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.
If you can dodge a data center you can dodge plumbing. Check this Out, first Lesson Shit goes down hill. elevation is not your friend and for christ sakes use the proper pvc glue. It’s not rocket science and even that is simple; it’s a one way explosion. cmon now. i presume with your skill set you have a computer science degree…So do i, i started the same as all of you, whining about it, then i took my big internet brain and put it to good use. computer science is harder than Plumbing, Electric and Construction Combined. if you can conceptualize code, it should be retard level easy for you to see something mechanically and solve it. i believe in you, even if you don’t.
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.
if only you knew how easy it was to learn plumbing and electric. i can teach it to you in a day, and have you mastered in a week on site. And I’m one of the contractors who fleece you idiots. Nothing is gate kept. Nothing. only your desire to Learn and Try and Practice is what’s keeping you back. if you want to accept the limits you set for yourself, sure. But I’ll keep improving and trying to reach my next plateau.
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.
If you can dodge a data center you can dodge plumbing. Check this Out, first Lesson Shit goes down hill. elevation is not your friend and for christ sakes use the proper pvc glue. It’s not rocket science and even that is simple; it’s a one way explosion. cmon now. i presume with your skill set you have a computer science degree…So do i, i started the same as all of you, whining about it, then i took my big internet brain and put it to good use. computer science is harder than Plumbing, Electric and Construction Combined. if you can conceptualize code, it should be retard level easy for you to see something mechanically and solve it. i believe in you, even if you don’t.
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.
if only you knew how easy it was to learn plumbing and electric. i can teach it to you in a day, and have you mastered in a week on site. And I’m one of the contractors who fleece you idiots. Nothing is gate kept. Nothing. only your desire to Learn and Try and Practice is what’s keeping you back. if you want to accept the limits you set for yourself, sure. But I’ll keep improving and trying to reach my next plateau.
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.
I don’t judge. I Charge $110 by the hour :D
Maybe you should Practice. it makes perfect. :D