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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
That used to be me, but I've changed 180 degrees. I'll be 73 years old in 6 months. I don't have time to f&%K around doing things I don't want to do. I'm done with crawling around under trucks in 10 degree weather. I never want to paint another wall or run another electrical circuit.
I've probably saved a lot of money over the years doing things myself. I've learned a lot and I used to get a lot of satisfaction out of it, but it took up a lot of time. I don't have a lot of time - I want to spend what I have left doing something creative instead of spending it maintaining the status quo.
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I know that feeling!
We actually hired two guys to paint the trim on our brick house. Some of the gables have soffits 25 feet in the air, and I ain't a gonna do it no mo. They did a great job, and done faster than I would have.
I do the stuff like edge and mow the yard, and help my master gardener wife in her multiple gardens. I will work on my sprinkler system, and since I put it in myself, I kow the system better than anyone else. In 24 years it has been remarkably robust.
I do my minor maintenance on my cars. With a lift, and a heated or air conditioned garage and a bathroom in the garage, it is purely a hobby. I do not work on other people's cars at all.
My next big project will be to empty crap from the attic that has been up there for decades and unused and unneeded.
Anyone need a 17 gallon fuel tank for a 86 El Camino? It is going to the curb soon. I love my 21 gallon tank in the car now.
There is a fine line between saving money on a project and suffering with pain from over exerting my old body. Some chores are best left to professionals.