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So you're some sort of electrical engineer, then. You need to factor in all the time, energy, and resources it took you to get to this point of self-sufficienc

So you're some sort of electrical engineer, then. You need to factor in all the time, energy, and resources it took you to get to this point of self-sufficiency. For me to fix a dead TV safely, I'd need a few semesters of college or a solid month of shadowing an expert, if I was just interested in TV repair alone. Or just pay you the 700 dollars to do it.

gouranga 14y ago
Well yes I admit that but I did the same before I even started the degree and I knew virtually nothing back then... And I wouldn't charge you $700 to fix it. I tend to do favours like that for cider, swap a few books or mowing the lawn for me. Not every "transaction" needs a wadge of cash changing hands.
- mahyarm 14y ago
  Finding people willing to do it for $50 of goods or casually is fairly difficult by itself.
  - gouranga 14y ago
    Not in the UK it's not. Perhaps it's a cultural difference.
    - mahyarm 14y ago
      Also it's a matter of ability and free time, most people don't have a nack to repair electronics. And if they do, they tend to be busy people.
      - gouranga 14y ago
        I tend to find that they work the least as they have highly paid skilled positions where they do a short week.