At the age of 58, I’ve bought my first drill. Can it make me a new man? | Adrian Chiles
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<p>Bored with my DIY hopelessness, I’ve decided it’s time I learned some basics</p><p>I bought a drill. It is yellow. It is my first drill. I bought it because I’m 59 next month and thought it was about time. It’s nearly a half a century since I joined the rest of the world in giving up on myself when it came to practical skills. My brother, who is younger, was good at that stuff, which I wasn’t. He was also very good at Lego, which I wasn’t. What I was good at was unclear. Rea
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<p>Bored with my DIY hopelessness, I’ve decided it’s time I learned some basics</p><p>I bought a drill. It is yellow. It is my first drill. I bought it because I’m 59 next month and thought it was about time. It’s nearly a half a century since I joined the rest of the world in giving up on myself when it came to practical skills. My brother, who is younger, was good at that stuff, which I wasn’t. He was also very good at Lego, which I wasn’t. What I was good at was unclear. Rea