16 AM No.2930208
>>2930174 (OP)
>Only old prunes (27+) think a handy guy is hot.
so women 14 years younger than me? sounds good bro.
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 5:55:05 AM No.2930214
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>>2930174 (OP)
>aged 15 to 26
>handyman skills
You neglected a crucial piece. Zoomer males are utterly hopeless.
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 5:55:49 AM No.2930215
>>2930194
She is not fat and I love her dearly
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 5:56:15 AM No.2930216
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>>2930174 (OP)
>aged 15 to 26
>handyman skills
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 6:02:13 AM No.2930218
>>2930174 (OP)
26 year old coworker today found out I like woodworking and asked me to make her something
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 7:14:05 AM No.2930235
>>2930174 (OP)

spoken like a true handylet, you cant even change your oil can you?
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 4:21:58 PM No.2930311
true, the only women impressed by my autodidact tism is my mom. Same goes for most of my buddies
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 4:41:57 PM No.2930313
why are u trying to impress. beat her in the back of the head
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 5:23:06 PM No.2930321
It's not just random girls who are impressed, generally most young friend groups are full of kids who don't know how to do maintenance on anything, so having a friend who can fix leaking toilet tanks and remind them to change their HVAC filters and give car advice or whip up some trash out of scrap wood for an event is highly valued. Currently remodeling a house I own and rent to friends and they often want to be involved in the process because they know nothing about DIY anything but want to learn what I'm doing. I've taught a stripper how HVAC works and she can diagnose basic stuff with the flame sensor and reading error codes and how the ignition cycle works now, a tranny how to do electrical junctions, and I can't count the people who I've taught how to change their tires and oil. People didn't get taught this stuff because their parents didn't know or didn't pass it on and it simply never occurred to them. We'll be running through Woodworking With Trash 101 this weekend because one of the girls wants a stage built for a party next month. I've got a torn rotator cuff so they'll be doing the actual work while I direct it, which is nice because as they learn by doing they can help with other projects in the future. Writing off everyone as incompetent while you solo all the labor only leads to physical and emotional exhaustion, teaching them when they're sufficiently motivated makes everyone's lives better.

>>2930215
Happy for you anon.
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 7:12:34 PM No.2930342
>>2930174 (OP)
I don't
>weld
>machine
>woodwork
>wire
>do mechanic stuff
For THOTS. I do it for ME.

My wife finds my self reliance admirable though, so I don't care what some jailbait with a body count higher than her IQ wants.
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 10:28:45 PM No.2930384
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>>2930218
>be me
>awkward sperg hillbilly ogre looking plowboy
>never get any positive attention from split tails in hs
>go off to college in the big city
>freshman chem lab get partnered with smokeshow redhead on the soccer team
>somehow overcome angst and get pretty chatty with her over several weeks
>midterm week she casually suggests we should study
>nah im good
>her well i also have a rattle in my car id like you to look at. ill come by and pick you up at like 5 and we can go get some food too
>think this stupid bitch just wants free tutoring and mechanic work and im not going to be played like a sap
>you should take your car to a repair shop i dont think i should be working on it
>but anon im sure its an easy fix and then id owe you big time. giggle
>nah im good
>and then for no reason at all she was super cold and aloof for the rest of the term
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 10:58:54 PM No.2930390
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>>2930384
>be me
>a little later that year in college
>pretty tall burnette starts sitting next to me in class unsolicited
>glare and do my best to ignore her
>keeps attempting to start conversations
>eventually play along and find out shes in the rodeo team
>hey anon i got a new living quarters horse trailer over xmas and want some help with it
>i need a driving lesson on how to back it up. will you show me
>think to myself why the fuck do you have a rig you cant drive?
>her ill come by and pick you up later and we can go get some food 1st
>me totally oblivious to this trend
>reluctantly agree
>she rolls up in a brand new king ranch dually and immediately jumps out and says i should drive
>its a fucking zf6
>wtf how can you drive stick but not back up a trailer?
>we go get viddles and she tells me all about her familys 20k acre alfalfa and cattle operation then pays the tab without mentioning
>think damn this chick is pretty cool
>drive over to the arena where her trailer is parked
>hey anon i need you to help me put a shelf up in the bedroom of it
>ok whatever
>like 5 min job with 4 screws
>spergbrain immediately kicks back on and thinks god this grils retarded
>hey while youre here i think the bed has a screw loose. it squeaks when you get on it
>she takes her boots off and crawls on the bed
>i dont hear any squeak
>umm you need jump up on here also to make it happen
>get on bed. still oblivious
>umm itll squeak if we take our pants off so we can move around better
>nah im good
>its getting late you better take me home
>its 8:30
>and then for no reason at all she was super cold and aloof for the rest of the term
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 11:36:21 PM No.2930399
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>>2930390
>be me
>most of a decade later
>work for college full time as faculty research support
>new lebanese post doc lady joins
>starts coming by my shop several times a day just to chat
>figure shes just wasting time trying to burn 30 years like everybody else there
>get pretty friendly and shes always sharing really personal details about her life and family
>think this chicks an idiot for telling this shit to a stranger
>always invites me to small gatherings on the weekends
>why the fuck would i want to see someone from work on my day off?
>she comes in friday afternoon as usual
>anon i need you to help my fix my shower at home tonight
>ill come pick you up at the end of the day and we can go get some food 1st
>still oblivious
>she suggests some kinda fancy place downtown
>nah im good
>lets just get fast food so i can hurry up and get this done and go home
>ignores my protest and goes to the fancy place anyways
>she drinks like 4 glasses of wine
>im thinking what bullshit this is and im tired from working and want to go home
>check comes and she pays it eagerly
>anon i had too much wine can you drive me home
>fucking great now im going to be marooned at her house with my car at work
(1/2)
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 11:37:57 PM No.2930400
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>>2930399
cont(2/2)
>its just a flex hose head that screws on with a hand nut coupling
>shes non stop complementing me while i hook it up
>im just thinking how dumb do you have to be to not be able to install something this simple?
>ok it on. take me back to my car now
>waaaaaaiiiitt we have to try it out 1st
>i turn the faucet on
>yep works good
>shes already 1/2 undressed
>oh shit ill give you some privacy
>roadrunner sprint out of the bathroom and close the door
>anon please come in here i think it needs adjusting
>nah im good
>go sit in the living room on the couch and play on my phone for 45 minutes while she keeps yelling for me to join her
>wtf who wants to bathe with another person in there?
>finally comes out dressed and looking pissed
>think why is she mad i put the goddamn shower head on
>takes me back to my car without saying anything
>and then for no reason at all she was super cold and aloof for the rest of her time working there
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 11:51:50 PM No.2930403
>>2930174 (OP)
completely wrong.
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 11:53:12 PM No.2930404
>>2930216
this is either stage, or the guy was absurdly sheltered as a kid to not have seen how to open a can.
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Anonymous
7/10/2025, 11:54:15 PM No.2930405
>>2930174 (OP)
Imagine caring about others opinions.
KEK
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 11:55:06 PM No.2930406
>>2930321
most people are astounded to learn they have to check the water level in their cars battery and that you have to use distilled water to top it off.

if your battery has removable plugs it needs water checked every 2 months.
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 11:56:30 PM No.2930407
>>2930384
are you gay? sorry I meant to say you are gay.
Anonymous
7/10/2025, 11:57:47 PM No.2930408
>>2930390
you were in brokeback mountain weren't you?
Anonymous
7/11/2025, 12:09:40 AM No.2930412
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>>2930404
Lawful third option, he's from an old school household.