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Sitting with a boog chocolate lab TEB Mar 2020 #1
always good Marthe48 Mar 2020 #3
I have a knack for solving problems lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #2
I can type like the wind on a manual typewriter. Glorfindel Mar 2020 #4
lol Marthe48 Mar 2020 #7
Do you take shorthand? n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #11
Absolutely. Typing and shorthand kept me out of combat in Vietnam Glorfindel Mar 2020 #15
I used to be proficient and Gregg SH and I'm missing it. Laffy Kat Mar 2020 #49
Trump would be good at short hands. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #47
Good one! LOL! BComplex Mar 2020 #54
Yup. He can sign "Me, me me," in record time. lunatica Mar 2020 #107
I hope not, but that may prove to be a very useful skill. n/t Laelth Mar 2020 #21
Constructing mnemonic memory circuits using stone-knives and bear-skins htuttle Mar 2020 #5
(are you sure your name isn't Spock?) lastlib Mar 2020 #60
I can rebuild a carb. Mosby Mar 2020 #6
I eat carbs. wnylib Mar 2020 #102
I will eat anything the Red Hen provides. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #8
I can chop wood and build a fire. 33taw Mar 2020 #9
I know how to make a gasifier and primitive weapons . Also I know how to Brew Beer . stonecutter357 Mar 2020 #10
You will be a valuable addition to the tribe Marthe48 Mar 2020 #12
You would be a very valuable person to have around during the apocalypse. lark Mar 2020 #97
I can sew with a needle and thread. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2020 #13
between my wife and I we have gardening, sewing, and cooking covered NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #14
I have a green thumb and 2 workable acres alittlelark Mar 2020 #16
If there is an apocolypse where we stay in place, definitely need a greenhouse. lark Mar 2020 #98
I can make stone tools. bluedigger Mar 2020 #17
I know how to darn socks. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #18
I can address mine even more harshly than that. n/t sl8 Mar 2020 #22
Out, out, damned sock! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #23
Well, if this is going to become a contest ... sl8 Mar 2020 #48
lol Marthe48 Mar 2020 #28
It took me a second reading - that is... 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #38
I can cook, bake, sew, knit, crochet, mend, darn, grow food, be cheap and resourceful Nay Mar 2020 #19
Make sure you tell people Marthe48 Mar 2020 #20
Haha...me too. All of the above. Zoonart Mar 2020 #51
Damn, those are some good skills. lark Mar 2020 #99
I retaught myself to crochet after nearly 50 years without doing it yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #104
Gardening MissB Mar 2020 #24
I think I am in love. That's an awesome skill-set. n/t Laelth Mar 2020 #34
Awww MissB Mar 2020 #43
I can cook a feral hog. Laelth Mar 2020 #25
which assumes you also know how to kill a feral hog Marthe48 Mar 2020 #32
Nobody needs a license to kill feral hog, no. Laelth Mar 2020 #36
A rifle, maybe 30-06 should do the trick. Ilsa Mar 2020 #79
civilized person here, who also knows barbecue is made with pork yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #105
I like my slaw on the side. Laelth Mar 2020 #110
Welding, blacksmithing, and all manner of redneck metallurgy Cirque du So-What Mar 2020 #26
I can grow great cannabis, brew great beer, bake great bread, and catch fish.... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #27
I can hunt, I can fish and I also can build furniture or anything wooden with unplugged tools. drray23 Mar 2020 #29
Real-life MacGuyver. I pride myself on figuring how do do something with minimal materials/training kysrsoze Mar 2020 #30
I used to teach Homesteading Skills handmade34 Mar 2020 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #33
Prosciutto di cinghiale! (Wild boar prosciutto):the best! fierywoman Mar 2020 #35
Rock on. Sounds excellent! n/t Laelth Mar 2020 #44
I could help organize and maintain a modest library. Harker Mar 2020 #37
I am a good mechanic & fair carpenter rickyhall Mar 2020 #39
I could sit around and mope. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2020 #40
Can I sit in when I'm not at the library? Harker Mar 2020 #42
You can make people laugh. Laelth Mar 2020 #45
I can talk no end of shit. I would make a good preacher. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #41
Mr. Fix-it is my name. If I can't fix it, I know some fool that can. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #46
Scream until everyone passes out... Evergreen Emerald Mar 2020 #50
I even used spell-check :) Marthe48 Mar 2020 #87
My sense of humor Faux pas Mar 2020 #52
I can start a fire from just a little dried grass Mountain Mule Mar 2020 #53
Making underwear out of bicycle tires. Sneederbunk Mar 2020 #55
I would love to see some examples of your work. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #68
Thanks for the laughs Bev54 Mar 2020 #56
I laughed at the replies Marthe48 Mar 2020 #59
scrabble NBachers Mar 2020 #57
... Major Nikon Mar 2020 #58
Great thread stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #61
You could have one of the other posters make you an abacus :) Marthe48 Mar 2020 #63
Lists! stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #65
I know how to make herbal medicines sarge43 Mar 2020 #62
Yes, good thought stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #70
Sewing, knitting and crochet. ihaveaquestion Mar 2020 #64
I can mock the forces that caused it! marble falls Mar 2020 #66
I make things. ChazInAz Mar 2020 #67
Now I'm wondering stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #69
We have roadrunners, here. ChazInAz Mar 2020 #71
I wash my hands after bringing the mail in. 40RatRod Mar 2020 #72
I can serve as a bad example ironflange Mar 2020 #73
I make for a good... reACTIONary Mar 2020 #74
I am very forgetful Skittles Mar 2020 #75
I can shoot wild animals if I have to. If it gets bad enough they doc03 Mar 2020 #76
Killer weed. I have a gift. WheelWalker Mar 2020 #77
My skills include spinning wool and fibers into yarns, procon Mar 2020 #78
I can raise my left eyebrow and issue a contemptuous glare and a scathing sarcastic remark . nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #80
LOL I can do that too My daughter used to call it "the Eyebrow" yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #106
I am good at giving hugs. FM123 Mar 2020 #81
I can teach self-defense sakabatou Mar 2020 #82
Bookkeeping, with pencil and paper only. StatGirl Mar 2020 #83
Haha me too stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #90
I loved Lotus 123 StatGirl Mar 2020 #95
Gardener, seed saver, equestrian, equine trainer, land planner, civil engineering. CottonBear Mar 2020 #84
Jill of many incongruous skills. cate94 Mar 2020 #85
Are you me? Marthe48 Mar 2020 #89
Hmmm cate94 Mar 2020 #92
I make killer beanhole beans Throckmorton Mar 2020 #86
I can wipe without toilet paper Snellius Mar 2020 #88
I can get kids to do what ever I want mercuryblues Mar 2020 #91
I can translate people's complaints between nine different languages DFW Mar 2020 #93
knitting NewEnglandAutumn Mar 2020 #94
I'm good with growing things. lark Mar 2020 #96
Everyone thinks they're going to be Mad Max. Codeine Mar 2020 #100
I think I am talentless but if you insist: Polly Hennessey Mar 2020 #101
I am a good cook (w/out recipies) and I can knit. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #103
I can manage a field kitchen for 7 days feeding 65 people 3 meals a day yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #108
Salsa dancing. lindysalsagal Mar 2020 #109
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