To women who don't understand & men who understand too well: The Allure of the Garage

[JoeZ]

I thoroughly enjoyed this short article and wanted to share it with my like-minded friends on the forum. Hope you all find this article as inspiring and spirited as I did.



Taken from Popular Mechanics, Aug 2011:

Bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, dining room, den: In the pantheon of household floor plans, they are mere distractions - pretenders to the throne. It is the seemingly humble garage, after all, that reigns supreme in our dreams of a better, faster, more capable manifest destiny. Let’s just man up and admit that we live in a domesticated residential world in which mothers, girlfriends, and wives ultimately decide what goes where. They determine the relative importance of, say, a new living-room credenza over a seasoned foosball table. Their dominion, however, falls short of the garage- the last resolutely unclaimed piece of household real estate. Inhospitably raw, unapologetically uninsulated and categorically as much outside as in, the garage is our final frontier, where anything seems possible. Man cave, workshop, laboratory, gym, arcade, bar, rehearsal space, startup incubator – it is an empty vessel easily converted to private retreat, adult playground and/or rugged workspace. The possibilities are endless, and the creation stories – HP, Apple, countless metal and jam bands alike – legendary. There are no limits to what a man can achieve inside his garage and, equally important, no prying eyes to cast judgment. What happens inthe garage stays in the garage – until it’s ready to race, rock, or start a revolution. How many powder rooms can truly hope to match that?

 

[crisso]

I have had my mancave for quiet a few years now.It is the 1st time I have seen the phrase used outside of Oz.I hope it catches on.To fess up,our work area,in the bowels of a pretty big hotel with a big name(american)is called the mancave.The Gen,Man,loves it.I asked.Any problem with our name and his reply was 'I love it.Bloody Australians'

 

[griz400]

The 5 Secrets to a Perfect Relationship...

..1 It's important to have a woman who helps at home,
cooks, cleans & has a job.

..2 It's important have a woman who can make you
laugh.

..3 It's important to have a woman who you can
trust and doesn't lie.

..4 It's important to have a woman who is good in bed
and likes being with you.

..5 It's very, very important that these four women
don't know each other.