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Post by bjd on May 8, 2020 16:41:01 GMT
Do little old ladies still have blue rinses? That sounds like something out of the 1950s,or maybe the 1960s. I haven't seen an old lady with blue hair for decades, although I don't know whether it was ever popular in France.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 8, 2020 17:40:06 GMT
I informed a friend from 50 years ago that I was in contact with another friend from 50 years ago, and it totally set her off. Women!
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Post by bixaorellana on May 8, 2020 20:57:19 GMT
I read somewhere that ones perception of color can dim with aging & the classic blue rinse was meant to cover up any yellowing of white hair. Apparently lots of blue rinse ladies don't know it's blue and think they have sparkling white hair.
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Post by questa on May 9, 2020 2:11:16 GMT
My work organisation used to have annual seminars attended by all the nurses. The older, senior women sat together along the front...all spruced up, new clothes and hair-do's. The hair colours ranged from pink through to mauves and blues. We called that group "The Hydrangea Heads".
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Post by Kimby on May 9, 2020 3:10:45 GMT
Questa I wish I could see a picture of that!
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Post by tod2 on May 9, 2020 12:14:12 GMT
A very apt name for those ladies Questa! I have several bushes of hydrangeas around the garden and they do range from blue to pink.
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Post by whatagain on May 10, 2020 11:05:33 GMT
I always feel like a superman when i fix something broken.
So far i fixed " - the big door to the garden (ok i got help, nevertheless...) - the lamp outside that didnt automatically switch on anymore - the pump of the swimming pool - the swinging device for Marie. Had to replace à big pôle - the blade of the grassmower - a toaster - another door - had to replace some planks. - some pôles that help newly planted trèes to stay erect.
Working on my mind but cannot find spare parts anymore
Waw.
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Post by casimira on May 10, 2020 12:46:26 GMT
Well done Whatagain!!! Good man!
I could use you around here.
My husband isn't much of a "handyman", but, at least he admits it. And, he makes up for it in many, many ways.
(The aging process also is a factor. Many things I could rely on him to do, he physically just can't do. Arthritis, neuropathy and other things. Sometimes, I have to stop him because I know that it will be painful for him and pay for it later).
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Post by questa on May 10, 2020 13:09:16 GMT
Doesn't it give you a real feeling of achievement, Whatagain, when you fix something that was not functioning. I get a buzz of independence knowing that I don't need to call in a tradesperson who will probably mess it up and charge me top rates because he thinks I don't know anything about the job. I call that the "Little Woman Fallacy".
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 10, 2020 13:12:15 GMT
My husband is like you Watagain. Loves fixing stuff and always likes to have a project either on the go or in the planning stages.
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Post by onlyMark on May 10, 2020 14:59:03 GMT
A true sign of if someone has a liking for repairing/making things is if they buy anything or see anything that is adjustable, at some stage it will be adjusted, even if it works perfectly how it is. Probably the origin of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
I am guilty of this all the time.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 10, 2020 15:06:39 GMT
Both my biological father and my stepfather knew how to do everything and were incapable of sitting around doing nothing. Unfortunately none of it rubbed off on me, a bit more on my brother. But I am pleased to still have all sorts of bits of furniture made by my stepfather. However, he did a lot of wiring in my flat too, using rules which were a bit too relaxed. Although I have never had the slightest problem, one of my next projects will be to pay an authentic electrician to redo a lot of it.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 10, 2020 15:10:00 GMT
if they buy anything or see anything that is adjustable, at some stage it will be adjusted, even if it works perfectly how it is. Probably the origin of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". My parents bought a electric clipper for the dog but somehow jammed it. My stepfather tried to fix it but failed, so they sent it back to the manufacturer since it was still under guarantee. It was returned in perfect condition with a note in the box saying "do not try to fix it yourself again!"
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Post by tod2 on May 11, 2020 12:25:46 GMT
I too am so very lucky to have a husband who can fix almost anything. He has always taken an interest in "tinkering" - if that covers a multitude of options. As a matter of fact he astounded me in 1970 when we married, by not only making us a kingsize bed (in those days almost unheard of) but making the two side cabinets and headboard as well. Would it surprise you then to know, I won't part with my bed….only the base and mattress have changed several times during our 50 years of marriage. We still use the headboard and side tables as the design was way ahead of it's time and still looks "groovy" today!
