Asklemmy

Ooh I tried growing some mushrooms before! I got 2 good harvests and that was cool, but didn't seem worth the effort beyond the fun factor in such small amounts. But with some of them costing $10 a pound and being able to be grown in doors if well ventilated, I bet if you get things going you should be able to make decent money without a ton of effort.

I use stones now, but when I was learning to sharpen my knives, I used a Lansky Sharpening Kit. I learned the angles and what the stones do from the kit, and bought some good stones from Japan.

For my American friends, don't bother with the stones at Harbor Freight. That's the one tool that I have found that is just going to cause more frustration trying to use it, rather than just buying a good one.

Huh, I never considered that one. But I guess if a neighbor advertised "10$ to bring over your knives and I'll make them like new" I probably would at least try it since I have some pretty nice knives that I've been struggling with that are really old.

I am sad to report I have tried to sharpen my own knives... using a thing I bought off amazon. It dud not work out.

Oh yeah if you like photography as a hobby and already have decent gear, I remember my mom would occasionally do that from time to time! A couple weddings, engagement photos, senior pictures, stuff like that. Someone who understands the basic of how cameras react lighting and is willing to put thought into composition of the photo makes a world of difference compared to folks who don't.

Honestly just convincing old folks that "Hey whenever something stressful happens on your computer, please for the love of god just call me."

Is worth its weight in gold to prevent scams. A big thing scammer prey on is shame, blaming the individual. If there is someone they have paid to help them and trust to help them with any issue without judgement, I would hope they would lean on that person when scared by a scammer. So as long as it's for the right reasons I can see how cool that could be!

I do like the computer literacy classes that get ran for older folks, and the ones about avoiding scams. So I can see how this can be good!

The thing about IT for older folks is you have to be up for conversation too. Most of the customers I have only get out for church, so if I come out to see them it might be the first conversation they've had in days.

Why /s? I feel like this is the perfect example if you can get away with only doing it part time. I have an aunt who does foot stuff on there and seems to do pretty well