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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Top_Ratio4957 on 2025-07-29 18:27:51+00:00.

Now everyone knocks on my door with broken shit and I have to pretend I know what I’m doing. youtube University is carrying me through home repairs I’m not qualified for. This all started three weeks ago when my neighbor Janet mentioned her door was squeaking loud enough to wake the dead. I had some wd-40 lying around so I sprayed the hinges and that’s how it got fixed. She was so grateful she told everyone in the building about my “handyman skills” Now I’m apparently the go to guy for every broken appliance Yesterday a neighbor showed up with a toaster asking if I could “work my magic” I was like I sprayed some oil on door hinges I’m not an appliance mechanic. I’ve been frantically googling fixes 30 seconds before people show up. “How to unclog garbage disposal” and “why is my toilet making that noise” are now my most searched terms. I’m watching repair videos at 2x speed while people wait in my hallway expecting miracles. I just fixed one of the neighbors the sink by literally just tightening a loose connection I found in a 5 minute video and he gave me $40 and a bottle of wine.

tldr accidentally became the building handyman after fixing one squeaky door now everyone shows up with broken stuff and I’m just googling tutorials 30 seconds before answering the door pretending I know what I’m doing while youtube carries my entire reputation