Thank you. For a number of years, my nickname at home has been "bicycle repairman." I would return from work to hear my wife tell me about a car, appliance, or piece of plumbing or electrical on the blink and preface her remarks with "We have a job for Bicycle Repairman."

I got started with construction toys (Erector set, Legos, etc.), then wrenching on bicycles in high school, then appliances and automotive repairs, and finally plumbing ,electrical, carpentry, drywall, etc. when we bought our first house, which was a 50-year-old fixer in almost tear-down condition. (One does what one must to gain a toehold in the Los Angeles housing market.) I raised my boys to work on bikes, cars, et al. with me, and both are pretty adept with tools today.