Actually, I'm surprised he's still been answering fan mail up until now. A Sisyphean task if there ever was one. This is like the real-life conclusion to that Simpson's episode where Ringo receives the portrait that Marge painted of him as a teen, heh. I'm glad Marge got in under the gun.
Frankly, with the ease of shopping at Home Depot and its ilk, combined with how simple it is to get info on the inter tubes, there is little about my house that I (for example) don't feel comfy fixing. I feel the same about my computers. I bring my car to a mechanic to change the oil, etc., but that is a luxury of choice, I could certainly do that myself. I don't fix my car, either, but heck, I know three people that do, and I'm definitely not running with John Travolta and buddies from 'Grease.'
Just jump right in is my motto, and I don't regard myself as particularly handy. Most people I know feel the same way.
Look, when I was a kid (I'm forty), if you wanted to fix your plumbing you had to get the supplies at a plumbing supply store, which was a desk in front of a warehouse. You had to ask for the exact parts that you wanted at the desk, and sometimes they would not sell to you unless you had a contractor's license, or were a licensed plumber. 'Same with electrical, etc. Plus, you basically had to know someone who had some experience to show you the ropes, because it was very hard to get the info 'cold.' Heck, now you can absorb a lot just walking through the store and examining the products.
I've been thinking that people are handier than ever in all sorts of ways, so the title of this article came as a shock to me, frankly.
I'm suddenly realizing that every episode of the Beverly Hillbillies in their entirety is stored in my brain, though I am not normally conscious of them.
Wasn't the Kola hole the subject of the 'hole to Hell' hoax? There was supposed to be a recording Russian scientists made of tormented souls screaming, etc. The story was supposedly picked up by Christian news sources. Or am I just spreading the wonderful myth? Snopes ahoy!
Ya, those kitties seem to get a nip-on to some of our groovy way-out human smells, ya gotta wonder. Doggies groove too of course, they're just more matter-of-fact about it in a Viagra vs. LSD sorta way.
Frankly, with the ease of shopping at Home Depot and its ilk, combined with how simple it is to get info on the inter tubes, there is little about my house that I (for example) don't feel comfy fixing. I feel the same about my computers. I bring my car to a mechanic to change the oil, etc., but that is a luxury of choice, I could certainly do that myself. I don't fix my car, either, but heck, I know three people that do, and I'm definitely not running with John Travolta and buddies from 'Grease.'
Just jump right in is my motto, and I don't regard myself as particularly handy. Most people I know feel the same way.
Look, when I was a kid (I'm forty), if you wanted to fix your plumbing you had to get the supplies at a plumbing supply store, which was a desk in front of a warehouse. You had to ask for the exact parts that you wanted at the desk, and sometimes they would not sell to you unless you had a contractor's license, or were a licensed plumber. 'Same with electrical, etc. Plus, you basically had to know someone who had some experience to show you the ropes, because it was very hard to get the info 'cold.' Heck, now you can absorb a lot just walking through the store and examining the products.
I've been thinking that people are handier than ever in all sorts of ways, so the title of this article came as a shock to me, frankly.
Ouch.