Call Me Mr. Fix It, Thanks To YouTube!

I am NOT a "handy" guy. I'm not the guy that can fix stuff, or build stuff, or install stuff, or nothing! 

It all began as a child. When the other kidlings were putting together Lincoln Logs, Erector Sets, and those plastic blocky things that stick together...uh, what are they called... umm...LEGOS ...that's it...LEGOS...or is it, LEGO'S...no matter, I was TERRIBLE at it, and it's pretty bad when I can't even remember what Legos are called! 

1932

The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891–1958), a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, who began making wooden toys in 1932. In1934, his company came to be called "Lego", derived from the Danish phrase leg godt, which means "play well". In 1947, Lego expanded to begin producing plastic toys.

Then came arts and crafts in elementary school. I flopped out at everything. Especially the crafts! 

My clay projects ended up as ashtrays for my mom and dad, as well as my metal projects, and even my wood projects , which would have been quite dangerous if mom and dad had actually used my flammable wooden ashtrays.

 In fact, mom and dad didn't use ANY of my projects. They were WAY to ugly for the interior of a home in the 1950's. Even for Pall Mall butts! By the way, smoking was VERY popular in the "fifties",  before it caused cancer. 

The only reason I passed Shop Class in high school is because they wanted me to leave before I killed someone with a recklessly handled power tool. 

So what is the point of me sharing my tales of ineptitude with you lovely readers? 

Well, here's the point...Now, I'm Mister Fix It! 

Surprise!!

This ain't Mister Fix It...this is Mr. Green Jeans...but he must have fixed stuff for Capt. Kangaroo. 

Why? You ask so National Enquiringly. 

YouTube has helped me be the handyman I've always wanted to be!

You see, I have always been too dumb to follow written or even verbal directions, but if I can WATCH somebody doing something, and replay it, over and over again, I can eventually get it! Yaaay!! 

The "how to" videos on YouTube have enabled me to do marvelous, miraculous, HANDY things I would have never even attempted before!!

Just this morn' I replaced a heating element in our Hotpoint oven, and all the credit goes to Dylan, in this video below...

Thanks, Dylan, you helped me immeasurably!

Another time I had a burned out tail light on my car and I was thinking about prying off the light cover on the OUTSIDE to get to the stinking bulb! That HAD to be the ONLY WAY! Right? 

Thank goodness, I checked a YouTube, "how to" video and learned that you replace the bulb from INSIDE the TRUNK! Whoda thunk THAT? 

I could go on and on, but you would be even more bored than you are right now. 

In conclusion, if you hear someone refer to me as Mister Fix It, you'll know why, however, that's probably not gonna happen, because I, pretty much, stay to myself, except for church, and I'm not one to brag about my accomplishments anyway...