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I tried fixing up cars a couple years back but it turns out that's just not my jam. I was a framing carpenter for a few years so my expertise outside of wood and nails is pretty limited.

I grew up on a farm and one of The good things about it is, that no matter what, you will be forced to learn at least the basics of quite a lot of different fields of manual work. I van comfortably handle quite a lot of stuff and would be able to fix a lot of stuff by myself, because I learned all the basics while fixing stuff with my dad (or by myself). As long as long AS i dont have to fix anything at a car (or any other bigger vehicle) or do any electrical work that is more complex than changing an electric component (as in ripping out the old component and replacing it with an identical new component) I am quite comfortable, that I could do quite a lot stuff by myself (if I have the right tools for it).