[JayJuanGee]

(09-14-2015 03:31 PM)The Beast1 Wrote:  

Just yanking your chain brother. I love DIY stuff, i'm a bit of a dork like that.

Hey, Nothing wrong with a little chain yanking, here and there to keep a guy on his toes.

In some sense, aspects of this thread may have been made for you and your interests; however, I do sense that I have been attempting to redirect, to some extent, because sometimes, some of the weeds may NOT be as important as the forest - or maybe in my calculation, some of the weeds may be diverting somewhat from some of the original points (which may NOT be totally a bad thing).

(09-14-2015 03:31 PM)The Beast1 Wrote:  

Take it from me, I have a TON of stories where I did something that was so much more difficult just to have someone go, "You know you could have done it this way for 3/4th less work!"

As I mentioned before, I do think that some of those stories could be very interesting and topical within this thread. I surely would like to hear a few of them, if you think that they may be interesting to other guys or illustrate some further points that you would like to make concerning either what you learned, or making a different approach or even possibly sticking to your guns in the face of adversity and potentially differing majority opinion(s).

(09-14-2015 03:31 PM)The Beast1 Wrote:  

It's those Pyrrhic victories that make you better next time! You learned a ton of stuff just by thinking out of the box. Most men wouldn't bother taking taking pipes apart (myself included)!

It's that level of curiosity and ingenuity that means you're not only capable of still learning, but can persevere long enough to success even when there was a much easier route!

I will take the gist of these comments as a compliment. Yes, surely sometimes, the engaging in certain projects and the decisions that guys make will tell a bit of a story about his personality or maybe even give some clues about how the guy may approach a future situation. And, probably a lot of guys do NOT necessarily want to be too predictable, so finally, when people may be attempting how the guy may act in a certain set of circumstances, the guy may want to employ some feelings of free will and then act in the opposite way that others are predicting of him.

(09-14-2015 03:31 PM)The Beast1 Wrote:  

Just remember, not to be afraid to ask a trusted friend for help when you really truly are up the creek the paddle.

Yes ... ask or don't ask... what is the risk, and is there enough time, and does a guy feel that he has enough information to decide without consulting? should a guy google it, or should he just go ahead? Does a guy even think of google if he believes that he has enough information to proceed?

These are choices and decisions that guys make all the time, especially when we come across a potential self-help situation.. regarding what we believe, what risks we take, what's the potential benefit and the odds that it will pay out. We may or may NOT do each of these calculations when we decide whether we value one course of action versus another.