Garage Picture Thread

[Bison]

Be patient.....I'm retiring soon, kids are grown and have their own families. Sooooooo...FINALLY my whole house is my man cave(of course at my age I'm not as into listening to Led Zeppelin at 200 decibels as I was when the kids were running around screaming, wife was yelling at kids............:0)

Jeez,.another one like that! :confused2:

When did men turn into sissy's?????

 

[exotion]

Jeez,.another one like that! :confused2:

When did men turn into sissy's?????

When women decided to use sex against us besides I don't want to be in charge of children and house

 

[djdicetn]

Jeez,.another one like that! :confused2:

When did men turn into sissy's?????

Apparently the cultural definition in Canada of "a man" is domination and controlling of the inferior female gender, whereas here in the States we have put more emphasis on compassion and partnership with our wives. And sissy's were what bullies called unagressive kids when I went to school in the 60's. Again a same-gender dominate/control characteristic. We long ago resolved to be equals here and never having been in Canada I only hope your culture isn't representative of old school dark ages mentality towards others.

 

[Bison]

Apparently the cultural definition in Canada of "a man" is domination and controlling of the inferior female gender, whereas here in the States we have put more emphasis on compassion and partnership with our wives. And sissy's were what bullies called unagressive kids when I went to school in the 60's. Again a same-gender dominate/control characteristic. We long ago resolved to be equals here and never having been in Canada I only hope your culture isn't representative of old school dark ages mentality towards others.

Oh give it up, since when is a woman and a man each others equal,(have you ever really looked at one????)..maybe in the gay community?.. or a 250lb woman and a 150 lb man:wink:
Don't make assumptions as to cultural definitions of a country, your country tops the list in men incarcerated so maybe US males have a more dark age mentality than Canadian males :tongue:,..although we have our fair share of these losers.
A man is in my eyes one that treats his woman with respect and gives her all the freedom to shape her own life,..but there can be only one captain on a ship(call it dominance if you will) and he is to provide leadership and authority when it is needed( screaming kids and yelling women just won't do).
In my house(which we own jointly) there is no "mine" or "hers", its all "ours", we share the workload as to each's capability, her the light ,me the heavy work(and that don't include keeping house).
She can do what she wants cause I DON"T OWN HER.
So far she's been with me out of her own free will for 42 years and counting.
I do not need a man-cave,..i leave that for the poor "freedom deprived" men who get bullied out of their house by their dominant counterparts :laughing:

 

[djdicetn]

Oh give it up, since when is a woman and a man each others equal,(have you ever really looked at one????)..maybe in the gay community?.. or a 250lb woman and a 150 lb man:wink:
Don't make assumptions as to cultural definitions of a country, your country tops the list in men incarcerated so maybe US males have a more dark age mentality than Canadian males :tongue:,..although we have our fair share of these losers.
A man is in my eyes one that treats his woman with respect and gives her all the freedom to shape her own life,..but there can be only one captain on a ship(call it dominance if you will) and he is to provide leadership and authority when it is needed( screaming kids and yelling women just won't do).
In my house(which we own jointly) there is no "mine" or "hers", its all "ours", we share the workload as to each's capability, her the light ,me the heavy work(and that don't include keeping house).
She can do what she wants cause I DON"T OWN HER.
So far she's been with me out of her own free will for 42 years and counting.
I do not need a man-cave,..i leave that for the poor "freedom deprived" men who get bullied out of their house by their dominant counterparts :laughing:

Now remember, you are the one who first began the name-calling and slander of a simple opinionated post I and a couple other users made. Firstly, if women are viewed as not being equal...does that mean they cannot vote in Canada, hold office, receive equal wages for equal services rendered, or I guess I am asking you to clarify in what aspects you consider them unequal(just by looking at one). BTW, I haven't seen any "manly strength" swimmers that have attempted to swim from Cuba to Florida, just to point out a recent woman that is apparently "superior" to her male counterparts!! Your mention of gender incarceration is irrelevant and most likely due to the difference in population density. Your definition of your marital relationship is admirable, yet even though marriage is indeed a "difficult boat to keep afloat" with the changes in society over the last several decades(I too have been happily married for a nice long 33 years and historically marriages in my family have embraced the "til death do we part"). There are different definitions, though, of true leadership even in a marriage and oppression of allowing your "kids to be kids" since running, playing and generally being loud is a quite normal trait of having fun when young and/or a woman loudly verbalizing her displeasure towards excessive in-house activities that have strained her "last nerve" is also normal....would not fit most definitions of true leadership, rather a "my way or the highway" leadership skill with little or no tolerance or freedom to display normal behaviors. IMHO, again my "opinion" true leadership is portrayed by providing guidance rather than authority in a manner that does not cause others to feel threatened or belittled by expressing themselves in a way that "is them". In our society, there has been a obvious trend towards both a man and a woman having a "man cave/shop/etc." or "quiet room" that is some personal space to be undisturbed and unwind to deal with day-to-day stress and has been proven to have health benefits. It is not so much that one or the other has been deprived of their freedom as it is that they benefit from a personal "retreat" for "chilling". And finally I sense some stereotyping in, although sounding appropriate, it not being "manly" to do housework or that women should only be allowed to womanly light work. I take it you have never vacuumed the whole house or scrubbed out the tub & toilet....not exactly what I would call "light work". And....you may be mildly surprised at your wife of 42 year's reaction should you out-of-the-blue volunteer to let her take a break and you will clean the house from one end to the other:0)

Soooooooo, let's just abandon the sidebar/hi-jacking of this thread with the man-cave debate and agree to disagree on the appropriate/inappropriate dominance of the sexes. So let's see some pictures of your garage which is the intent of this thread and I assure you that I intend sharing some of mine.

