So, last night I was stirring in my place.
No, not like happily-awaiting-Christmas stirring—I was bored.
Actually, I wasn’t even bored, I just wanted a complete project.
I just moved into this new place about 10 days ago and I just want to get the finishing pieces done.
I decided to go to Home Depot at about 10:00 at night. They’re open until 11:00pm. I don’t know why. I mean how many people are in their homes at 9:30pm and think to themselves, “Hey, that cabinet hinge has been loose for days. I’m tired of this! Off to Home Depot…”
When I got there it was full of man.
Sure, some of the men were a little on the strange side. (It was past 10pm.) But there were men of all ages and shapes and sizes–from single, married guys, crazed looking guys and just an all-around mish-mash of guys.
I saw a bunch of day laborers picking up supplies for the next day.
I saw married men looking at tools.
And then I saw single guys kind of cruising around. They weren’t looking for women—they were looking for man toys.
So ladies, here’s what I suggest: if you ever have insomnia and you’ve got on some cute little PJs, instead of playing with a female toy, I suggest you go to Home Depot and go handle some man toys.
There were a lot of men in there. If I was a woman, all alone in Home Depot, I’d certainly find a man who had a hammer that needed to drill—or a man with a drill that wanted to bang on something. :)
All right, I’m having a bit of fun but you get the idea.
Think outside the box.
It’s just like what I tell men all the time about going to a nail salon on a Sunday and getting a manicure. Go where your prospects are.
Do the uncommon thing. It’s time for you to check out The Home Depot.
When going to school, I was always in HOme Depot for various little pieces for projects. It was then I learned what a great resource it is. One time, I was walking out with a cut piece of plywood and a guy stopped me outside the door, said hello and wrote his number on my plywood. He wasn’t what I was looking for, but it does happen, and those guys aren’t looking for the next Scarlett in a Home Depot. Get some boots, shorts and a cute plaid shirt, and your golden.
I also must share that the grocery store…on a Saturday or Sunday, during football season, is PACKED with single hot men.
Great idea! Yep…you gotta go where the men go. I would imagine that if you visited a Home Depot on a Friday or Saturday night that the men in there are more likely to be single. I recently signed up for a guy’s newsletter on events in the Boston area. I figure it will give me additional ideas on places to go that are likely to attract more men than women.
men go to gross places, though!
LoveForever – not always. I went to my local city’s auto show this past winter. It was a lot of fun to check out the new cars and chat with people. I went on Martin Luther King Day and for that reason I think it attracted a lot of (married) dads taking their kids. Perhaps if I had gone on a Thursday or Friday night, there would have been more single guys lolling around.
Some other good places to go: classic car shows (coming soon with the warmer weather), boat shows, home shows, ski shows, travel shows, sporting events, sporting gear stores, and billiard (pool) bars.
My favorite new place to go to encounter a TON of men? The casino! My friends and I went to Mohegan Sun on a Saturday a few months ago and there were tons of guys there, and I could tell that some of them were definitely single, as they were there with a group of male friends. We’re going back to stay overnight on a weekend soon. The key is go on a weekend, though–going during the week it’s mostly senior citizens using the place.
Thank you so much, Sweetie! I’m extremely grateful and appreciative for your help! That sounds really exciting and I’m happy to hear that you had a fantastic time! It’s fab to hear that that really works! I’m always afraid that they aren’t going to want a female in their guy zone or clubs. I don’t know why. Maybe from experiences of guys giving me a hard time when I’ve been in those types of situations. Even when guys invite me, I’m like… guy club… “no thanks!” not doing that again!
I’m always wondering where those events are even at. Guys are always telling me that they like those things and “motocross” whatever that is! Don’t know and if it’s not at the mall, probably won’t ever! haha (Omg! I want to get that clarisonic mia!!)
Our local paper for guys events says things like so and so girl from our local high school is now in Playboy. not kidding! Classy! haha I’m thinking, “forget it! I give up!”
The other thing is that I’m always afraid that if I meet a guy at Home Depot, Lowes or a boat show that he’ll turn out to be an alcoholic!
He’s kinda cute! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh8MIp2FOhc&ob=av2e
My family knew this one guy and his brother looked just like Jon Bon Jovi. He was soooo cute! I used to always avoid looking at him since you weren’t supposed to look at guys that you liked, of course! One day, he turned up right across from me at a table in science lab class in high school so I pretended that I wasn’t into him….but I so was! He seemed to be really into the girl next to me and was checking her out the whole class. It didn’t seem like he looked at me at all during it and I’m like, darn he isn’t into me! Surprisingly, after the class was over and he saw my family again he told them something really different than what it seemed like to me!
But some bad people got him hooked on drugs and one day he committed suicide It was so sad.
Appreciate more blogs like this! Thank you.
Love Forever- Not all hard working men are alchoholics. They may enjoy a beer at the end of the day but cant you say a hard working man deserves a drink if he wants it? I think you’d know if they are an alchy within the first few dates. I recently went out on a date with an Irish guy, he double fisted beers all night (ended up having 6 or 7 by the end of the night) His excuse, “I told you I was Irish”, like I shouldve been impressed.
Im interestted to know what makes you think most are alcoholics?
I agree–I like blue collar guys and wouldn’t automatically assume that they are drinkers.
hahahaha!! S.W. you are hilarious!!
I wish I could figure out why!
I only went on one boat where the captain got too drunk that he didn’t think that he would be able to get us back!
I’ve never met any guys in Home Depot or Lowe’s (since that’s nearby and where all of the guys go) cus I don’t go in there b/c it’s dirty and as soon as I go in there all I think is, “when do I get to get out of here?” Guys are really…dirty! hahaha
I’m going to try so I’ve been trying to think of things I could say to get a conversation going in there but what am I going to say? “Have you seen the home decorating section in here?!?! WHAT IS THAT?!?! yuck! Who would buy that? It’s not fancy or anything! Let’s go to Michaels!”