Stolen from Shawn's blog :P

As it says in the name this was taken from Shim's blog :P cos i'm bored and i slept in this morning and i'm not tired yet :P

100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List
Brains and charm are fine, but a real guy needs to know how to do real stuff. After months of debate among PM’s expert editors, here’s our lineup of essential skills for the competent man.

Listed below are skills that are deemed essential for the new age competent man. I would say yes to the ones I am competent and no to the ones I am not competent; and then, I would rate myself out of a 100. Let’s go!

Automotive
1. Handle a blowout (yes)
2. Drive in snow (in an area in snow... IN snow like i need chains? no.. half point? :P)
3. Check trouble codes (nfi)
4. Replace fan belt (helped do it in a shop...)
5. Wax a car (yes)
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle (like what... a yeti?)
7. Use a stick welder (no)
8. Hitch up a trailer (yes but i had help of course)
9. Jump-start a car (yes)

Emergencies
10. Perform the Heimlich (no)
11. Reverse hypothermia (no)
12. Perform hands-only CPR (no)
13. Escape a sinking car (no... but i figure if it was dad's car that was sinking.... and i'm the reason for it... i would probably just go down with the car rather than see dad's face :P)

Home
14. Carve a turkey (turkey....no.. i'll just say yes cos i can do a chicken... kinda)
15. Use a sewing machine (yes )
16. Put out a fire (yes... me and some other fun loving fellas just peed on it :P)
17. Home-brew beer (no)
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric (yes )
19. Move heavy stuff (yes... me ;) )
20. Grow food (no)
21. Read an electric meter ( no)
22. Shovel the right way (yes )
23. Solder wire (yes.. i think.. i'll just say half point here.)
24. Tape drywall (no)
25. Split firewood (i think i have... :S man my memory sucks... sure i must've done it at some point)
26. Replace a faucet washer (yes)
27. Mix concrete (yes, or stuff similar to concrete...)
28. Paint a straight line (yeah i guess i could)
29. Use a French knife (um i'm not sure what a french knife is.... but i can handle most knives..)
30. Prune bushes and small trees (yes)
31. Iron a shirt (hell yeah i can, thanks 5 years of cadets :P)
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper (dunno what a flapper is but i have fixed toilets before...)
33. Change a single-pole switch (single pole being on off? then yes :P my lightswitch in korea broke :S)
34. Fell a tree (YES! :P and omg .. it took forever.. right Ben?:P)
35. Replace a broken windowpane (no... but does it count to break one? :P)
36. Set up a ladder, safely (yes... safely? as in... it's not going to fall down or as in... "no i didn't just put it through the window")
37. Fix a faucet cartridge (what's a cartridge?)
38. Sweat copper tubing (no .. i didn't realise metal could sweat... )
39. Change a diaper (not)
40. Grill with charcoal (yeah man ! )
41. Sew a button on a shirt (yup)
42. Fold a flag (haven't done it before but yeah i could i suppose?)

Medical
43. Treat frostbite (no)
44. Treat a burn (yes)
45. Help a seizure victim (no but i know how)
46. Treat a snakebite (yes, and to Shim.. you're not really supposed to suck the venom out..... unless you're like desperate...)
47. Remove a tick (yes)

Military Know-How
48. Shine shoes (yes)
49. Make a drum-tight bed (yes )
50. Drop and give the perfect pushup (yes)

Outdoors
51. Run rapids in a canoe (no)
52. Hang food in the wild (no)
53. Skipper a boat (no)
54. Shoot straight (this is most likely the best skill i have in this whole damn list i reckon :P)
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike (haven't before...)
56. Escape a rip current (no but i know how... but i don't wanna be stuck in that situation :P)

Survival
57. Build a fire in the wilderness (yes)
58. Build a shelter (yes)
59. Find potable water (yes, for Phil: that trick does work... but you need LOTS of bags)

Surviving Extremes
60. Floods (no)
61. Tornados (no)
62. Cold (no)
63. Heat (yes ... it's Australia... think about it...)
64. Lightning (yes )

Teach Your Kids (i reckon i could teach... )
65. Cast a line (yes - fishing line?)
66. Lend a hand (yes)
67. Change a tire (yes)
68. Throw a spiral (yes)
69. Fly a stunt kite (yes)
70. Drive a stick shift (no... least not until i learn anyway :P)
71. Parallel park (yes)
72. Tie a bowline (nope)
73. Tie a necktie (yes)
74. Whittle (yes)
75. Ride a bike (yes)

Technology
76. Install a graphics card (yes... read the instructions?)
77. Take the perfect portrait (yes)
78. Calibrate HDTV settings (yes... i'm pretty sure i could wing my way through it...)
79. Shoot a home movie (yes)
80. Ditch your hard drive (yes)

Master These Key Workshop Tools
81. Drill driver (yes)
82. Grease gun (no)
83. Coolant hydrometer (no)
84. Socket wrench (yes)
85. Test light (yes)
86. Brick trowel (yes)
87. Framing hammer (yes)
88. Wood chisel (yes)
89. Spade bit (no)
90. Circular saw (yes)
91. Sledge hammer (yes)
92. Hacksaw (yes)
93. Torque wrench (no)
94. Air wrench (yes)
95. Infrared thermometer (no)
96. Sand blaster (no)
97. Crosscut saw (yes)
98. Hand plane (yes)
99. Multimeter (yes)
100. Feeler gauges (no )

65 out of 100... but a couple are like "in theory" so i guess the score probably drops a couple of points.....