Ladies: Can You Change A Flat? Mow The Lawn?

[SaraJayne]

Well, since I just finished mowing lawn and I grilled chicken for supper last night, I'd have to answer yes and yes!

I could change a tire if I had to, check all my fluids in the car and put air into my tires. I will also sometimes shovel in the winter, just to give DH a break from it (which is why I mowed today).

I pretty much do everything, other than electrical stuff. DH either does that or we call an electrician.

 

[Kathi OD]

Not only can I do both, I have done both and more than once.

One time I changed my tire with 2 young children (5yo and infant) in tow while a couple of big, burly men watched me. Guess they were entertained by me trying to keep the 5 yo from running into the road while I changed the tire.

 

[Feralpeg]

I've changed many flats. I've put new headlights in a car. I change my own wiper blades. I even put a new muffler on my car once.

Since I never married, I learned to do a lot of things for myself.

I've changed out multiple light fixtures. I gutted and remodeled a bath, including all new fixtures. I finished a bare basement by myself. In the end, it had five rooms. I've done major landscaping. I put up a five foot wooden fence. I painted the outside of my house...etc. I did this all while working full time and raising a child by myself.

I must admit, now that I am 57, I am starting to slow down a bit. I still mow my own yard (which is really not fun when the heat index is over 100 degree). I recently painted my kitchen. I power-washed my sidewalk and drive a couple of months ago.

In short, I do anything that needs to be done unless I am just not strong enough to do so. I feel that I am capable of doing most anything. The only thing I will not do is work with gas lines. Those scare me.

I am woman, hear me ROAR!!!

 

[D&DDisney]

I can change a flat, mow the lawn, and grill with the best of them. I can even change the oil in the car. Thanks to DAD for teaching me these things.

 

[juligrl]

I can change a flat and I swear a lot less while trying to crack the nuts than my husband does.
I also do all the grilling cause I'm the grill queen.
As for mowing, I don't do that. I don't vaccuum either unless a big mess happens but I don't do either of those just because they're both really noisy and DH actually likes to do them. I could do them and have done them if I needed to though.

 

[Avalon_toon]

I can change a tire, mow the lawn, grill a steak, fix a leaky faucet, and even wire an electrical outlet if I have to. He can iron a shirt, roast a turkey (once, oh the stress, lol!), change a diaper, and vacuum the rug. So we're pretty much equal opportunity chore-doers!

 

[olena]

I guess changing a tire, but since I can't drive, so it's never come up. I've never run the edger/weed whacker, but I can't see well enough. I've mowed the lawn plenty.....even on riding mowers. I don't get on the roof, but neither does DH with his balance and mobility issues. I can grill, but I prefer no to, since getting close enough to the meat for me to see is inherently dangerous.

 

[Disney Doll]

I can pretty much do anything...mow the lawn, change a tire, use the grill if I have to (although I do not like to cook in general...on a grill, a stove or anything else!).

I have painted, climbed ladders, helped with hanging new doors...we're big do-it-yourselfers here!

I don't like to weed whack. There's something about plastic string whipping around at 100 MPH near my ankles that makes me nervous.

 

[Handbag Lady]

I can:

Grill

Mow a lawn (I don't have one)

Change a tire

Clean spark plugs

Check and change oil

Repair toilets (sometimes I have to look up something in the intergoogle, but I can fix it)

Fill air in a tire (car or bike)



and I can do my nails.

 

[puffkin]

I am one of the most liberal people I know. That being said, there are certain things I refuse to do. I work FT, do a bulk of the childcare, bill paying, grocery shopping, errand running, cleaning, cooking, etc. I just am NOT going to take anything else on. I am not saying my DH doesn't do anything, I am a bit of a control freak and like to do most of it, but if I start then I am opening up a whole can of worms.....so:

Lawn- I will not use the mower. Don't even know how to turn it on. When DH had his leg injured family members came to cut the grass.

Tire- I changed one tire in my life, luckily I had a cell phone and my brother talked me through it. I have no idea how I did it and probably wouldn't be able to do it again without significant help.

Grill- I will not touch the grill. I don't even know how to turn it on.

Trash- I do not take the trash out. When he was in the hospital I took it out and that was the first time in 7 years of living together.

 

[Saphire]

I am woman, hear me ROAR!!!

