Non-existent handy-man

A few minutes ago I was contemplating the question - am I the world’s worst handy-man?

The answer is this : I’m not even a bad handy-man. I’m a non-existent handy-man.

My last three DIY type projects have been absolute, total screw-ups which has killed my confidence and relegated me to the “Open up the Yellow Pages” Brigade. Yes, that shameful.

There’s a couple of reasons for this. First, I’m a klutz. Second, I’m a rush-hurry. But third, and most important, I have no able guide!

Do It Yourself.com wants people to learn how to build bookshelf amongst other things. It’s one of those types of websites that make you say… “why didn’t I think of visiting this kind of place sooner?” There’s a gigantic treasure trove of information but most handily a highly active forum. Foor example there’s 25,000 threads in the automotive section. The section on “Basements, Attics and Crawl Spaces” has more than 5,000. This is one seriously active site.

My younger brother is currently having some pretty serious car trouble. It’s smoking up quite a bit. They don’t have the $$ to take it to a mechanic unfortunately. I’m sure this kind of resource would prove well.

Also given the amount of stories you read about disaster renovations, the ooportunity to tap into a gigantic field of knowledge such as this one would be quite valuable one would think! The main draw-back of the site is the dated design, inlcuding an annoying top navigation. But I think we can forgive them this for the time being.

SP: Knowledge Is Power