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Yeah...it's got to be REALLY broke before I call someone or take it to be fixed!

I met a dentist and a PhD biologist who did a bit of construction work and liked it so much that they changed careers, and were very successful in the construction business. The biologist said that if you take a scientific approach to building things and running a business, it works very well. It did for him.

Paul

I here ya. My wife had to show one of the "men" at her office how to jump start a car.

Some are good at singing for their supper, some are good at cooking it.

My cardiologist (and another fellow campfire member’s cardiologist) is a helluva woodworker. And he remains quite the heart transplant surgeon here. I can certainly see someone in that job needing such a hobby to depress!

An excellent post! I get tired of people valuing their own skills over those of others. For some reason there seems to be a need to denigrate those who do not possess the skills of the person doing the judging. Perhaps this is out of some sense of insecurity?

My dad was born in 1923 and grew up on a farm during the depression. People then had all the time in the world, and no money. It was worth the effort to spend hours repairing stuff. Today I have more money, but a lot less time, and the time I have is more valuable. There are a lot of things that I can do. But choose not to do. Instead of spending hours repairing a $10 item its more economically feasible to trash it and buy another.

There are a lot of things that I do, but it's cheaper for me to pay someone else to do the work on others. I do still change my own oil. Mostly because I don't trust anyone else to do it right. And I do a lot of my own home repairs. In the last month I installed a new gas water heater, cut out and replaced a leaking section of hot water line under the house. I paid an electrician to fix an electrical problem, but I repaired the sheetrock that had to come down to get to the problem.

I can't weld worth a crap though. I've tried to learn, but that just isn't for me.

Good list.

I'd add:
Garden/grow food
Basic first aid/CPR
Sew
Know at least a handful of basic knots, and know when to use them

Another excellent post!

Can I change oil? Yes. Do I like to? No. Not my thing, not a gear head, never was. I agree in that people should know how to do things in case of emergency. Same as changing tires, plumbing, reformatting a hard drive or sharpening a chainsaw.

Guess Im a wuss, I have my oil changed at the dealership while I wander the lot and look at new trucks

Think for a moment, all it takes for something as simple as waking in a warm house, flipping the light switch, getting dressed, and making coffee.

If everyone was like me, I wouldn't be special.

The world needs highly specialized talents, and jack-of-all trade folks.

Was concerned but after reading that list think have gotten all bases covered. Feeling good.

That doesn't mean I plan to head to the rain forest without matches.

.......and perhaps naval lint.

With all of the“how to” tutorials on the innanet there is no excuse for not learning how to do anything within reason.

we had a different approach when I was a kid

if you're broke, you don't have a choice.

You want to drive your POS car over to your gf's house then you better learn to change the clutch out in the driveway

paying someone else to do it is what people who had money did

now its just part of who I am. I want to try it to see if I can do it.

but someone wants a professional to do it, I don't begrudge them. They just prioritize their money differently.

No doubt!

Pan flute, or skin flute?
LOL!

willy G went to the Honda dealer to the worlds smallest funnel for his dipstick

Another "working class hero" thread. Why should I learn to do something distasteful to me if I can earn enough money to hire a pro to do it?

I change the oil in my lawn mower but my car? Yuck!