Practical survival skills should be fifty percent of what we study in school! Praktični opstanak vještine treba da bude pedeset posto onoga što smo studija u školi! Languishing twelve to sixteen years in the bowels of our education system should not leave American citizens unprepared to cope with perpetually running toilets. Vene dvanaest-šesnaestgodina u srce naše sustav obrazovanja ne bi trebalo ostaviti američki državljani nespremne za borbu s neprestano prikazuju WC. A burned out taillight should not knock our world off its axis. A izgorjelo je dugo svjetlo ne bi trebalo našu krivih svijetu izvan svoje osi. This chasm of neglected wisdom is not simply filled with the obvious auto and home maintenance issues. Taj jaz je zanemario mudrost nije jednostavno pun očite auto kuće i održavanje pitanjima. All the little stupidities reflect on our society. Svi mali stupidities odražavaju na naše društvo.

Years ago, I was sitting in an I-5 traffic jam with my sister, August. Godine, sam je sjedio u sam-5 gužva sa sestrom, kolovozu. Innocently I remarket, “I hate trying to tune in that radio station while I’m driving.” Without provocation August reached down and yanked the unsuspecting radio button straight out of its place. Innocently sam remarket, "Mrzim pokušava namjestiti da radio stanica dok sam vožnju." Bez provokacija Kolovoz postignut dolje i yanked je bezazlen gumb ravno iz svoje mjesto. Metallic skeletal parts were revealed. Metallic skeletni dijelovi su objavi. Grey whales migrating off the coast heard my gasp. Sivi kitovi migraciju na isključiti obali čuo moj izdisaj. Then, get this; she shoved the hapless button back in – all the way! Zatim, tu, ona je nesretan shoved gumb nazad u - sve na putu! Even if the traffic had been moving, I was in no condition to drive. Čak i ako je promet bio sele, bio sam u stanju ni voziti.

This blatant assault on my automotive electronics was uncalled for. To kreštav napad na moj auto elektronika je nepoželjan. Worse was learning at age 28, I was the only person in America uninformed as to how radios were set. Loše je učenje u dobi 28, bio sam jedina osoba u Americi neupućen kao radio kako su postavljeni. My thoughts, if you can call them that, seem silly now. Moje misli, ako možete ih poziva da izgledaju sad blesav. I believed pushing the buttons placed the dial in the vicinity of various stations. Sam vjerovao da pritom gumbe stavio brojčanik u blizini raznim postajama. Only lucky drivers and folks who listened to Christian music had buttons that coincidently landed on the exact preferred position. Samo sretni vozači i ljudi koji su slušali kršćanske glazbe koji su gumbi coincidently zemljišta na točno željenoj poziciji. This knowledge graced me just before digital. To znanje graced mi samo pred digitalni. Lord, how I hate tuning in digital. Gospodine, kako ja mrzim tuning u digitalni.

All society has an obligation to pick up where floundering education systems go astray. Svi društvo ima obvezu podići gdje floundering sustavima izobrazbe otići u stranu. Teach children the little things. Nauči djecu i sitnice. Change vacuum belts as a family. Promijeni vakuum pojaseva kao obitelj. Award prizes to offspring who can find the level of power steering fluid and above all else, instill in them the skill to read a ballot. Nagrade Nagrada za potomstvo, koji možete pronaći na razini vlasti upravljača tekućina i iznad svega, uliti u njima vještine za pročitati glasovanjem.

In keeping with a heartfelt desire to better Planet Earth, I’d like to pass along ten things nobody ever told me about lawn mowing, the country way. U skladu sa srca željom da bolje planetu Zemlji, Htio bih proći uz deset stvari nitko ikada mi je rekao o košenje na travi, na zemlji način. When I moved to the hinterland I was naive to the tribulations of rural landscaping. Kad sam se preselila u zaleđu sam bila naivna u nevoljama krajobraznog ruralnih. My massive country lawn looked innocent enough. Moj masivni zemlje travnjak pogledala nevinu dovoljno. Then the escrow closed. Tada deponovan zatvorena. The following was learned via trial and error - mostly error. Slijedeće je probi i saznao preko pogreška - najčešće pogreške.

One: Always carry wire cutters when mowing – While the majority of rusty old wire shot through your leg can be extracted with a few good tugs, a surprisingly large proportion entwine around ankle bones in a manner no physician or physicist can explain. Jedan: Uvijek nosim žica rezalica kada košenje - Iako je većina zapušten stari žica pucao kroz vaše nogu mogu biti preuzete s nekoliko dobrih tugs je iznenađujuće velik udio plesti oko gležanj kosti na način liječnikom ili ne može fizičar objasni. With a handy set of wire cutters excess can be trimmed. Uz bežični set žica rezalica višak može biti dotjeran. Overage tends to snag on the gas pedal when diving to the Emergency Room. Prestar sklon kvrga na gas pedala prilikom ronjenja na ljutnje.

