DIYbanter - View Single Post - What home repairs are you most Afraid of?

Tony Hwang

Diesel wrote:

Tue, 01 Dec 2015
22:05:12 GMT in alt.home.repair, wrote:

The other fear is anything involving heights, such as roofing.
Some people are just not comfortable with ladders and heights in
general. I have to admit that this is my own fear. I will work on
anything electrical or do plumbing and auto repairs without fear,
but I dont do well with heights.

An employer had a semi cure for my fear of heights. He forced me to
go on high arse ladders and hang light fixtures, run wire, setup
junctions, etc. [g] He expected us to be willing to do anything he'd
do. He was willing to do anything he asked of us, so... we complied.
we as in, those who worked on his crew. After a couple of months, I
got used to the feeling of being up high. I still don't like the
idea, but, my fear concerning it has been greatly reduced.

Electricity has never bothered me. I've messed with it since I was a
kiddo. Strangely enough, when I was a kid, I used to climb jagged
rock walls over cliffs and things with my brother. I don't know where
my fear of heights later came from, I don't remember having any bad
falls or having the sh*t scared out of me. Could be the fact that as
you become an adult, you realize how dangerous some of the things you
did as a kid were.

What fears do you have regarding home repair and including auto
and even small engine and other machines around the home, repairs?
I think everyone has at least some fears regarding home repair....

No fears (other than roofing; I don't want to fall off the damn
thing) that I know of excluding major auto work -- I'm not
knowledgeable enough on my own with those if it's a mechanical/body
issue and not electrical. If it's an electrical problem, I can
usually repair that fine on my own. I have to rely on my mechanic
friends for everything else. except changing the oil or something.

My BIL was a Kiwi in the air force. He is extremely afraid of height....