I’d trade my car repair skill for house repair, and my musical ability for math ability. Both of those are far more useful in life. Maybe also trade my computer ability for welding or woodworking.
I’d trade my car repair skill for house repair, and my musical ability for math ability. Both of those are far more useful in life. Maybe also trade my computer ability for welding or woodworking.
So many music answers here, I didn’t expect that.
Maybe my ability to “sing” by vibrating just my lips together, in exchange for absolutely anything useful. I don’t know if anyone else can do that, so if we’re going by a kind of bell curve way of measuring “talent”, it could fix a lot for me.
Interesting, why? You’d think they both are things you either have to do yourself or pay someone for.
Eh, car repair is worthless. I can swap engines, build engines, replace head gaskets and alternator’s and clutches, but no one cares. That work maybe gets you 50 bucks here and there. House repairs are astronomically more expensive (especially things like dirtwork or drainage or concrete. A medium sized deck is $30,000 today to build. Plus cars now are mostly throwaway and not repairable without an ee degree and a dealership computer. Everything that ever breaks is just a little sensor made in China thats impossible to replicate.
Have you actually worked as a mechanic, then? I don’t know who else would be pulling out the engine of a modern car.
It’s true that you can make a good living as a tradesperson working on houses. A great living, even, if like in my area there’s a shortage. I know mechanics and they seem okay, but I think they’re all heavy mechanics, so that doesn’t necessarily contradict you. One person that does auto bodies, too, which again, isn’t different.