Got a new fridge today, damage to door, getting attitude.

Sometimes you do it the way you do because it is satisfying to you, not the fastest not the most convenient but it just how you feel like doing it.
. If I were doing it for a customer I might use faster tools or more efficient means but if I am doing it for myself, I might just take the time it takes to whittle away at it.

My wife sometimes does things around the house that I don't always understand & when I ask her about it she says it makes her happy. Who am I to judge that ?

How many times in my life I've had to go on auto-pilot and just let me training take over. So I hope you're right. Unfortunately my wife trusts my judgement and if I said that she'd say fine, call the plumber. Then I'd be ticked at myself for wasting the money, she'd be upset with how much it cost and I'd be ticked at the plumber for probably screwing up the job. AND I don't drink wine. lol. (But my wife does appreciate my efforts though.) When I had my bathroom remodeled I did much of the work myself, but hired a plumber to install the vanity and sink cause it involved moving pipes behind the wall and I don't trust myself soldering there. I had to close the wall, and then he told me the sink wouldn't fit and left with me reaming my guy at Lowe's. Then I thought a moment, pulled the vanity less than 1/2" forward and the sink slipped right in. So then I had to apologize to my guy at Lowe's and the plumber had to come back and finish his job for which he charged me for another visit. Needless to say he's on my do not call list and I'm a couple hundred poorer, but the bathroom looks beautiful thanks to the work I did. Yep, calling the guy is not always the best answer.

Installing a faucet is easy (done a few), but that rectangular base is weird. Wouldn't it be easier to just get one that fits .

You know there are other things to keep one out of bars, like GFs. and extra GFs.

Yeah, I guess our vice choices are limited these days.

Yeah, I can tell you from experience there are a ton of fire ants under the 595 bridge. (Put my boat there during hurricane Andrew. It beached maybe 20' up from the river from the storm tide and I had to dig a channel by hand before the next one to get it out.) Holy C--p do they hurt.

What about the shims and such to level it on the bottom and stern ..lol. Everything takes more time than we think , in general on our beloved boats.
Plus the Trim work like you said , etc.
What yard bills for less than eight hours anyway ...lol.
Be ya it would be 8hrs .