I Guess That’s One Way To Solve The Problem (16 Pics)

I’m a millennial and I may not have the tools or skillset my grandfathers had to fix anything. I sure as hell don’t have the money to pay someone. At this point in life, I plan to make friends with people who know how to fix shit. Pretty soon I won’t be able to use the excuse of there being a pandemic but I’ll start by finding these people who found a way to make it work. These people found practical ways to fix things.

1. You’ll never need to get out of bed again.

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2. “We were painting a house and ran out of poles. This was our solution.”

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3. Found this scooter on my way to the pharmacy.

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4. Good as new.

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5. When you ask the architect for a boathouse and the plan backfires…

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6. “How to turn on 2 lights at the same time”

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7. “New door handle… Absolutely beautiful….”

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8. 9 out of 10 car thieves can’t (or don’t want to) open this lock.

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9. “My neighbor doesn’t need a fancy hammock.”

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10. Kid wanted a boat for the pool, but it wasn’t included in this year’s budget…

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11. Sometimes good intentions are not enough.

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12. “It got hot in our living room and my roommate had an idea…”

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13. “Looks like the bus door broke so it was replaced with a standard exterior door.”

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14. Street flooded? No problem.

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15. “My 12 year old son modified his bike with carpet for barefoot riding.”

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16. “Found this fork in my brother’s house and asked him why it was like this… then he ran upstairs to grab his iPad”

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.