Handyman

CURSING a busted heater and dreading the repair cost, Roger googled the problem. ‘I fixed it myself!’ he boasted to his family later that day. He googled everything after that: how to build shelves, how to pirate a movie, how to cut your own hair, how to remove a skin tag on a dog. He succeeded every time, though the dog bled more than expected. When his son, Archie, sliced his foot open on some rusty tin, Roger researched his biggest challenge yet. ‘Shouldn’t we go to hospital?’ Archie fretted. ‘Don’t worry, mate,’ Roger reassured him. ‘I got this.’