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Post by Kimby on May 11, 2020 12:55:23 GMT
I also am blessed with a handy husband. Though trained as a doctor, he has taught himself how to do most everything handyman-wise.
It’s a mixed blessing though, as I am often pressed into service as his assistant, and I find his projects both arduous and stressful. Some of our “best” arguments revolve around his “projects.”
The end results are usually impressive however. And the money-savings really appeals to his German frugality.
I tend to feel that we as a society have an obligation to hire people to do things so they can make a living. But no one cares about your house as much as you do, and time is money. So a hired job is often not up to our exacting standards.
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Post by questa on May 11, 2020 13:06:58 GMT
if they buy anything or see anything that is adjustable, at some stage it will be adjusted, even if it works perfectly how it is. Probably the origin of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Not too mention the corollary to that Law. "Wadaya think would happen if we tweaked it a bit?"
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Post by onlyMark on May 11, 2020 13:09:24 GMT
I made a rod for my own back several years ago when Mrs M was hand sewing a few things like a sunbed mattress cover. I unthinkingly dropped the comment that we ought to buy a sewing machine if there's a lot more to do because then I can do them on that. She turned and gave me that look of, why the f.... didn't you say you knew how to use one? It means that I now make the furniture, and all the soft furnishings - plus, I'm sure, most of it we don't need but they are just an idea she came up with. I'd be happy with two cushions, now I seem to have to make three or four million.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 11, 2020 13:27:05 GMT
You are a house husband. This is your job. Suck it up.
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Post by onlyMark on May 11, 2020 15:03:52 GMT
I think learning crocheting and embroidery are next on the agenda.
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Post by whatagain on May 11, 2020 16:02:38 GMT
My biggest issue is that my father in law was doing things amazingly well. So whenever i do something, and i am very proud of it, my wife is seeing what i didnt do right. But she is starting to loser her expectorations.
Nevertheless ding something of your own is always 10 times better than having it done for you Imo.
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Post by bjd on May 11, 2020 16:21:22 GMT
My husband also thinks one does things better for oneself than hiring someone, except for plumbing which he hates doing.
Once I went to buy tiles for him to lay on a floor. The salesman asked how many square metres I needed and how big the floor was. He thought I should buy about 3 extra square metres, but I said, "It's my husband who is going to lay them". "Oh, in that case, you just need a few extra tiles."
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Post by questa on May 12, 2020 5:59:28 GMT
When it all boils down, the only advantage in being a bloke doing house maintenance is you are taller, can reach further and carry heavier loads. That's why they invented ladders, grasping poles and wheelbarrows. How to do 'it' is uni-sex.
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Post by bjd on May 12, 2020 6:21:20 GMT
I know quite a few women who are handy around the house. One couple I know, she did everything (installed a new kitchen, laid tiles in the basement, generally everything that had to be done), he trimmed the hedge twice a year. It's true she didn't have a paid job and he did, but I think she would have done the bulk of the work around the house even if she had.
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Post by Kimby on May 12, 2020 12:38:06 GMT
My sister is one of those handi-women. She has all the tools and isn’t afraid to use them!
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Post by kerouac2 on May 12, 2020 13:19:42 GMT
I have all the tools but I am afraid to use them. When workers have to come and do something at my place, they often have to borrow my tools because I have better ones.
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Post by whatagain on May 13, 2020 9:41:48 GMT
My wife is extremely handy but usually does nice things whilst i specialise in demolishing, digging and sometimes planting.
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Post by htmb on May 13, 2020 15:20:22 GMT
Well, I finally did it. I cut my own hair. I’ve debated it for weeks and today, after thinking through the whole hair salon, confined space thing, I got my sharpest scissors and hacked a good inch and a half off the ends. It’s long, so it was difficult to get everything even in the back, but I think I did a fairly decent job of it.
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Post by tod2 on May 13, 2020 15:29:40 GMT
You've given me the courage to hand my husband a pair if scissors! I just want the back cut short. I'll deal with my fringe.
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Post by htmb on May 13, 2020 20:57:33 GMT
Good luck, tod!
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Post by Kimby on May 13, 2020 22:28:15 GMT
You've given me the courage to hand my husband a pair if scissors! I just want the back cut short. I'll deal with my fringe. Do it naked, if you don’t want holes cut in the back of your shirt! (Don’t let him cut anything in front if you have long hair, however!)
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