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I think this is awesome and I think I need to find a handyman like that.

PS: I am sure this isn't the case, but I am having this funny image in my head of a handyman giving you "work" so you don't mess with his stuff, like a parent gives their kids some mock work when they are too small to actually help.

PPS: Don't do this with your kids for too long - they can figure out at a pretty young age if they are just playing or actually helping.



Ha! When we were putting in the flooring in the kitchen, I kept interrupting him "optimizing" the layout and he snapped at me like one of his workers. He immediately apologized since I was paying him, but I told him that he was supposed to yell at me because he is the boss when it comes to building stuff. He knows what he's doing and I'm just trying to learn. We have a great relationship and I know when to back off and let the expert just do the right thing.




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