Men don't need instructions

[NormanD]

  Bought myself a Blackburn Airstrike 2 stage mini pump a few week back, I've had no need to test it out until last Saturday (two punctures) but had some hassle getting the thing to inflate the tyre, (as I couldn't get the pressure high) even when switching to the high pressure setting on the pump itself.

Thought to myself utter load of cr@p this thing is, it's going back to the shop! ... packed it away ready to take back, I'll put an elastic band around the instructions, then around the pump, quick read ... Press pump onto valve (yeah yeah any idiot knows that) ... Hold pump and twists pump clockwise 1/4 turn to lock! ... hold on a moment whats this twist to lock bit?   

Spare wheel ... let all the air out ... press pump onto valve ... hold pump and twist 1/4 turn clockwise ... inflate tyre!   ... works without any problems   

Instructions who needs them! .... I do   

 

[jimboalee]

There are only three things in life you don't have to learn.

1/ Cry when you're hungry.
2/ Suck a tit.
3/ The grasp reflex.

 

[magnatom]

There are only three things in life you don't have to learn.

1/ Cry when you're hungry.
2/ Suck a tit.
3/ The grasp reflex.

Breath perhaps?

 

[Kestevan]

On Jimbos planet you have to learn that too
It's on the sylabus right after "unnecessarily complex gear ratio calculations"

 

[magnatom]

On Jimbos planet you have to learn that too
It's on the sylabus right after "unnecessarily complex gear ratio calculations"

Reminds me of a joke...

A blonde (yes I know) walks into the hairdressers wanting a haircut. However, the hairdresser encounters a problem. The blonde is wearing headphones.

Hairdresser: You'll have to take those off whilst I wash your hair
Blonde: No, I can't.
Hairdresser: You really will have to take them off
Blonde: I'm sorry I can't.

Eventually the hairdresser gets fed up and yanks the headphones off. The blonde quickly turns blue, keels over and dies.

Everyone is in shock and can't work out what happened until the hairdresser picks up the headphones and listens to them.....

'Breath in........and out.......breath in......and out.....'

 

[Krypton]

There are only three things in life you don't have to learn.

1/ Cry when you're hungry.
2/ Suck a tit.
3/ The grasp reflex.

What an odd reply.

I had a similar experience with a new mini-pump. Could I hell as get the damn tube inflated.

Turn out it was made for both valve types and you had to unscrew the valve attachment, flip it over, and screw up again to make it fit my valve type.

Instructions indeed ...

 

[thomas]

haha. reminds me of a friend's pump the other day. it was meant to fit both types of valves...but it obviously didn't After saying how rubbish it was for an hour, we looked at the instructions and realised we had to flip something over...stuck it on and it worked fine

 

[surfdude]

Instructions who needs them! not me ive got a big hammer . if it dont fit hit it very hard until it fits . always works (well most of the time )

 

[jimboalee]

Breath perhaps?

The nurse smacks your arse to teach you how to breath.

 

[biggs682]

there for women

 

[Archie_tect]

Instructions who needs them! not me ive got a big hammer . if it dont fit hit it very hard until it fits . always works (well most of the time )

Ah, the Birmingham Screwdriver.