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Re:Repair and Remain: How to do the slow, hard, good work of... by bluGill on Monday August 12, 2024 @03:09PM (#41228161)
I got good at them growing up because I had a family. When someone was going a project they called the family and a dozen people showed up. We were never good, but we all knew enough to get the job done and teach each other a little more - after a few years we had a reasonable grasp of nearly everything because we had done it.

I miss living near them. I no longer have a network I can call for help on projects and so the things I can get done are very limited.

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Re:Repair and Remain: How to do the slow, hard, good work of... by esafak on Monday August 12, 2024 @04:47PM (#41229149)
You can also rely on them to share tools. When you're on your own, does it make sense to buy the numerous tools that you only use once in a blue moon? Now I have to decide if I want to buy or rent them. Well if I'm going to go that trouble I can just pay someone to do it too.
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Re:Repair and Remain: How to do the slow, hard, good work of... by bluGill on Monday August 12, 2024 @04:56PM (#41229233)
You can rent some tools. If nothing else I often justify a good tool because if I hired someone the pro would have the good tools. Typically the first time I do a job myself I lose money on tools - but the next time I have that tool and so I save a lot. Of course over the years I have a good idea what tools I'm likely to use.
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