My friend asked me to check his garage door opener because I 'do electronics on planes'.

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Haha, the "do electronics on planes" line reminds me of my friend who fixes laptops. His neighbor once begged him to look at their smart fridge because it "has a computer inside". People assume one tech skill applies to everything, but that's rarely how it works.

hannah_knight401d ago

Lol, @young.jessica, that's hilarious. My buddy who works on cars gets asked to fix lawnmowers all the time since they both have engines. People really do think one skill covers it all.

jade_foster241d ago

My uncle used to call me for every broken appliance just because I built my own PC once. I honestly thought all electronics were pretty much the same back then. But trying to fix his microwave showed me how wrong I was. Circuit boards in planes versus garage door openers are worlds apart, you know? Why do we expect experts in one field to magically know another? Now I see that specialized skills don't always translate like that.