Loved this. I am grateful every day that I was raised by a mechanic and am unafraid to turn a wrench, dirty my hands or try to fix pretty much anything. Not always successful, but am often enough to make it worth the effort 100 times over. I remember going into an auto parts store to buy new wiper blades at the beginning of monsoon seaso…
Loved this. I am grateful every day that I was raised by a mechanic and am unafraid to turn a wrench, dirty my hands or try to fix pretty much anything. Not always successful, but am often enough to make it worth the effort 100 times over. I remember going into an auto parts store to buy new wiper blades at the beginning of monsoon season in the desert and having the guy behind the counter tell me I was the first person to buy blades that day who was actually able to put them on the car without the counter guy’s help. I once thought that was weird. Now I realize that *I* am the one who is weird. Ordering Shop Class as Soulcraft now…
Funny enough, my father was a professor. But he did everything he could by hand: completely re-layed out the interior of our house, did stained glass, gunsmithing, wood turning, etc.
It helped that he couldn't find a job after getting his PhD, and had to swing a hammer for a few months.
My dad was a systems analyst by profession, but his father and his father's father and probably those before were carpenters, and one of his brothers remained a carpenter / builder. I learned to use a wood shop early on in life. I love to work with my hands.
These are the most constructive conversations I've witnessed on the Internet since... can't remember. Matt tapped into another world here. A pleasant surprise.
Loved this. I am grateful every day that I was raised by a mechanic and am unafraid to turn a wrench, dirty my hands or try to fix pretty much anything. Not always successful, but am often enough to make it worth the effort 100 times over. I remember going into an auto parts store to buy new wiper blades at the beginning of monsoon season in the desert and having the guy behind the counter tell me I was the first person to buy blades that day who was actually able to put them on the car without the counter guy’s help. I once thought that was weird. Now I realize that *I* am the one who is weird. Ordering Shop Class as Soulcraft now…
I come from a long line of carpenters - I love that i know how to build stuff and know how to use tools.
Funny enough, my father was a professor. But he did everything he could by hand: completely re-layed out the interior of our house, did stained glass, gunsmithing, wood turning, etc.
It helped that he couldn't find a job after getting his PhD, and had to swing a hammer for a few months.
My dad was a systems analyst by profession, but his father and his father's father and probably those before were carpenters, and one of his brothers remained a carpenter / builder. I learned to use a wood shop early on in life. I love to work with my hands.
Me too. Was using the band saw and RAS when I was a wee one.
These are the most constructive conversations I've witnessed on the Internet since... can't remember. Matt tapped into another world here. A pleasant surprise.
Totally
Yes, but that's being weird in a good way.
Me too!