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It's great that you have these skills, but it's unsurprising that lots of people don't bother anymore. Nobody really needs to build a shed or fix a car themselv
by wonnage 7y ago
It's great that you have these skills, but it's unsurprising that lots of people don't bother anymore. Nobody really needs to build a shed or fix a car themselves anymore.
I say this having been raised by a loving immigrant dad who was forever tinkering in the garage. We had the worst of both worlds; we were reluctant to ever hire a professional because Dad could fix it, and Dad had an ever-growing list of things to fix, and less energy to fix them as the years piled on. He left us with two half-fixed cars, a half-finished shed, a jury-rigged pump system for rainy season, and an overgrown yard.
It's ok to have somebody else mow the lawn.
- nickpsecurity 7y ago"Nobody really needs to build a shed or fix a car themselves anymore." It's true until it's not. Many well-off people were trying to cut all kinds of costs after their pay got cut or jobs lost during the Great Recession. Quite a few people down here were saving money hunting deer, raising chickens, fixing their own cars/homes, etc. Some of these skills can be good to have just in case.