 

[Bison]

Now remember, you are the one who first began the name-calling and slander of a simple opinionated post I and a couple other users made. Firstly, if women are viewed as not being equal...does that mean they cannot vote in Canada, hold office, receive equal wages for equal services rendered, or I guess I am asking you to clarify in what aspects you consider them unequal(just by looking at one). BTW, I haven't seen any "manly strength" swimmers that have attempted to swim from Cuba to Florida, just to point out a recent woman that is apparently "superior" to her male counterparts!! Your mention of gender incarceration is irrelevant and most likely due to the difference in population density. Your definition of your marital relationship is admirable, yet even though marriage is indeed a "difficult boat to keep afloat" with the changes in society over the last several decades(I too have been happily married for a nice long 33 years and historically marriages in my family have embraced the "til death do we part"). There are different definitions, though, of true leadership even in a marriage and oppression of allowing your "kids to be kids" since running, playing and generally being loud is a quite normal trait of having fun when young and/or a woman loudly verbalizing her displeasure towards excessive in-house activities that have strained her "last nerve" is also normal....would not fit most definitions of true leadership, rather a "my way or the highway" leadership skill with little or no tolerance or freedom to display normal behaviors. IMHO, again my "opinion" true leadership is portrayed by providing guidance rather than authority in a manner that does not cause others to feel threatened or belittled by expressing themselves in a way that "is them". In our society, there has been a obvious trend towards both a man and a woman having a "man cave/shop/etc." or "quiet room" that is some personal space to be undisturbed and unwind to deal with day-to-day stress and has been proven to have health benefits. It is not so much that one or the other has been deprived of their freedom as it is that they benefit from a personal "retreat" for "chilling". And finally I sense some stereotyping in, although sounding appropriate, it not being "manly" to do housework or that women should only be allowed to womanly light work. I take it you have never vacuumed the whole house or scrubbed out the tub & toilet....not exactly what I would call "light work". And....you may be mildly surprised at your wife of 42 year's reaction should you out-of-the-blue volunteer to let her take a break
and you will clean the house from one end to the other:0)

Soooooooo, let's just abandon the sidebar/hi-jacking of this thread with the man-cave debate and agree to disagree on the appropriate/inappropriate dominance of the sexes. So let's see some pictures of your garage which is the intent of this thread and I assure you that I intend sharing some of mine.

My wife is as of yesterday on a 3 week vacation to visit her family in Europe so i guess keeping the house clean will be up to me ,..it might not be up to her standards when she comes back but who cares,...:smile:
BTW, she never volunteered to clean the shop either.:tongue:
She is allowed to do all the work she pleases being it light or heavy, but for some reason she prefers that i do the heavy and dirty jobs:wink:
Yeah my wife can swim better than me too, but she's worthless in an arm wrestle, so what's your point?

If you scroll back a page or so you'll see pics of my shop.:wink:

 

[djdicetn]

My wife is as of yesterday on a 3 week vacation to visit her family in Europe so i guess keeping the house clean will be up to me ,..it might not be up to her standards when she comes back but who cares,...:smile:
BTW, she never volunteered to clean the shop either.:tongue:
She is allowed to do all the work she pleases being it light or heavy, but for some reason she prefers that i do the heavy and dirty jobs:wink:
Yeah my wife can swim better than me too, but she's worthless in an arm wrestle, so what's your point?

If you scroll back a page or so you'll see pics of my shop.:wink:

I guess the point I was making, similar to your points about man caves, was that equality(between genders) really have more considerations than body mass or arm muscle strength. I'm glad your wife and you are in total agreement regarding your arrangement, my point is that this doesn't mean if someone else has a different arrangement than they are "sissy" or some other derogatory "lesser of a man" connotation by the standards set by you. I'm done and have no further comments on this subject lest the "manly" forum administrator(who actually could be a female) remove my posts and ban me from the forums for inappropriate user bashing(my real point in debating your initial slanders towards myself and others). Missed your garage pics, so I'll scroll back and check them out.

 

[BWH]

This is my shop! 32' X 32' with 20 CFL lights, remote air lines in the walls, Epoxy floor for easy clean up.

 

[Bison]

Nice,..almost to nice for a shop.
I like the workbench with all the drawers,...but whats up with the tiled back splash?

 

[djdicetn]

This is my shop! 32' X 32' with 20 CFL lights, remote air lines in the walls, Epoxy floor for easy clean up.

NICE....and the speaker in the corner of the ceiling, is this "music to work by" or do we sense a "man cave" entertainment center in the works:0)