A country boy will survive #handy #mechanic #plumber #carpenter #electrician #tradesman #poor

[warrenharrison]

Red Green "if they can't find you handsome, let them find you handy"

[ChristochatBTW]

A mixture of poverty and youtube breeds a variety of skills

Edit: Holy crap I get it, I didn't grow up with youtube either, it's just come in handy the last few years to keep me from having to replace stuff, yall can get your knowledge from wherever you please, my father just doesn't know stuff like computers. Chill

[lorimiller]

Great answer "I Grew Up this Man was Blessed with lots of knowledge!!!❤

[DrHeitaki.]

"Become self-sufficient or die."
That's a very valid reason

[hjeffwallace]

I grew up poor. After getting a master’s degree, I found out how many people knew nothing. Mom & dad gave me so much! My first bike was from the dump. Same with mowers, etc. My first cars were missing engine or transmission. My dad fixed appliances. Our dryer was green with a gold top. They put 8 kids through college. One of my favorite things was taking city kids to fix houses. They all lived in apartments, so had never painted or patched drywall. We also grew gardens. I think that country or small town kids have an opportunity that city kids do not.
Once, my mother-in-law questioned how I replaced all the windows in my house. It was pre-internet, and I had never seen it done. I still don’t know the answer.

[sallyrichter]

That's my husband right there! He grew up poor and therefore had to learn everything from household repairs to car mechanic. And he has used those skills his entire life!

[dewardwilliams]

Being poor teaches you more in life and the knowledge learned is the key to staying alive

[lexi]

These are the best friends to have. Not only are they handy, they’re always willing to help you out. Treat these people right!

[mdf]

I can relate. Very poor growing up but my father always provided a safe place to live and plenty of food, and always told me he loved me. Looking back I was the richest kid in school. Miss you Dad

[MikeJones-embc]

Legit. This hits home closer than I want it to.

[mamabear]

This was my dad. 😢😌🥹 I miss him so much. He knew how to do anything and everything...men like him are not around too much anymore.

[greenzambia]

Resilience is not coz of your hardships but rather your decision to rise above em❤Good on ya!

[bonniekeefer]

Perfect statement. I grew up just like this!! And I'm a survivor!!

[kontrygrllamerika]

In the 1970s Reader's Digest sold a book on almost everything in your house, like how to fix your sink faucet, simple washing machine fixes, etc. We Boomers learned how to fix everything and how-to fix-it books were very popular. There were even ones you could buy for your car like how to fix your VW Bug, etc.

[bradparker]

So true! On the other side, I spent 31 years as a Model Maker for GM. A big part is just not having the fear to try. Pretty much anything can be fixed with the proper tools, skills and just not being afraid to try.

[megb]

That’s surviving and thriving- much respect 😊

[TheRossAdventures]

People like this should be treasured in society

[Judith-po]

My husband has saved us thousands of dollars over the years. He fixes the cars, the plumbing, the electric problems, the gardening, he builds things that actually work and miracle of miracles, when he takes something aprt, he can put it back together. He is amazing!

[gamgamdabest]

My kids and I buried their dad when they were still young. I did my best to “father” my son. I did my best to learn sports etc so I could both help, teach and encourage.

There were men in our community who stepped up (mostly coaches) when I asked if they’d teach/mold my son in an area I just didn’t have the physical strength etc. I’m pretty little.

Anyway, he had to figure a lot out by trial and error bc I’m a mother, no matter how much I also tried to father.

He’s 30 n just the other day he told me that having to use his own critical thinking skills to figure out why his 4 wheeler wasn’t running well or how to fix a wiring issue on one of his many junk boats he flipped has made him worlds ahead of his peers.

He flips houses, boats, lawn mowers, any small engine really. He teaches his son now and I couldn’t be prouder of his never ended ability to figure it out.

We weren’t poor. I’m educated and earn a nice living. Poor isn’t the only kids who have to figure it out to survive.

[rodzilla]

My wife tells people, I can fix all our stuff becasue I'm a "hick." Haha. I grew up poor, in the middle of nowhere. If we didn't figure out how to fix it, we were effed. We still live rural, so the service fee people want to charge to get to us is about as much as it costs me to just do it myself. Lol.