Skills

I seem to have the worst luck when it comes to hiring someone to help me with projects I can't or don't know  how to do.  I'm lucky I found someone to do the siding really.  And so it goes.  Now that things have calmed down I decided it was time to start fixing things.  My big projects were replacing bad switches,patching drywall, and fixing the sump pump.
I thought I had a guy coming to help me with the switches, but he flaked.  He was only going to charge me $20 per plus the cost of the switch.  I knew it was a good price.  Once he flaked I went on YouTube.  Dang.  That is as easy (easier) as replacing a drain hose on a dishwasher.  So I bought the switches and then they sat for awhile.  We'll get to tools in a bit.
Tried to get a couple of different people to help patch holes in drywall.  The last one told my brother he had to be there for the guy to come do it.  Wait...what? If my brother had to be here he could just help me with it.  Went on YouTube and learned how to do it.  I had bought supplies awhile back and they disappeared. So I bought new supplies.
That is the thing about tools.  I bought a little needle nose pliers for my switches and it disappeared.  Argh.  The joint knife for compound was right in the garage....two weeks before I decided to buy the patches and new compound.  Sure couldn't find it when it was time.  So Mike did part of the holes and I bought a new joint knife and did some more.  Boy you can tell who had the proper tools.
Jodi has a friend who is a plumber and he came and looked at the sump pump.  Told me the pump is shot and how easy it is to replace it.  Just cut here, glue there and put in the new pump.  Um okay.  I'm surprised he even came and looked at it, but he definitely had that vibe of not wanting to do the job even if it was as easy as he said.  Maybe I need to go on YouTube.....the problem with it is, it is under the house and I can't jump down the hole or crawl back up the hole into the house.  Anyway.....
I am making progress and saving tons of money and gaining new skills.  Thank you You Tube.