me laughing when he's annoyed

3 months ago I replace the cord and receptacle in our garage ceiling for a new overhead garage door opener.

DH is our garage door opener, generally speaker, although I have been known to manage it.
You turn the handle and lift.

Generally speaking.

Bluddy autocorrect

Marydoll

I once changed a tyre on a Chrysler Alpine in the pouring rain, with a new baby and two toddlers in tow.

Nowadays, I would just phone the AA! ?

Same here! My ex husband insisted that I learnt how to change a tyre and I used to be able to use a jack and sort one out but I doubt my arthritic hands are strong enough now. I now simply call the RAC if I have a problem with tyres, batteries or any thing else. I pay for my annual membership using Tesco club card vouchers which saves me a lot of money.

Doodledog

When was the last time anyone (of either sex) changed a plug ?

My daughter is 28, and thought it hilarious that electrical items used to come with no plug attached, and that people cut them off when disposing of the items, so they could attach them to the replacement.

That hasn't happened now for years.

My husband still insists on cutting the plugs off discarded electrical items, he has a box full of them in the garage along with many other items that ‘may come in useful.’

Jane43, your husband and I must be twins!

When I was still teaching, the local authority, IT technicians used to come into my school to search my might come in useful box of IT accessories, for spare parts. I rarely threw anything away, whenever we had an IT refresh.
I'm sure I must saved the LA a fair bit of money over the years!
I was way ahead of my time, when it came to recycling!

Urmstongran No, I fell asleep but will probably finish it today.

* for the ladies who are able to do things*........Our dishwasher is integrated, so he had to take off the cupboard front to get to it, then the kickboard things, pull the machine out, take the back of it off - all things a 5ft 1 woman who had a stroke in July cannot do

I am quite able to change plugs and set up appliances etc with no problems even though my late OH would try to take over the jobs.
When ever I decided to decorate he was the master all I did was choose the paper he made such a fuss of everything though the air was blue ? in the end when ever I fancied a change of wallpaper I would book a short break away with my DD and when we came back the job was done.... result.

My dad showed me how to change a wheel (not a tyre!) which stood me it good stead. He also explained the wiring of a plug. My ex was what I might call inept. When necessity demanded, I bought myself an electric drill. If my dishwasher ceased to function, I'd get an expert in to fix it or, alternatively, bite the bullet and replace it.

You are correct, Anno, it is a wheel, I can change, not a tyre. Ever the pedant, I should have noticed my error.
My standards are slipping! ?

ALL repairs of anything remotely mechanical or electrical are DH's job.

I too belong in the club that does the washing, ironing, most of the shopping and cooking etc.

This division of labour suits us, which is after all the main thing.