I know what you mean. Besides having friends all over the world I also learned how to fix my outdoor faucet. I have used the internet for many things. It's so much cooler than a set of Britannicas ;)

Good for you!! I used to love to wander around in Lowe's and Home Depot because a lot of it was simply mysterious! LOL! It's like being in a foreign country. My Dad was never handy, and back in the day, girls didn't get "shop class." I learned a bit from Cliff, but he usually handled all the big repairs. Since he passed, I have done some repairs around the house, including replacing the broken handle on a dishwasher, after watching online videos. It would have cost quite a bit for a professional repair, even more to replace the thing just for a broken handle, so I felt quite proud of myself for that. I miss my old Britannicas (!), but I know some things are easier for me to learn visually via videos.

As far as the other benefits of the internet, I keep in touch with my family in the States, do a heckuva lot of online shopping (I should own Amazon stock!), and of course being here at DS completely changed my life. Cliff was a website designer, so he lived a lot of his life online, and I often think it was his idea for me to search for support online which led me here. I also get a lot of my news online, so I can pick and choose what I am exposed to on any given day. Some days I just don't have the wherewithal to watch tragedy after tragedy on the tv.

Love and Hugs,
Martha

Lol, you ladies had better stay away from "man's world" stuff. Because once you discover that it's a lot easier than doing kids hair you will lose most, if not all, respect you had for us guys in being able to fix stuff :)

Damn the internet - it's letting all our secrets out about how to repair almost anything!

The apocalypse is upon us. The other day someone asked the broadcasters on an NFL game whey there are two sets of yard line markers for games? They did not know and a lady fan called in and said that one is the official set and the other one is there for the players to see during the play if they are on the other side.

You ladies are taking over all our stuff!!!!

Bob

Bob - LMAO! :)

I love the internet. My husband loved his yard. I used it only to walk to my card and back to the house. I have become an expert on container gardening. I used to watch him as he lovingly attended to everything. I have printed out so much information and have 14 containers of plants, I even got info on planting flowers in his work boots. He used to do landscaping after he retired at our church. So his work boots are sitting in his yard. So much information at your fingertips.

@ Reply No. 2 There is also info such as Teach yourself to knit You might like that for a start.....LOL

I beg pardon, the above was supposed to be for Number three Asarvig. - not you dear Martha!

Barb, I am still waiting for your 'how to crochet' videos - that may be my only hope of mastering that! :P

Barbara - I am aware of these evil videos that are out there purporting to show hapless folk like me to learn to do some "non-man" things like cooking and some of the other arts that women master easily yet remain a mystery to me.

It's just cruel - they offer to help, but they only manage to get me to buy equipment that I try once and then try to pawn off to my relatives.

Btw, I have taken up these YouTube videos that show how to fix man-type projects with the "Man Club" to see if we can get the authors of said videos put out of the "Man Club". So far I've not been successful.

Pretty soon there will be no mystique to being in the "Man Club", as the evil internet will reveal all our secrets. Soon the only area that we will have is in the destruction of women's greatest fear - SPIDERS!!!! ( thank God for them at least ).

:)

Bob

Take heart Bob. They did not manage to teach me how to cook either!!
I confess that NOTHING replaces a man who can and will, deal with spiders. I can change a plug but I willingly hand the task to a man, fluttering my eyelids in admiration as he does it. I prefer to flirt than change a plug, so bless 'em all!