be an adult take 5 mins to diagnose the problem and order the $10 part and do the 20min labor yourself for a change
Yeah I tried to do that. I figured out the gaskets on the toilet had worn out and were leaking. Turned into about $200 in parts and consumables as I had to dremel off the bolts due to bad corrosion and replaced other parts that were in bad shape while I was at it. I’d done my research, quadruple checked the manuals and resources. Guess what happened? I had some leaks on the new gaskets and a new leak on the water intake hose.
I also took the trap out of the sink to clear a clog because it was full of gunk. I put it back in wrong and didn’t realize it until months later so now the problem has grown significantly and the floor is damaged
I’m just paying a plumber to fix it because every time I’ve tried to fix plumbing I’ve made it significantly worse and at greater cost than just calling a plumber, no matter how much I try to make sure I’ve got the right tools, supplies and process.
Not everyone is handy, so not everyone can fix it themselves. This is why humans specialized, not so much because not everyone could do it, but because some people are so much better at certain things that its better to let people do more of what they’re good at and let them get better at that then to have everyone be moderately okay at everything.
I am 100% with you on plumbing. Doesn’t matter how well prepared I am or how simple the job. It always goes sideways on me.
I can build a datacenter from the ground up as long as there’s no plumbing involved.
I feel like plumbing and electrical work are things you should just pay professionals to do. The risk of things going very sideways is just too high for me.
And no one’s keeping you from growing your own crop, baking your own bread, making your own clothes, programming your own software, building your own website, etc.
But nobody’s got time to learn and do everything by themselves. The greatest benefit of living in a society is division of labor so that everyone can specialize in any field. Without that, progress would not be possible and we’d still be cavepeople each doing their own shit.
Please don’t judge people on what stuff they want to do themselves and what they want to pay others to do.
Yeah I tried to do that. I figured out the gaskets on the toilet had worn out and were leaking. Turned into about $200 in parts and consumables as I had to dremel off the bolts due to bad corrosion and replaced other parts that were in bad shape while I was at it. I’d done my research, quadruple checked the manuals and resources. Guess what happened? I had some leaks on the new gaskets and a new leak on the water intake hose.
I also took the trap out of the sink to clear a clog because it was full of gunk. I put it back in wrong and didn’t realize it until months later so now the problem has grown significantly and the floor is damaged
I’m just paying a plumber to fix it because every time I’ve tried to fix plumbing I’ve made it significantly worse and at greater cost than just calling a plumber, no matter how much I try to make sure I’ve got the right tools, supplies and process.
Not everyone is handy, so not everyone can fix it themselves. This is why humans specialized, not so much because not everyone could do it, but because some people are so much better at certain things that its better to let people do more of what they’re good at and let them get better at that then to have everyone be moderately okay at everything.
I am 100% with you on plumbing. Doesn’t matter how well prepared I am or how simple the job. It always goes sideways on me. I can build a datacenter from the ground up as long as there’s no plumbing involved.
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I feel like plumbing and electrical work are things you should just pay professionals to do. The risk of things going very sideways is just too high for me.
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And no one’s keeping you from growing your own crop, baking your own bread, making your own clothes, programming your own software, building your own website, etc.
But nobody’s got time to learn and do everything by themselves. The greatest benefit of living in a society is division of labor so that everyone can specialize in any field. Without that, progress would not be possible and we’d still be cavepeople each doing their own shit.
Please don’t judge people on what stuff they want to do themselves and what they want to pay others to do.
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