As
a woman living on her own, I do worry about the upkeep of my home. I
constantly think about what would happen if I had a burst pipe, or if
the basement flooded or if the roof was leaking. It's also one of the
things my mother is constantly on my back about! 'Lauren, if you had
a man you could get him to do your DIY.' It pains her that I am
single! That's one thing about Indian mothers... they are desperate
to farm out their daughters as soon as possible!
But
seriously, I am useless when it comes to DIY. I can probably hang a
picture, or screw in a few wood screws if I have to, but major work
requires the services of a handyman! I did however, recently think to
myself that I should get a little tool box in the house, just for
minor things! Nothing exciting. Just a hammer, screwdriver, tape
measure some nails and screws – the basics. So off I headed with my
flatmate into the local DIY place! Now, it has already occurred to me
that DIY is the domain of men, but surely there must be plenty of
women who indulge in it too? I mean just cause I'm hopeless doesn't
mean plenty of other woman don't love banging away with a hammer from
time to time. Right?
Anyway
, at the shop we found 'Women's Tools'. I was like huh? They have
special tools for females. I was shocked, and more than a little bit
disappointed that what passed for women's tools were the same hammers
in the next aisle, only sprayed pink. There was a whole range of
tools, boxes, belts etc with pink or lilac colours or even floral
patterns and worst of all? Twice the price!
Are
women really such consumers that they will pay double for a pink
hammer? That's so patronizing! Why can't we fix our leaky pipes with
regular man tools?
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