Yeah, right? What's the worst you've seen?

That "more connected" feeling you get, is it just about the better result or does the work itself become part of the fun?

That old guy in Tacoma nailed a huge problem in our whole economy. We see it with mechanics charging book time instead of diagnostic skill, or tech support billing in fifteen minute blocks. You're paying for their know-how to find the issue, not just turn a wrench. My uncle's plumbing business almost failed because he priced a simple pipe swap, not the thirty years of experience it took to know which joint would fail next. Charging for the solution, not just the clock, is the only way skilled trades stay alive. That complexity fee is you putting a price on your brain, not just your hands.

My mate asked for fence advice with zero details once.

Man, that's a solid point about the wire being soaked too. I didn't even think of that. Kevin_lane's burn idea is a real bad move with creosote, you'd just be making poison smoke. Honestly, if the posts are that old and nasty, the whole job might be more trouble than it's worth unless you find a yard that'll take contaminated metal, and they pay way less.