Yeah, some people are impatient.
Yup, and IMHO, impatience is the root cause of almost all accidents. Plus a dose of stubbornness.
Yeah, some people are impatient.
I used to do this, as I come around the corner, punch the button, and drive down the street turn into the driveway and right into the garage. Just like BATMAN driving into the Bat Cave
I used to do this, as I come around the corner, punch the button, and drive down the street turn into the driveway and right into the garage. Just like BATMAN driving into the Bat Cave
Oh, don't go down that road. The way I look at things like this is that the first time takes longer, is harder work, and maybe even costs more than farming out the task. But after that, I have an understanding that I didn't previously have and a capability that I can use again. Never again will I be at the mercy of a service person's schedule and their complete freedom to sell me parts that I don't need at prices much higher than I can find elsewhere. All of that is my payback for the pain of the first experience. YMMV of course, but that is my philosophy on DIY.
This is also my view on buying tools, some of which I admit that I may never use again. But usually the cost of the specialized tool is at least close to "break even" and even if it isn't, I figure if I ever use it again then I'm ahead. Fortunately for me DW understands this and approves. Not everyone is so fortunate.
Since the fix is to simply move the beam up 1 foot, that's what I'll do on the replacement.
Sadly, this tread made me recall a tragic accident from 20+ years ago. A friends 3 year old son was killed by a garage door that did not reverse when it encountered the boys chest.
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Originally Posted by OldShooter View Post
Oh, don't go down that road. The way I look at things like this is that the first time takes longer, is harder work, and maybe even costs more than farming out the task. But after that, I have an understanding that I didn't previously have and a capability that I can use again. Never again will I be at the mercy of a service person's schedule and their complete freedom to sell me parts that I don't need at prices much higher than I can find elsewhere. All of that is my payback for the pain of the first experience. YMMV of course, but that is my philosophy on DIY.
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Originally Posted by Walt34 View Post
This is also my view on buying tools, some of which I admit that I may never use again. But usually the cost of the specialized tool is at least close to "break even" and even if it isn't, I figure if I ever use it again then I'm ahead. Fortunately for me DW understands this and approves. Not everyone is so fortunate.
Absolutely.Absolutely.
Guilty here. How else do you keep learning. I keep telling DW that at my age, I should have bought every tool I would ever need. Yet I still keep finding that I need some tool to do a task properly (or improperly).
Great. I thought I was the only person who thought this way.
Glad there are us "DIY's" who are always trying something
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