Married to a yid....NOT a handyman

If we were living during the times of the torah, my husband would NOT be part of the construction crew. He shines as a torah scholar and I surely do not want to discourage his handyman skills, but I'm wondering if it is not time to redirect his talents.
This week he tells me "I am off work for 2 days and will be doing my 'honey-do' list". Uh oh. Our house is in need of constant repair and like most homes is a money pit. He tells me he will be fixing this and that and putting in new insulation. Although, I have been requesting new insulation for quite some time (my dog gets cold), it was my thought that we would hire a professional to do these things. Anyway.....Day 1: Task 1: Get rid of squirrel family building a condo in our backyard gutter. First attempt: surround the attic with mothballs (no avail). This was suggested by a co-worker. She said although it worked like a charm for her mom, her dad, who was from Tennessee, preferred to shoot them. Being that we don't own a shotgun (and I have witnessed the poor squirrels transporting foliage for the past 4 days), we opted for the mothball solution. Second attempt: hammer the gutter until the squirrels leave (no avail, but much neighborhood disturbance). Third attempt: spray insecticide into the gutter (squirrels are annoyed but still in gutter). Fourth attempt: wait and see if they leave.
Task 2: repair an uptake hose that is going to our sunroom. This results in his getting fiberglass in his eye and "I need to go to the hospital right now!! "In 6:00 traffic, I send my daughter to chauffer him to the ophthalmologist. My daughter is priveldged to witness fiberglass removal from his eyes. She is not sure she does NOT want to have anything to do with a healthcare profession. He returns like a wounded soldier (eye patch and directions to watch TV and relax). Day 1 has been just short of a success.

Day 2: Today was insulation day. He hired an illegal for the day (why else are they huddled on Tilly Mill?). Seems like the illegal was sent back to Tilly Mill after an hour of not being able to install window blinds. Upon my coming home, my husband informs me that he has fallen through the attic and it might be best if I did not come home yet.  I come straight home. Now there is a HUGE man-sized hole in our bathroom ceiling, offsetting the savings from "doing it ourselves". In addition, the light switches no longer work in the hallway, so our lights are permanently on. We will now be hiring a "real" handyman, carpenter, electrician and a handful of others to repair our ceiling, electricity, etc.
All in a days work....married to a handy yid.

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