Receipe for Home Handyman Success
Some people consider me to be handy around the home. It’s quite a compliment. In an effort to help other be handy, I thought it would be a good idea to share my secrets for home handyman success.
- 5 tools from downstairs, all retrieved one at a time
- 1 trip to Canadian tire to get what I need
- 1 new tool (price >= $20)
- 14 parts I thought I would need
- 2 hours futzing around understanding the issue
- 2 minutes calculating whether it actually would be cheaper to call a professional.
- 1 trip to Canadian tire to get what I actually need
- 1 idea to rip it all out and “do it properly” — tried and abandoned
- 1 other job done as a procrastination tactic
- 2 parts that I really did need, usually one of which is improvised from junk I have around home (see I was keeping that for a reason!)
- 15 minutes actually fixing the problem
And yes, Joanna, the sink is now fixed. 
April 19th, 2010 at 5:20 am
this sounds vaguely familiar. Just substitute home depot and I think I’ve done this before. (home depot is much, much, closer is reason for slight difference)
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April 24th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
The sink IS now fixed and working great! Canadian tire must love you
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April 29th, 2010 at 5:03 am
You forgot the cursing and swearing at the broken item in question. Or it only Hovan who does that?
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April 29th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Hehe, Nope it’s not just Hovan. One of my favorite parts (also not included) is the deep deep frustration which leads to the moment of utter despair right before I start thinking that I should have called a professional. In hindsight I’m just astounded by how deep the despair really feels at the time, give the task. I’m fixing the sink, and I start to feel like all is lost, all is lost… hehe, talk about losing all perspective.
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