I'd be very interested in a regular barter for some handyman stuff around my house. Maybe someone retired or self employed with a flexible schedule to change out a faucet, recaulk some windows, hang curtains, etc etc.
It would be a great exchange.
Hmm might need to post this myself, where.. Here?? ISO?
Originally Posted by Joni HappyMassage
You know, it might drive the Dallas moderators crazy ... but I would be open to starting (or someone else starting one and I would add a comment) a topic about "bartering" and then the ladies could share what they would barter for.
Just a thought.
I'd love to share what I would barter for!!! (It's a long list!)
I really don't think that most men realize how tough it is for single females to DO some of the things that you've listed.
Just this week, I'm having a client fix my backyard fence/door for me. He's a carpenter and the fix is pretty simple. It's just that I don't have the tools (literally and figuratively) to fix these things myself. And for a little bit of a trade? He's thrilled with it and so am I.
I had to have some help hanging curtains a few months ago. My client/friend just loved it when I handed him a hand drill and asked for help. For some reason, if you hand a man (ANY man) a drill of some sort, he comes alive.
Could we have as slight thread drift? What IS IT about power tools, especially the more safe ones like hand drills, that causes men to just smile and enjoy the thought of nailing things into the wall?
I never quite got the idea of why tools are so appealing to men, in general.