All Hail the Mighty Fix-It Man (Page 1 of 2)

I'm up to my neck in paint and wallpaper. I can play six guitars, a trombone and balance a piano on my head all at the same time but can I paint a straight line.......OH NO!

Stuff the house, let Santa sort it when he comes.

It's a brave man that will go in the kitchen cupboards let alone clean them!

Have you seen the stuff they keep in there.

Listen to a wise old man, DON'T DO IT!!, you'll be on the streets when she gets back.

This is not a joke, it is deadly serious, it's ruddy cold out there.

As most of you know I live, with my cat, in a caravan and she is not bothered what the place looks like so you can imagine what sort of state it gets into. For reasons that are not relevant here I have had to keep the place clean and tidy recently and I have discovered that I absolutely hate housework.

Ken you must be a martyr.

Roger

Sounds to me  like a new 'kitty cat' might be droppin' by?!?!  ;>}

Meow,
SouthPaw41L

this post has really turned out to bring tear to my eyes. Tears of laughter!!

Roger I am no martyr
and james and everyone else the kitchen shoul be a man's place.
We can ( or I can) cook better than my wife and probably every other female that does not get paid for cooking

c'mon women tell me I am wong..... ( eh no dont )

I love my kitchen. upto about a year ago I done the majority of cooking for my family, now it is about half. My wife can do a realy ood.......eh......erm..... well she can do some things and I will eat them and love them but I am more creative. Anyway, for cleaning I do believe a woman will clean more than the men in general but when a guy does it he does a more thourogh job. Maybe because males in general are not used to it and we think we have to get into every wee corner of the house???? I believe this should be done all te time (( take note women_ 

OK, I have had a bottle of wine and I thin kit is now time to shut up

Ken

good reply badeye,
but tell yer wife to step aside and get in that kitchen and cook a dinner, anything you know you can cook, and you will enjoy it, so much you will want to do more.Let her do the washing up!.

or just carry on what yer doing if it works for you

cheers
Ken

sorry james and badeye but i do not see a short order chef as being a good home cooker/chef.

All these orders in cafes, roadside stops, maac D's etc just not the same as getting the herbs/spices and getting mash potaotes to perfection and knowing when to take the T bone steaks of the heat or how long to boil a haggis until it is perfect,lol

home cooking will always be superior to any cafe or even most hotels with top chefs in them.

if you two want to stop by I will do you a 4 course meal that you will think you would only get in a high class restaraunt yet there is nothing high calss about it, just delicious well cooked food.

I just realised, I never thought I was big headed about anything........ Now I have to rethink

I love my cooking

Ken

Well this thread has gone all the way around.... but just to keep Ken laughing (while in a mood to).

  A short story.... about 35 years ago when my wife and I were just getting aquainted, I made the mistake of cooking her dinner one evening.  Having been a pretty good cook since about my eighth birthday, I put together a little mix of Persian and Greek cuisine which was common fare in the region of the world I grew up in.  It was nothing special to me, but intimidated her to the point that she was so concerned that her cookery would wind up as dog food that it almost gave her a nervous breakdown.

  Now I need to clarify that she cannot burn water... but has tried on more than one occasion, and is a passable cook.  At that point we made a pact that as long as I did the cooking, she would clean up after.  I'm still keeping up my part of the bargain, but she has been bit slack on her end of the agreement.  I do more of the cleaning at least in the kitchen, because I would like to think that if one was to eat something that I had prepared, it would be somewhat better than a bullet to the brain.

  Men belong in the kitchen at least part of the time because we are not afraid to toss things together in surprising new ways, and
if it is less than spectacular.... no one thinks less of you for the attempt.

Take Care and keep Cookin'
Doug

I with upyerkilt on cooking with fresh herbs/spices. I'll have to add fresh veggies to the list as well. There's just no substitute for these aforementioned items in a well cooked meal.

   When my wife and I first met, everything she cooked was straight out of the box, and mostly all yellow(or one color). I turned her on to some quality cooking shows and being the fast learner that she is, she now cooks almost as good as me. (haha) Just kidding, she's the main chef, I'm her assistant now.
    I approach cooking similarly to the way I approach music(performing). Fresh herbs/spices/vegetables(= quality instruments), decent quality meats with proper seasoning(= amps and effects), watched lots of cooking shows to enhance kitchen skills(=practicing guitar, piano, percussion, harmonica, and voice). Add all of these elements together and more times than not ,the food on the plate is a sucess with the entire family!

Badeye, I used your 'short order' joke at my gig last night. Some smarty pants replied, 'they'd uh let you cook on your knees!?' I guess the local loony ben had a field trip last night!?!?...............haha

Peace and Guitars and Garlic and Basil and Red Onions and Eggplant,
SouthPaw41L

Hi Pat,
That is a very ambitious addition to your house . . . congrats on getting the kitchen and dining room finished!  I have lived in houses I was renovating and I know how stressful it can be - the joy of building tends to get overwhelmed by the reality of just how much there is to do.

I have been cleaning today.  Sweeping, scrubbing, scraping, scouring and such.  Stuff is looking better . . . our guests might actually be fooled into thinking we are not slobs.  Our home is not filthy - it's just lived in and real.  This song I wrote a while back sort of sums it up:
http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4703

Anyway - to all our chefs, Gentlemen I salute you!  I have neither the patience or skill to prepare delicious meals.  However, I am always appreciative of meals that anybody else has prepared . . . I will gladly do the scullery work but my cooking skills are minimal.

OK - back to cleaning . . .

Wearing meat scented cologne should make someone very popular with the family dog.
My wife loves me today because I was able to repair the roof on our houseboat. I plan to milk that gratitude for all it's worth.
I have a few items I can cook well-usually on the grill.
The family calls me "Grillzilla".

YIKES.   I think my wife may have read this thread, cause tonite we are having a X-mas tree
decorating kitchen jam party and she put me in charge of the food. The Crash Helmut Jug Band will be here with all their ladies and a few more musicians in our big kitchen. I'm going with finger food, Cracked pepper and sea salt chicken wings, sweet and sour meatballs, veggie tray, baggette bread stick. that should do the trick. . maybee tequila shots. hee hee.

  Badeye