Good morning everyone.
I was surprised to see this thread continuing.
I don't think it's a flame war. I feel like I've done some education, on something that is mostly invisible. Maybe I spoke a little more loudly than Bicciclista, but she also said the same thing!
I do carry a cell phone, Cataboo, but I think I have a better chance of just practicing more with my hands than the picture. Looking at pictures and diagrams is notoriously worthless for me, or I would have done it long ago. Funny, I am good with directions and finding my way around; my issues are pretty specific. And I had a great female role model for being mechanical: my mom. She could do everything. She once fixed my garbage disposal after she had mistakenly put artichoke leaves down there and green ooze was escaping from under the sink. I get this from my dad, who I have seen hit his hand with a hammer while putting in a nail, shut his hand in the car door, as well as perpetually winning the last place prize at a golf tournament every year. My older son inherited some of it and had occupational therapy for a year, to help him, when he was little. He is much better than me at this kind of stuff, but then, he also inherited DH's super mechanical genes.