Two: Recycle –Be sure to have the hospital staff return wires once they rinse your Achilles Tendon away. Dva: Recycle-Budite sigurni da je bolničko osoblje povratak žice kad ispiranje vaš Ahil žila daleko. You can reuse it (the wire or the tendon) for fencing projects. Možete ga ponovno (trenutak ili tetiva) za mačevanje projekata. No doubt this convenience was the reasoning behind 130 years of country landowners discarding litter in what otherwise would appear to be a careless manner. Nema sumnje ovu pogodnost je bio rezon iza 130 godina zemlje odlaganje landowners nosiljka u ono što inače bi se pojaviti biti bezbrižan način.

Three: Remember the Choke - When the mower keeps coughing and sputtering to a stop, or any other time you want to choke the dam thing, push this lever. Tri: Sjetite se gušiti - Kada je kosac čuva kašlja i rasprašenje za zaustavljanje, ili bilo koji drugi put želite gušiti brane stvar, gurnuti ovu poluga. It does nothing. To čini ništa. To get the sadistic contraption running you’ll need gasoline. Kako bi se sadistički izum pokrenut ćete trebati benzin.

Four: Beware Safety Features – Modern mowers posses a handle lever that shuts mowers down every time the operator looks to the left. Četiri: Čuvajte sigurnosne značajke - Moderna Kosilice posjeduje drškom poluga da shuts Kosilice dolje svaki put kad operatora izgleda u lijevo. This quadruples the number of pull starts needed. To quadruples broj povući počinje potrebi. The American Academia of Carpal Tunnel Physicians sponsors safety levers. Američka akademije za karpalni Tunel liječnici sponzori sigurnost poluge. Mowers also come with what is called a Plastic Do-Hickie. Kosilice također dolazi s tim što se naziva Plastični radinost Hickie. A Do-Hickie’s only function is to display a sticker reminding people not to shove their hands or feet inside a running lawn mower. A Da-Hickie jedina funkcija za prikaz naljepnica podsjećajući ljude da ne gurati svoje ruke ili noge unutar prikazivati livadi kosac. Gardeners only do this to remove grass clogs. Gardeners samo to da uklonite travu klompe. Ironically Do-Hickies cause 99.96% of grass clogs. Da li ironično-Hickies uzrok 99.96% trave klompe.

Five: Stay Hydrated – In the country, heat stoke is as much a right of spring passage as bat guano in the kitchen pantry. Pet: Ostani Hydrated - u zemlji, topline ložiti koliko je pravo proljeće prolaz kao šišmiš đubrivo u kuhinji ostava. The ecstasy of eighty-degree temps after nine months of winter collides head on with an obsessive desire to get every last flippin’ grass blade perfectly level. U ekstazi od osamdeset stupnjeva vremena nakon devet mjeseci zime collides na glavu s obuzet željom da se svaki zadnji flippin 'trave vlat savršeno razini. Before golf course precision is ever achieved, ‘Type A’ mowers will be face down on the carpet. Prije golf preciznost je ikada postignut, Tip A 'Kosilice će biti licem dolje na tepih. With ice packs strategically perched on major arterial lines, you’ll wonder, “Could the shag rug be trimmed just a tad more evenly?” Oblozi s ledom strateški smještenim na glavni arterijska linija ćete čudo, "mogla je biti obrubljen pliš deka samo TAD više ravnomjerno?"

Six: Budget – Country folks can purchase their fashionable shit-beat trucks for less than a thousand dollars. Šest: Proračun - Zemlja roditelji mogu kupiti njihove moderne sranje-tuku kamioni za manje od tisuću dolara. This elevates you to the social status of a Ferrari driver in the city. To elevates vas na socijalni status, a Ferrari vozač u gradu. However your lawn mower will cost you three times as much. Međutim vaše livadi kosac vas košta tri puta toliko. Tractor mowers are a must out here. Kosilice Traktorske se mora ovdje. The lawns are too massive. U lawns su previše masivan. Mowing with a push mower during spring would keep property owners circling 24/7. Košenje s push kosac tijekom proljeća će zadržati vlasništvo vlasnika kruže 24 / 7. Only idiots and starving authors use push mowers. Samo idiots i gladan autori koristiti Pritisni Kosilice.

Seven: Remember General Maintenance - A Clanking serenade resulting from the first start up of the morning is not unusual. Sedam: Zapamti Osnovne Održavanje - A Clanking serenada proizlazi iz prvog pokretanja se u jutro nije neobična. What happened is this: Overnight grass built up underneath your mower. Što se dogodilo se ovo: Overnight trava izgraditi ispod vaše kosac. Then, flakes have dried to the point where you could use tin snips to cut it into a disk and burn yourself a springtime fresh CD (Green Day?). Potom dimu pahuljice su do mjesta gdje možete koristiti kositra škare za rez ga u disk i spali si proljeće svježe CD-a (Green Day?). To remove the offending mass grab an ice pick and go after the dehydrated flakes like Sharon Stone during mating season. Za uklanjanje zahvaćenih masa zgrabiti jedan led pokupiti i otići nakon dehidriran pahuljice poput Sharon Stone parenje tijekom sezone.

Eight: Electric Mowers: Don’t - Even if you could lug 300 yards of cord, it’sa spectacularly bad idea. Osam: Električni Kosilice: Ne - Čak i ako bi mogla vući 300 metara od kabel, it'sa spectacularly loša ideja. When several dogs and a milk goat play ‘chase’ under the extension, all hell, and the cord, will break loose. Nakon nekoliko pasa i kozje mlijeko igrati 'hajka' pod produljenje, Podzemlju sve, i kabel, će oteti. Hopefully this will occur prior to overloading the freaky little round country fuses and setting your ancient electrical box ablaze. Nadamo se ovo dogodi prije preopterećenja je malo freaky krugu zemlje osigurača i postavljanje vašeg drevne električne okvir u plamenu. In a town like mine where there’s an all-volunteer Fire Department, the carnage could be unspeakable. U gradu kao minski tamo gdje je sve-volonter Vatrogasci, u pokolj mogao biti vrlo loš.

“Hey, Howard, I see that city gal’s home is ablaze over there. "Hej, Howard, vidim da je grad sekretarica dom je tamo u plamenu. Got any marshmallows?” Imaš bilo koji marshmallows? "

“Sure Pap. "Naravno Pap. Ya know I told her she should not buy that Rowski house just a few years after she did.” Prijavi znam Rekao sam joj ona ne bi trebala kupiti da Rowski kuće samo nekoliko godina nakon što ona učini. "

The only saving grace is with all the unsoldered plumbing in this oasis of handyman dropouts, the houses themselves won’t burn below the second floor. Jedini spremanja milost je sa svim unsoldered vodovod u ovoj oazi majstor dropouts, kuće su se neće spaliti ispod drugom katu.

Nine: Use the Section Technique – The theory here is you divide your lawn into a section for each member of the household. Devet: Koristite Odjeljak tehnike - Teorija evo vam podijele Vaš odjeljak u tratina za svakog člana kućanstva. Everyone contributes. Svatko pridonosi. Nobody gets overwhelmed by the workload. Nitko ne dobije osvaja od posla. For example: assign your teenager to mow section 1 on Tuesdays - then you mow it. Na primjer: Vaš tinejdžer dodijeliti na plast odjeljak 1 na utorak - onda je stog. You assign your husband to mow section 2 on Wednesdays – then you mow it. Vi dodijeliti na plast mužem Vaš odjeljak 2 srijedom - onda je stog. Request your every-present brother-in-law mow section 3 on Thursday – and again, you do the work. Zahtjev za svaku vašu prisutan šogor plast sekcija 3, u četvrtak - i opet, vi činite djela. Everyone takes a turn. Svatko donese skretanje. Hell, if you have any other males around; people, bulls, aspen trees, give them a section. Hell, ako imate bilo kakvih drugih muškaraca oko; ljudi, goveda, Aspen stabala, dajte im dio. What do you have to loose? Što ste gubiti?

Ten: Do Not Get Discouraged! Deset: ne dobijete destimulirano! - Never let grass win! - Nikad ne dopusti trava pobijediti! During spring, folks can get discouraged. Tijekom proljeća, roditelji mogu dobiti destimulirano. They wake up to note their freshly mowed lawn grew back while they slept. Oni probuditi se na umu njihove svježe mowed livadi rasla nazad dok su spavali. Fact is, by mowing barefoot you will feel the new grass poke up as you pass. Činjenica je, po košenje bos osjetit ćete nova trava probiti se kao i ti proći. It’s just the country way. To je samo način na zemlji.

* Disclaimer: Computer hard drives vary. * Disclaimer: Računalne tvrdom disku može varirati. In the event you insert a lawn clipping diskette into your CD burner and your hard drive fails to function please do not file suit against the manufacturer or the author. U slučaju Vam na travi clipping umetanje diskete u vaš CD snimača i vaš tvrdi disk ne funkcionirati molimo vas da to ne parnica protiv datoteku proizvođača ili autora. We cannot be held accountable for the quality of your grass. Mi se ne može smatrati odgovornim za kvalitetu svojih trava. Countersuits will request you promptly cease swimming in the gene pool. Countersuits zahtjev će vam odmah prestati kupanje u bazenu gen.

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