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Shop class was a required class for the boys. The girls were required to take Home Economics. I was fortunate to marry a man who grew up on a farm and was very handy around the house. I helped him roof an addition to one of our houses many years ago and I was good at handing him tools on other projects.
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,712,896
My dad was quite handy. Me, not so much - as in "all thumbs". I did take the required shop classes in junior high school which also included a drafting class I anxiously anticipated. That teacher, Mr Warren shouldn't have been in a classroom. Still remember, many, many decades later.
I knew directions how to get to our local hardware store and I liked going but was kinda lost skill-wise. My handiness is less-than-limited.
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
2,558,016
I have painted a house in/out, I have put in forms for concrete, I have mixed and poured and smoothed concrete, I have installed insulation, I have placed sheathing, installed flooring, built and installed walls and more. I can garden, cook, clean, sew, crochet, start a fire, clean a clogged drain, use a chainsaw and all sorts of woodworking tools. I am fairly useful to have around but there's a lot still to learn!
I only learned a few of those growing up. Most were found out as an adult.
PS - one of the most important things my dad taught me while growing up had to do with some of these things I just mentioned. He said, if it won't fit, don't force it. Take a breath, look at it again, and figure out why it won't go. Great words of advice that can fit to all sorts of situations!
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
2,837,120
Auto & radio shop in high school of which I understood nothing as I wasn't ready for what it provides. As to working with my hands, all thumbs yet I can do tasks often having to redo or not done, correctly. Now, I outsource. It is well to know what we can AND what we cannot do & go from there
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
1,426,727
I was not handy growing up. My dad was not either. He had a great circle of friends when help was needed. So now I simply pay others to apply their skills for repairs, etc.
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
1,095,760
I did take shop classes in high school! Learned woodworking and leather working. I have installed window treatments, not a window, I think I would hire someone expert for that. I have changed a tire but in a much smaller vehicle, IDK if I could change a 4 x 4 truck tire so good thing I have AAA Platinum!
There are A LOT of things I am able to do around my house. Even when my husband was alive, I enjoyed being the 'VP in charge of everything' and he would help when not working 50 hours a week but I would also want it done 'this millennium' LOL
So I am fairly handy and yet conscious of NOT causing injury to myself requiring even more chiro and acupuncture than usual! (still rehabbing a soft tissue injury conditioning my evap cooler from LAST Fall LOL!)
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
4,941,475
I am not handy at all, I mainly played basketball as a kid, haha. I did take a woodworking class and made some stuff, but that is the extent of my experience, haha.
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
1,609,403
No classes, all on-the-job-training:
House Painter
Mechanic and Classic Car Restorations
Fence & Deck Builder
Tile & Grout
Construction Grunt
Welder
Sawyer
Fabricator
Property Manager so plumber, electrician, pest control, contractor. 😂
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
3,416,435
Raise in a military family - started working with a work permit at 15.5 and have not stopped working, and learning how to do things. As a homeowner, I continue to learn how to do and fix things.
High School - I took drafting.
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
5,979,325
I was thinking growing up the shop class was only for the boys. I have learned many things - can paint pretty well, installed a disposal, helped tile a floor and think that is about it. I usually call a professional, then it doesn't take all day to get something done.
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
930,318
I did all of those things, plus took bricklaying classes in high school. At 12 years old I was changing oil furnace filters, priming pumps, rebuildlng lawn mower and mini bike engines, helping with sheetrock, insulating attics, and putting shingles on roofs, etc.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
5,449,097
Worked in a body shop, frame shop (yes cars had frames once upon a time), did roofing, pre-stressed concrete and hung drywall among some other things.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
919,123
We sewed aprons by hand, learned to darn socks, sewed skirts and learned to put in zippers, made vegetable soup and apple pie.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
1,533,904
I took computer stuff in high school. They had shop class, but that wasn't my thing. Being a freshman hanging out with the varsity cheerleaders in the computer class was a lot more fun. :) Especially when they said hi to me by name in front of the rest of my freshman classmates... on game day. Yeah, I was suddenly the BMOC (at least in the freshman class).
I'm more handy now than I was then, mainly because I now see the fun in it.
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
6,081,603
Hi Andrew- I learned by watching my grandmother cook and my mother bake as well as a few Girl Scout activites. My husband can do just about anything but he didn't learn it from his father. He is by nature curious. Last week he changed all the brakes on one of our cars...thanks to YouTube!!! Thankfully he's given up wanting to build his own plane.
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
1,868,078
I was my dad's 2nd hand man. My sister did the roof.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Katina Hargrove 352-55...
Eustis, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
6,650,332
I grew up on a farm, we learned to do everything.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
939,944
I took wood shop. I think my sister still has a table I made in woodshop. I think I remember it being better than it is. I'm not handy but my husband is. Some people are just naturally inclined in that direction. Now kids have Youtube videos and that helps a lot. I can do some things but I would say I'm "handy".
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME