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thenewgreen  ·  4091 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What do you feel like you should know or know better at this point in your life?

I feel like I should know more about home construction than I do. A friend was over the other day and was baffled at how little I know about these things. Only several times in my life have I ever used a tablesaw. I have no idea how to build things in a practical way.

I was recently over at b_b's house and he has done a large amount of renovation to his home. It looks fantastic and I could tell he was very proud of his work, as he should be. I would have to hire someone to do that type of work for me, which is fine but when you are in a bind and need to get something done it's really frustrating. I suppose I just don't enjoy that type of thing or I would know how to do it.

The same thing exists for any sort of auto repair. I'm horrible at that stuff. Change a tire? Jumpstart a battery? Yeah, I can do those things but ask me to change my own oil and I'll shrug, pull out a $20 bill and pay some business to do it for me.

Those are two things I should know how to do by now, home repair, and auto repair.