A New Danger

Well, not so new.  This happened to me in 2010...and I blogged about it.  But thanks to an almost complete turnover of blog friends, I can share it again.  I learned about a certain danger the hard way.

It wasn't a disease or virus.  It was a special breed of women.  Unaware of the danger, I entered their lair--the hardware store!  That's right, I came face-to-face with women who (according to my wife) inhabit hardware stores on Saturday nights.  They don't care about looks or charm or money or finding a soulmate. They don't seem to care if the guy is married. They're just looking for a man who knows the difference between a flush valve and a fill valve, can replace a failed light switch, clear a clogged drain, etc. 

It was to be a quick trip.  I only needed a few items--and I always like to browse the flashlights. To make a long story short, two women took turns browsing whatever aisle I was in and standing right in front of what I was looking at--they showed up even when I doubled back (twice) to aisles they had already been in. Separately, they kept making small talk about how they didn't really know what they were doing and how nice it would be to have someone help them because they're just girls and have no idea how toggle bolts work (or something like that).

I was so annoyed I left without even looking at the flashlights (that's like a shoe girl not looking at shoes). I told my wife about it when I got home and she laughed (and laughed). She said they were trying to pick me up.  I told her that was crazy, they just wanted help with home repairs. But she insisted this is a real thing, there are women that figure a guy who can fix things around the house is a good catch and they hope to find one in hardware stores on a Friday or Saturday night.

Is that true? Have you ever heard of such a thing???


PS - As stated above, these ladies don't care about looks, charm or money.  So it makes sense they were talking to me.  :D