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Arjun Rajagopalan's avatar

Lovely piece!-

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Jim in Alaska's avatar

Good write Jayshree! But two sides to every story; Why am I kicking your stomach? Why are you pulling my teeth?

As Robert Heinlein had Lazarus Long say in time enough for love; "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." - and prime a water pump! Grin.

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Jayshree Gururaj's avatar

That's a great share! I agree with you - DIY is fun. Paying a $1 to change a lightbulb - a service that that Urban Company offers is odd. I suppose it makes sense for some households, as many elderly live alone at home here. In general, DIY doesn't quite have the allure here as it should :-)

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