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Brake pads?
Done them many times.
Shed roof?
Funnily enough ours was damaged in high winds last winter and as it is a big shed and needed to be sat upon to refelt the roof I sent the wife up there.
She was as happy as larry cutting and using clout nails while I stood at the bottom overseeing the job.
She actually fixed our washing machine once when it flooded.
Rewire the garden gate, that way nothing will get nicked from your workshop
Me. Although last time, shutting off the water at the loft tank involved fixing that as well and half a day's stress and aggravation, because the stop valve (which hadn't been turned in at least ten years) broke…
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The only things I don't touch are the innards of the boiler and stuff covered by part P of the electrical regs.
I consider myself to be pretty handy- If something is broken, I almost always have a go. Why not, it isn't going to get worse! I've stripped & rebuilt my Hoover, washing machine, bike, several of my daughters toys & my iMac recently. All are fine now.
I run a research lab for a living and regularly need to build equipment & bastardise things to do something novel- I think it's more about mindset than actual ability. (People seem impressed by my inventiveness, until I go into details about the "how's & whys" suddenly they're happier to try it for themselves).
Modern manufacturing processes seem to discourage having a go & many items that COULD be considered fixable are instead considered disposal.
We did, he'll get back when he's decided to do the jobs in question.
And had a nap.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
I was fortunate in that my dad is amazing at everything so I learned a lot. My bro didn't though, he is less practical than me.
Front pads are down to the metal on the car, need a new set fitted ?
No problem. I've done every job imaginable on older cars. Fitted new disks to my last car. Rebuilt and modded mini engines, fitted a secondary fuel tank, modded the bodywork etc.
Wind has ripped the felt of the shed roof, needs re-felting before it rains again ?
I'd do it myself, not done it before but it doesn't look like rocket science
Daughter has smashed the screen on her iPad, needs a new one fitted ?
Dismantled a few iPhones in my time. I'd tackle an older iPad but wouldn't want to accidentally kill a fairly new one.
Bathroom tap drips and needs a new washer ?
Easy.
Living room double glazed window has fogged, needs a new unit fitted ?
Don't know what this involves? I'd probably have a go!
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
A few pumps of the break pedal to make sure every the thing is in place. Put wheel back on. Job done