diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 3c537e03370..e409545d050 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -92,16 +92,6 @@ function allocEmptyBuffer () {
     emptyBuffer.length = 0;
 }
 
-function _doFlush () {
-  var socket = this.socket;
-  // Stream becomes writable on connect() but don't flush if there's
-  // nothing actually to write
-  if (socket.flush()) {
-    if (socket._events && socket._events['drain']) socket.emit("drain");
-    if (socket.ondrain) socket.ondrain(); // Optimization
-  }
-}
-
 function setImplmentationMethods (self) {
   function noData(buf, off, len) {
     return !buf ||
@@ -225,7 +215,7 @@ function setImplmentationMethods (self) {
 
       if (self.secureStream.clearPending()) {
         process.nextTick(function () {
-          if (self._readWatcher) self._readWatcher.callback();
+          if (self.readable) self._onReadable(true);
         });
       }
 
@@ -281,74 +271,28 @@ function setImplmentationMethods (self) {
   }
 };
 
+
+function onReadable (readable, writeable) {
+  assert(this.socket);
+  var socket = this.socket;
+  socket._onReadable();
+}
+
+
+function onWritable (readable, writeable) {
+  assert(this.socket);
+  var socket = this.socket;
+  if (socket._connecting) {
+    socket._onConnect();
+  } else {
+    socket._onWritable();
+  }
+}
+
 function initStream (self) {
   self._readWatcher = ioWatchers.alloc();
-  self._readWatcher.callback = function () {
-    // If this is the first recv (pool doesn't exist) or we've used up
-    // most of the pool, allocate a new one.
-    if (!pool || pool.length - pool.used < kMinPoolSpace) {
-      // discard the old pool. Can't add to the free list because
-      // users might have refernces to slices on it.
-      pool = null;
-      allocNewPool();
-    }
-
-    //debug('pool.used ' + pool.used);
-    var bytesRead;
-
-    try {
-      bytesRead = self._readImpl(pool,
-                                 pool.used,
-                                 pool.length - pool.used,
-                                 (arguments.length > 0));
-    } catch (e) {
-      self.destroy(e);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Note that some _readImpl() implementations return -1 bytes
-    // read as an indication not to do any processing on the result
-    // (but not an error).
-
-    if (bytesRead === 0) {
-      self.readable = false;
-      self._readWatcher.stop();
-
-      if (!self.writable) self.destroy();
-      // Note: 'close' not emitted until nextTick.
-
-      if (!self.allowHalfOpen) self.end();
-      if (self._events && self._events['end']) self.emit('end');
-      if (self.onend) self.onend();
-    } else if (bytesRead > 0) {
-
-      require('timers').active(self);
-
-      var start = pool.used;
-      var end = pool.used + bytesRead;
-      pool.used += bytesRead;
-
-      if (self._decoder) {
-        // emit String
-        var string = self._decoder.write(pool.slice(start, end));
-        if (string.length) self.emit('data', string);
-      } else {
-        // emit buffer
-        if (self._events && self._events['data']) {
-          // emit a slice
-          self.emit('data', pool.slice(start, end));
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Optimization: emit the original buffer with end points
-      if (self.ondata) self.ondata(pool, start, end);
-    } else if (bytesRead == -2) {
-      // Temporary fix - need SSL refactor.
-      // -2 originates from SecureStream::ReadExtract
-      self.destroy(new Error('openssl read error'));
-      return false;
-    }
-  };
+  self._readWatcher.socket = self;
+  self._readWatcher.callback = onReadable;
   self.readable = false;
 
   // Queue of buffers and string that need to be written to socket.
@@ -358,7 +302,7 @@ function initStream (self) {
 
   self._writeWatcher = ioWatchers.alloc();
   self._writeWatcher.socket = self;
-  self._writeWatcher.callback = _doFlush;
+  self._writeWatcher.callback = onWritable;
   self.writable = false;
 }
 
@@ -707,6 +651,7 @@ function doConnect (socket, port, host) {
 
   // Don't start the read watcher until connection is established
   socket._readWatcher.set(socket.fd, true, false);
+  socket._readWatcher.socket = socket;
 
   // How to connect on POSIX: Wait for fd to become writable, then call
   // socketError() if there isn't an error, we're connected. AFAIK this a
@@ -715,37 +660,120 @@ function doConnect (socket, port, host) {
   // Manual Page connect(2) under the error code EINPROGRESS.
   socket._writeWatcher.set(socket.fd, false, true);
   socket._writeWatcher.start();
-  socket._writeWatcher.callback = function () {
-    var errno = socketError(socket.fd);
-    if (errno == 0) {
-      // connection established
-      socket._connecting = false;
-      socket.resume();
-      socket.readable = socket.writable = true;
-      socket._writeWatcher.callback = _doFlush;
-      try {
-        socket.emit('connect');
-      } catch (e) {
-        socket.destroy(e);
-        return;
-      }
-
-
-      if (socket._writeQueue && socket._writeQueue.length) {
-        // Flush socket in case any writes are queued up while connecting.
-        // ugly
-        _doFlush.call(socket._writeWatcher);
-      }
-
-    } else if (errno != EINPROGRESS) {
-      socket.destroy(errnoException(errno, 'connect'));
-    }
-  };
+  socket._writeWatcher.socket = socket;
+  socket._writeWatcher.callback = onWritable; 
 }
 
+
 function toPort (x) { return (x = Number(x)) >= 0 ? x : false; }
 
 
+Stream.prototype._onConnect = function () {
+  var errno = socketError(this.fd);
+  if (errno == 0) {
+    // connection established
+    this._connecting = false;
+    this.resume();
+    this.readable = this.writable = true;
+    try {
+      this.emit('connect');
+    } catch (e) {
+      this.destroy(e);
+      return;
+    }
+
+
+    if (this._writeQueue && this._writeQueue.length) {
+      // Flush this in case any writes are queued up while connecting.
+      this._onWritable();
+    }
+
+  } else if (errno != EINPROGRESS) {
+    this.destroy(errnoException(errno, 'connect'));
+  }
+};
+
+
+Stream.prototype._onWritable = function () {
+  // Stream becomes writable on connect() but don't flush if there's
+  // nothing actually to write
+  if (this.flush()) {
+    if (this._events && this._events['drain']) this.emit("drain");
+    if (this.ondrain) this.ondrain(); // Optimization
+  }
+};
+
+
+Stream.prototype._onReadable = function () {
+  var self = this;
+
+  // If this is the first recv (pool doesn't exist) or we've used up
+  // most of the pool, allocate a new one.
+  if (!pool || pool.length - pool.used < kMinPoolSpace) {
+    // discard the old pool. Can't add to the free list because
+    // users might have refernces to slices on it.
+    pool = null;
+    allocNewPool();
+  }
+
+  //debug('pool.used ' + pool.used);
+  var bytesRead;
+
+  try {
+    bytesRead = self._readImpl(pool,
+                               pool.used,
+                               pool.length - pool.used,
+                               !arguments[0] /* stupid calledByIOWatcher shit */);
+  } catch (e) {
+    self.destroy(e);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Note that some _readImpl() implementations return -1 bytes
+  // read as an indication not to do any processing on the result
+  // (but not an error).
+
+  if (bytesRead === 0) {
+    self.readable = false;
+    self._readWatcher.stop();
+
+    if (!self.writable) self.destroy();
+    // Note: 'close' not emitted until nextTick.
+
+    if (!self.allowHalfOpen) self.end();
+    if (self._events && self._events['end']) self.emit('end');
+    if (self.onend) self.onend();
+  } else if (bytesRead > 0) {
+
+    require('timers').active(self);
+
+    var start = pool.used;
+    var end = pool.used + bytesRead;
+    pool.used += bytesRead;
+
+    if (self._decoder) {
+      // emit String
+      var string = self._decoder.write(pool.slice(start, end));
+      if (string.length) self.emit('data', string);
+    } else {
+      // emit buffer
+      if (self._events && self._events['data']) {
+        // emit a slice
+        self.emit('data', pool.slice(start, end));
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Optimization: emit the original buffer with end points
+    if (self.ondata) self.ondata(pool, start, end);
+  } else if (bytesRead == -2) {
+    // Temporary fix - need SSL refactor.
+    // -2 originates from SecureStream::ReadExtract
+    self.destroy(new Error('openssl read error'));
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+
 // var stream = new Stream();
 // stream.connect(80)               - TCP connect to port 80 on the localhost
 // stream.connect(80, 'nodejs.org') - TCP connect to port 80 on nodejs.org
@@ -836,12 +864,14 @@ Stream.prototype.destroy = function (exception) {
 
   if (this._writeWatcher) {
     this._writeWatcher.stop();
+    this._writeWatcher.socket = null;
     ioWatchers.free(this._writeWatcher);
     this._writeWatcher = null;
   }
 
   if (this._readWatcher) {
     this._readWatcher.stop();
+    this._readWatcher.socket = null;
     ioWatchers.free(this._readWatcher);
     this._readWatcher = null;
   }