meet me @ home depot on friday night

in my endless net/blog surfing, i came upon this advice column by margo howard (ann landers' daughter) that just made my day.

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Can You Tell Me Where All the Hammers Are?

DEAR READERS (though being a fan of Stephen Colbert's, I want to say, "Nation"): Not long ago, I ran a letter giving a young, single woman advice I'd heard from a male friend: Go to a hardware store on a Friday night. I got tons of mail wanting an elaboration of why. I asked my pal to explain why that was a premium place to scope out single men. Here's his answer:

DEAR MARGO: There I was in the hardware store one Friday night picking up supplies for my weekend project, and I looked round wondering why I was surrounded by single guys. Then I realized: A guy is in a hardware store on a Friday night because . . .

-- he is not out on a date.
-- he likely has a house project, which implies he is stable enough to have a place.
-- he has time over the weekend to do the project because there is no woman in his life.
-- he is good with his hands because he didn't hire a repair person to do the job.

This man is a specific kind of guy who . . .
-- cares about the things in his life.
-- is good with his hands/handy.
-- is single.

The kind of guy who fits into the above categories is also the kind who wears his wedding ring. Plus, simply by looking at what the guy is holding, or which aisle he is in, the woman can figure out what his project is and make conversation accordingly.

It is important to note these guys might not clue in that this conversation is a social opportunity, so even after 15 minutes of talking, the woman may need to ask if he'd like to continue the conversation over a cup of coffee.

This expedition has the added benefit that the women don't have to dress to the nines; they can just throw on their favorite old jeans and a sweater.

--- JUST A GUY

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it probably also means that he's not going to be out late drinking, is an early riser, and he's picking up degreaser to clean his chain with before his ride on early saturday morning. hmmmm...now i just need something to fixer-up.