[mikester]

I am adventurous - things worth fixing - I try to fix. Things not worth fixing - I don't.

Simple as that.

For example, I have a Dell 17" LCD monitor that went on me a few months ago. I found that there is a common failure in this particular model and it is an easy repair for someone with a radio shack near by and a soldering iron.

I have both & I am actually good at soldering!

So I will give it a go in the near future once some other projects clear from my path.

I do my own basic plumbing but when it came to replacing some rotted galv pipes in my kitchen - well I paid the plumber to do that (felt a little guilty because the replacement PCV is so easy to work with) because I wanted it done that night. Redoing faucets and valves is easy, replacing fixtures...minor electrical.

A while back I had a ceiling fan I really liked but the wiring in it was starting to burn, not from the electricity but from the light bulbs being too close to it. I replaced it with a newer better quality unit but the newer unit didn't have the style this one had. I saved it in the box in the garage for a while intending to resurrect it. It stayed there for about a year taking up precious space until I finally just tossed it.