Okay, I am learning about the thumbs up and thumbs down. Trying to give you a thumbs up! 

Why did it not work?

I was just talking with my husband this afternoon about workmanship, and attention to detail, etc. We had a couple of guys do some work on a ladder, and they also had to fix a very high strand of Christmas lights for us. 
(To be honest, if we had a big enough ladder, I would have been quite willing to go up and do it myself, but we have one funky peak on our home with a steep pitch-hence the hesitation. But otherwise, I would just as soon do stuff like this myself, as I am quite capable and out of necessity, much of my life has been to do so).

Anyway, they were of a younger generation and I just said, "Yes, he missed something obvious, and why did he not get it while he was on the ladder?" "My husband just replied, "Well, he did not really want to hear any instructions from me about how to do the job either."

The craftsmanship that came from Europe for various things is all but gone! Everything from stonework, to stained glass, to clock-making, to woodwork, to metal-work, to leather work, to fabric-making, you name it.

Not only is there a beauty in simplicity for many things, but there is a corresponding beauty in have few, but well-crafted items that can be essentially passed from generation to generation.

Even cars. There is nothing like some beautiful old cars with all chrome bumpers, etc. I would love to restore an old car or sports car and take it for a spin. But having someone else do the work would cost a fortune. That's not going to happen anytime soon!!

Getting back to the original topic though-there was a video I watched of a Greek hermit that lived in the side of a mountain. I will see if I can still find it somewhere. It was a few years ago.