On 21/01/2021 14:01, R D S wrote:
Another example.

We're fashioning a kitchen at work.
Gave my eldest son (recently turned 30) the tools and basic instruction
necessary to make a hole for a sink.

Much ****ing about later there's a sink in the worktop, on the wonk
slightly, too close to the back so that the worktop can't quite reach
the wall unless we severely *******ise the rear of the base unit. But it
will certainly do.

Positively I suggested that he had learned some pitfalls and gotchas so
that if he was to fit a sink again it would be easier and he'd do a
better job.

His retort was that he'd learned that if he needed to fit a sink again
and wanted a better job doing he'd get someone in. And i'm pretty sure
he was serious!

Keeps folk in work I suppose.

For the first time ever, I've had someone in to do work in the house
(other than having new gas or electricity meters or sorting out phone
line faults), but in my defence, it was installing granite worktops.

With anything else, my father used to help, although these days my
eldest son (17) does. My middle son (15) actually asked for tools and
his own workbench for Christmas.

We're heading the right way here.