Sometimes the process of personal evolution does not flow in a clear direction – in the same way that water might, for example, cascade down a staircase.
This took me back to our Nokomis house. The previous owners (i.e., the contracting company of Dunning-Kruger) had screwed up putting in a clearly DIY basement bathroom, and sewage gas and/or sewage water would often come out of the shower drain until we got it (not inexpensively) fixed. I also lived in constant fear of water coming into the basement when it rained hard. That feeling of helplessness/lack of control was tough to shake.
Is there a connection between sports writing and ineptitude around home repair tasks? See Pat Reusse, Judd Zulgad. If so, I probably should have been a sports writer. I can change a smoke alarm battery, but do get ideas about little projects, end up on YouTube, then find out it's harder than it looks.
Well, at least no one got hurt, you learned a valuable lesson, and, perhaps, readers were taught something about appreciating their limitations and recognizing their abilities to ask for help. So, although frustrating, the experience resulted in a win.
This took me back to our Nokomis house. The previous owners (i.e., the contracting company of Dunning-Kruger) had screwed up putting in a clearly DIY basement bathroom, and sewage gas and/or sewage water would often come out of the shower drain until we got it (not inexpensively) fixed. I also lived in constant fear of water coming into the basement when it rained hard. That feeling of helplessness/lack of control was tough to shake.
Is there a connection between sports writing and ineptitude around home repair tasks? See Pat Reusse, Judd Zulgad. If so, I probably should have been a sports writer. I can change a smoke alarm battery, but do get ideas about little projects, end up on YouTube, then find out it's harder than it looks.
Well, at least no one got hurt, you learned a valuable lesson, and, perhaps, readers were taught something about appreciating their limitations and recognizing their abilities to ask for help. So, although frustrating, the experience resulted in a win.
You succinctly put into words a majority of my home "improvement" projects.