Never a depressed Man

[QUILT]

This makes me laugh every time I read it 

WHY MEN ARE NEVER DEPRESSED:

Men Are Just Happier People-- What do you expect from such simple
 creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans
 take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be
 President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a
 water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell
 you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to
 another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't
 have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work,
 more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100.
 People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes
 don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. !

Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about
 tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all
 your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of
 thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your
 friend.

Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more
 than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are
 unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays
 its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.
 You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes
 -- one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your
 legs look. You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom
 of choice concerning growing a mustache.

You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25
 minutes.

No wonder men are happier.

[kevinatgrannys]

You only have to shave your face and neck.

Dang, I knew I was forgetting something for the past 15 years...

[The Tavern Wench]

You only have to shave your face and neck.

Dang, I knew I was forgetting something for the past 15 years...

 

[QUILT]

MEN can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.

That is so true!

[knappschiles]

Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.

Actually Hubby has boots all over the place. And he leaves them laying all over the place. I'm constantly tripping over them.

There are a few other things in that post that don't apply to MY guy.

Car mechanics tell you the truth.

Boy oh boy do I know that one. I go to take MY vehicle in somewhere and tell them what it's doing and they look at me like my head is full of marbles or something.

We had a good mechanic neighbor across the street that would work on our tractors and trucks. The engine on my Refer truck blew up and we were going to replace the engine if we could find a "short block" to fit. He gave me the phone numbers of several junk yards to see if I could find something. I gave the engine make (International) and size to the guy on the phone and he argued with me that that wasn't the engine I wanted. He insisted that I  must want a "Jeep" engine, that I must be driving a Jeep. Excuse me, but I know what I drive and it ain't no Jeep. It was a 20,000 lb GVW 12 ft box refer truck. 

Didn't do business with that guy then or ever. And that's the point. When business people treat women badly or ignore them totally, they risk losing the family's business altogether.

I go to trade shows for my vegie farm business. When I need to talk to a rep, I politely wait my turm if they are busy with someone else. But often when I should be next, they will look right past me and start talking with another guy. Or worse, if I'm the only one there they will START to talk with me, but as soon as some guy walks up, they will interupt and go over to the guy. That's when I walk away and they lose my business.

What some of those trade show guys don't realize is that the woman in the family often runs the "plant and greenhouse" part of a vegie farm while the hubby does the "heavy lifting" on the tractors. If they don't deal with the "little woman", who makes the decisions for that stuff, they've alienated the whole family. Often the man isn't even AT the trade show to be able to talk with them

I'm still a bit unusual in that I do most everything as my hubby had an off farm full time job until Aug. and it really bugs me when some of these reps act like I don't even belong there.

The whole point of my rant here is for the men of this board to understand that today women are just as important to your business as the guys, maybe even more so. So don't ignore them and lose business.

Carol

[kevinatgrannys]

Carol, you said a mouth full there!  I grew up here in a farming community and most of the time it is the woman who makes the day to day decisions as well as does the books. 
It just amazes me to hear some of the seed guys and the mechanics ask for the "guy in charge"...   (Pssst...buddy...you just pizzed off the one that is in charge.)...

[Cherry Pits]

I know how you feel Carol. I build computers and have done so for about 10 years. It never ceases to amaze me how arrogant men can be. They act like I haven't got a clue as to what the difference between a CPU and a memory stick are. Most look at me like I'm lying when I tell them I build the flippin' things. Can be a real PITA !

[chiquita]

The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.

Yup, my hubby has the same style since we started dating and that was 18 years ago.
 

Now the shoes thing, ummm he loves them as much as I do, that is why I have a shoe site 

Carol I empathize with your experience, and it just goes to show that although we as women have made some gains we still have work to do.
 

[knappschiles]

Ain't that the truth.

Concidering womans lib started in the late 60's, about 40 years ago, it's amaizing that there still are men out there that just don't "get it".

I'll be going to a trade show next week that at times has had some real troglodites. I'll report back afterwards how it goes this time. It's been a few years since I've been to this show and I think I'm going to get hubby to go along this time. He's never been to any of the vegie shows.

Carol

[chiquita]

Ain't that the truth.

Concidering womans lib started in the late 60's, about 40 years ago, it's amaizing that there still are men out there that just don't "get it".

I'll be going to a trade show next week that at times has had some real troglodites. I'll report back afterwards how it goes this time. It's been a few years since I've been to this show and I think I'm going to get hubby to go along this time. He's never been to any of the vegie shows.

Carol

That would be very rich blogging material
 
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