My spouse has always thought of himself as an expert handyperson.
I knew he worked in an home building when he was younger.
He plus his first wifey got their rent for free as long as he kept the building in unbelievable shape. He called the Heating, Ventilation plus A/C supplier when it was needed. He would call an electrician or plumber. He did particularly little major toil except a bit of fix-up when the renters moved out, or he would change lights bulbs plus do a few minor repairs. I didn’t think this made him a handyperson. He was a lucky person to get free rent back then plus do particularly little for it. When it came time to have the gas furnace took care of, I put a note on the refrigerator to call the Heating, Ventilation plus A/C supplier plus schedule the cleaning, and my spouse thought this was a note for him to scrub the gas furnace. When I saw him take the note of the fridge, I asked what he was doing. He smiled plus told me he was going to repair the gas furnace! Before I thought about my tone of voice, I told him I didn’t put that up there for him. I wanted to call a professional Heating, Ventilation plus A/C professional plus have them scrub plus repair the gas furnace. I knew I hurt his feelings when he put his tools in the closet plus sat down in his recliners. I didn’t mean to hurt him, however he told me he had never touched the Heating, Ventilation plus A/C system. All of us couldn’t afford a current gas furnace if he accidentally did something that shouldn’t have been done.