I guess so! I am pretty impressed reading all of your replies!

 

[Arielle22]

I do all the grilling and have mowed/weed whacked.

I know how to change tires but haven't in years. The last time I had a flat I was on a busy highway during rush hours with my 2 daughters. Here in MA the breakdown lane is used for normal traffic during rush hour so there was no way I was changing that tire.

Dh loves doing work around the house and I don't so he does the painting and other repairs. He just installed a 4 ft light in the pantry for me.

I tell my daughters that when they are married they should split jobs equally but not necessarily along gender lines.

 

[PaulaSue]

I can't change a flat but I mow the lawn almost everyweek. Dh only does once a great while.

P.S. I married a tire man so I don't have to change a flat.

 

[happygirl]

I can change a tire and mow the grass/

 

[GoldieSaysMeep]

I do all the grilling.

If I had a lawn to mow, I could mow it.

I can't do car repairs.

 

[HunnyPots]

I know how to change a tire but I haven't done it in about 25 years so I would hate to find myself in the situation of needing to do it. I can mow, in fact when we were first married my husband was working full time and going to school and just did not have any free time so I did the yard work. I was still mowing two weeks before my daughter was born in heat of August. But now I have both a husband and an able bodied 18 year old son so I never go near the mower! I can grill as good as anybody. DH and DS prefer to do it though. It's just one of those guy things they like to do.

I have no problem doing home repairs/maintanance. I can rip up carpet, strip wallpaper, hang wallpaper, paint, tile, replace electric outlets/switches, and do minor plumbing repairs

The one thing I defer to my husband on is driving to the airport! It makes me a total nervous wreck and I refuse to do it. Of course, someday I'm sure I'll have to and just get over my fears. Till then, he's doing it!

 

[HeyIt'sMe]

Yes, I can & do help mow the lawn. And I love to use my lawn edger. However, as you'll see from my tag I cannot use a weed whacker!

I've never had to change a tire but I think if I HAD to do I could. I've been shown how to do it but I've never put what I learned into practice.

I can grill too but my DH is better at it since he does it more often.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

The only think I would have trouble with that DH does is dealing with the computers in the house. That is a network mess.

Now, I do not do any of the car repairs, DH does those however I know how to change a tire and could do it if I had to.

As far as mowing, as long as DH is doing it right I have no issue. I do the landscaping, however if I have to dig alot I will ask for help.

Mostly we help each other with stuff. He does dishes, laundry, etc.. We don't see things as "gender jobs".

 

[Plantlady]

I do it all.

A *small* list.. when we were getting our ready to sell...

I ..
Ripped out all of the carpet, painted all of the walls, installed trim throughout the house, replaced the roof on the shed, hung a door, replaced the faucet on the kitchen sink, replaced the inside of the toilet when it broke, installed a new porch light, replaced a broken light switch.... just to get started.

Once, DH got a flat tire.. he didn't call AAA, he called me. I've since shown him how to do it. We've lived in this house for four years. DH has used the mower twice, both times it broke.

When the oil needs changed, I take care of it. When the car breaks down, I communicate with the mechanic.. I doubt he would even recognize DH.

I do all of the landscaping around the house (although, when I wanted a water garden.. DH did dig it for me.).

I'm the one that changes head lights, windshield wipers, ect.

I also built a balcony outside of our bedroom. I can also light a pilot light on our water heater.

It's all me. My dad didn't teach me when I was growing up to do it, unfortunately.. because I was a *gasp* GIRL. But, now.. I call with problems, and he walks me through it. Or, I google it. Mostly, I'm stubborn. No one is going to tell ME I can't do it.

 

[MineMail]

When I was in my 20's, I stopped to help a man in his 50's who had pulled off onto the shoulder with a flat tire. It was a very busy, congested highway and it was dangerous. The poor guy had two leg braces and was using crutch canes, so I pulled over well in front him, walked back, and asked if he needed help. He thanked me and said he'd been waiting for help for about 15 minutes and no one had stopped.

I wasn't there a minute when a carful of young college guys (cute, too!) pulled over and said "It's okay sweetie, we got this covered." They had it changed in nothing flat. I didn't want to be around to see if the guy offered them a reward for their kindness, so when they were almost done, I thanked them all, wished the guy safe travels, got into my car and left.

The college boys were open-mouthed; they must have thought they were helping me!