h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

It's got to be when you own your first power tool. Preferably a drill.

Women are included in "adult" so that isn't necessarily true because women don't particularly care for power tools....

There is one particular power tool which women seem to prefer...

Not all women melt at the touch of the Blaster Master "Power Drill"....

Well, I was hoping I wouldn't have to spell it out, but I was referring to that plastic pal that's fun to be with....

electric sander?

Nah. It's got to be small and light and fit neatly into the the palm of a ladies hand. A cambursunk would do nicely. It is used for preparing the hole for a screw.

obviously the test of adulthood must be being able to go into an Ann Aummers or similar "adult shop" then. Oh and not get kicked out for being a whipper snapper.


Liz and I were talking about having children. We thought about the nights with no sleep, the expense, bed wetting, vomit everywhere, the childish irritating behaviour and the constsnt need for attention. But I decided that I like my weekends like that and that having a baby would only get in the way.

Clive! I'd never have thought you capable of insinuinuendo!

When I hit mid-30's I decided that one doesn't actually 'become'an adult, just a greyer, more wrinkly version of one's younger self.
All we can hope for is to gain wisdom through our experience.(that is the point isn't it?)