My husband brought home a tractor. It’s big, green and comes from Mr. John Deere.
And he’s as happy as a pig in “you-know-what” moving dirt around. I was amazed at how many levers and controls are on the thing. The owner’s manual is about 3 inches thick, but he worked his way through it in just a few hours. He’s an engineer, so to him, this kind of thing is like a romance novel is to the rest of us. Then he hopped right up in the driver’s seat and took control of it like the macho man he is. (I can just imagine the book cover now!)
Me? I am still afraid of my Insta Pot. I got it for Christmas and have yet to cook anything in it. My daughter (who gave me the gift) encourages me by saying, “Mom, it’s not much different than cooking on the stove.” But still I hesitate. My guess is that once I use it a few times, I’ll want to Insta Pot every meal we eat. Then I’ll expect a blue ribbon and tons of praise for my efforts, thank you very much!
Yes, I’ll admit it; I’m mechanically challenged. My daughter will spend 30 minutes on YouTube then change the timing belt on her SUV. I was so proud of her I almost busted my buttons! Me, on the other hand, I never even learned how to change the oil in my car. (She can do that too.)
Yours truly has been known to drive around with the parking brake on.
It’s not because I’m blonde (most days). It’s not because I don’t have enough grey matter — I’m a pretty sharp cookie (most days). I just have a healthy fear and respect for the risks involved should something go wrong. Let’s just say I’d rather not be thought a fool should I fail. If I do fail, I’d rather it be with devices that don’t do much damage or cost a lot to repair. Our manual can opener is a good bet.
When my oldest was five, he pushed me aside from a kitchen gadget I was trying to fix and said, “Here Mom, I’ll do that for you!” And by golly, he did. Even HE could tell I was in over my head by watching my lack of progress. It’s moms like me who hate to admit, “So easy a five year old can do it!”
Even my 88 year old mother puts me to shame. She can wield a glue gun like nobody’s business and whip up a silk flower wreath in sixty minutes or less. Gosh darn, I’m lucky I can maneuver my curling iron.
The other day my husband asked me if I wanted to get in the driver’s seat and take the tractor for a spin. I rolled my eyes and reminded him I haven’t even tried out the lawn mower yet.
Maybe I’m not so dumb after all!
You two are so cute! Loved the story. Don’t feel bad Laura, you’re not alone. Besides feeling like a fool, for me it’s the fear of the unknown. My experience with cars that breakdown and computers that don’t work when you need them the most short circuits my desire to even try to figure out how to make it work. I say leave it to the experts. Even the 80 year old ones!
Hi Patricia, thanks so much for your comments and kind words. So glad to know I’m not alone out there. I like your advice about “leave it to the experts!”
You two are so cute! Loved the story. Don’t feel bad Laura, you’re not alone. Besides feeling like a fool, for me it’s the fear of the unknown. My experience with cars that breakdown and computers that don’t work when you need them the most short circuits my desire to even try to figure out how to make it work. I say leave it to the experts. Even the 80 year old ones!
Honey, you need to practice using the loader and blade… the snow will be flying soon!
Hugs.
P.S. I’ll make sure you have warm gloves, boots, and a snowsuit to wear.
That’s why I love you so much – quite the gentleman and so very thoughtful too!
Loved it and laughed! Don’t feel badly. It took me 6 months to say something about using the air fryer I got for Christmas and, even then, it was mostly hubby. I understand the doom and gloom about what can, and usually does, go wrong when I try new machines!
Glad you enjoyed my trials and tribulations, Audrey! I’ll muster up my courage one day to try the Instapot, but will wait a bit on the tractor! Lol!