On Being "Handy" (and dissuading others from following my lead)

I know it's a complement when folks tell me I'm "handy" but it's not the case. I believe they may be conflating the sheer volume of my attempts at home repair with some illusion I'm successful. I do not put on airs and rest assured I know handy when I see it. A fair segment of our male friends chose to go into a trade or one of the manual arts. Many of them are quite skillful and have thoroughly enjoyed my sporadic, discombobulated attempts to join their ranks. I only claim any level of mastery with shovels. I am also decent with rakes and brooms. I will close with an infrequent but terrifying scenario suggested  by the occasional party-goer at our home. They propose that their friend or spouse get guidance from me on a project !  Below is an analogy to this provided with the permission of a super cartoonist:

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