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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Oh cool! Does that mean you could fix my kitchen sink? It keeps backing up randomly, oh and the faucet will always drip..."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I do want to learn plumbing, it would be a rather handy way to save some money for minor jobs down the line

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

It's also a handy way to make some money. The plumbers around here charge by the visit, which ends up being around $600 per hour!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh of course, those skills are invaluable. The joke is everyone hears you're in an industry remotely adjacent and then goes "Oh so you can do xyz for me?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah haha, I got it, just wanted to reply with something 😅. Luckily (I think?) most people don't really ask too many follow up questions

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Me when I’m working on Oil Cracking in Factorio

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So a dire-plumber? Like a regular plumber but dire...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

When we mess up calculations things can go boom :) so yes haha

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The most complicated job I've ever had would make people's eyes glaze over when I was explaining what I did, even my wife's. So I started saying "website stuff", and everyone would go "oh, super cool!" and then we'd change the subject.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I want my eyes to glaze over. Tell me about your complicated job.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Oh, super cool!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

As someone who does factory Automation "I open valves, and start pumps"