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PoindexterOglethorpe

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10. Oh, dear.

Reply to RealGuyinChicago (Reply #6)

Mon Aug 22, 2022, 07:41 PM

Aug 2022

My father had zero skills at fixing stuff, and so things simply never got taken care of. I married a man whose father thought that duct tape was the cure for everything. Luckily my husband realized his father was totally incompetent at fixing things. So we hired out everything.

Which is what I do today. I have a yard guy. I have my home cleaned by Merry Maids. It's not only worth it to me, but it employs people who need jobs.

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what could go wrong? [View all] RealGuyinChicago Aug 2022 OP

Nice to have you back!!! Jade Fox Aug 2022 #1

Why exactly is calling an electrician a bad thing? PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2022 #2

I agree RealGuyinChicago Aug 2022 #6

Oh, dear. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2022 #10

Run away. Ocelot II Aug 2022 #3

Yeah RealGuyinChicago Aug 2022 #7

Fingers crossed! MLAA Aug 2022 #4

The nice thing is if you hire an electrician, you'll get a journeyman! SheltieLover Aug 2022 #5

As a friend once said to me - "you only have to fail once fixing electricity" 33taw Aug 2022 #8

Just look at the possiblities. marked50 Aug 2022 #9

Reverse engineering old stuff is damn near impossible. usonian Aug 2022 #11

Before retiring, I worked a bunch of years in auto/property insurance. soldierant Aug 2022 #12

Update RealGuyinChicago Aug 2022 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Aug 2022 #14