If one of your friends had an, “I know a guy” moment and then called you, what would they be calling you for?

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1. Probably computer problems. I’m the IT guy.

2. Tips for hiking probably

3. Fishing guy,flying tying guy 😄

4. Fun facts that no one cares about.

5. Food guy, I’m no chef but I like to think I have a solid base of recipes and the skills to make them. Have actually had in laws call me for advice a few times

6. some serious culinary expertise

7. all things tech-related

8. Extremely random facts that are interesting for 5 seconds. Or just the I’m Down guy, whatever time,day,place, I’m down.

   This has taken me a surprising amount of time to think about and that makes me sad.

9. Acid paint night guy or 4th character for your d&d campaign guy

10. I’m the guy who ‘knows a guy.’ I’m the middle guy that connects others to the ‘guy.’

11. Computer problems (I’m software engineer)

12. Nothing I’m willing to admit on a public forum 😉

13. You guys have friends?

14. Worldbuilding. I’m meticulous when it comes to details, lore, and crafting all manner of world details.

15. Attractive but 0 social skills

16. Guidance on financial/tax decisions like making 401(k) allocation selections or starting a business

    I have a boring set of skills friends call on tbh lol

17. They call me because I’m a good/active listener.

18. Never been called for anything as far as I can remember, neither am particularly good at anything idk

19. Questions about guns, home maintenance, anime, and computers almost always end up coming to me.

20. Item Repairing/ Metal Smithing guy.

21. Questions about physics, star wars lore, cooking tips and moshpit and festival etiquette.

22. Ether MacOS issues or far more likely my weird extensive knowledge of Volvo’s..

    This actually kind of already happened, a friend (we are/were both mechanics) called me about a Volvo V70 D5 that they had in the shop with a small oil leak..

    First question is it an i5d, VED5 or VED4, was a VED5, those usually leak from the charge pipe, when one of the turbos is worn (the VED5 and VED4 D5 both have sequential Twin Turbos), a little oil is normal but large amounts means it is time for new turbo / turbos.

23. Home repair. I spent the majority of my childhood bouncing between different home repair or improvement projects.

    I can’t swap a main electric pannel but i can do just about any other electric work. Plumbing i can do all of it from ejector pits to full replacing of the entire system. Drywall, rough and finish carpentey I’m passable, roofing i hate but i can do repairs and full tear off and replacement. Kitchen renovations, new natural gas lines, bathroom renovations including full custom tile showers.

    I’m not a fast as a pro but i can teach you how to do it and i have enough tools to get the work done. Especially if you have a small emergency repair i can probably handle it.

24. I am the “history guy”. If someone needs help on there history homework the call me.

25. I’m the guy who reads books and therefore knows some things. “We should see what alxndrblack thinks of that” is a common prompt.

    Little do they know, I don’t fucking know anything.

26. My friends friend “damn I wish there was a guy here that was a silly goober”

    My friend “I know a guy”

27. To verify if war movie was accurate or not.

28. Could be anything. People think I know more than I do an I’m always like: “whhhhhy do you think I’d know *that*??”

29. I have friends who randomly call me, go “hey chief, is this it?” and ill just randomly pick between “nah this aint it chief” or “yeah this is it chief” and then we hang up. sometimes they text later to let me know what it was about, usually I’ve just made small meaningless decisions for people like if they eat at a certain restaurant or go to a certain club.
    I think its pretty funny

30. “hey I have a Warhammer question” followed by me cracking my knuckles

31. Stock market guy. I can turn your 10k into 1k real quick

32. “Quick, we need a complete breakdown of the Horus Heresy”

    Thats never and will never happen

33. I’m the, “fix your guitar” or “fix your boat” guy.
    I know, weird combo but I’ve been in both industries before.

34. Moving furniture or questions on writing academic papers. I am the educated lifter.

35. To fix Alcoholism. I’ve helped a few alcoholics find sobriety.

36. I’m the “jack of all trades” guy. For all those times where you’re entering a world you know absolutely nothing about and feel uncomfortable taking the first step, I’m the guy who gets called. Why? Two reasons. #1 I’m extremely empathetic about people’s emotions delving into new things. I see how complicated all these worlds get when you dive DEEP into them and experts usually do a shit job making beginner guides content. #2 I’m an extremely curious person and I love doing deep dives into a number of different worlds. While I never continue down the rabbit hole far enough to become an expert, I always dive far enough to understand the concepts and the language.

    Different worlds I can talk to newbies about, technical personal stuff (personal finance, home IT, handyman trade stuff, automotive, yearly taxes, etc.), deep stuff (philosophy, morals, society, relationships, politics, government, economics, etc), games of all different types and genres (board games, card games, all sports, video games, etc), entertainment, travel, bla bla bla.

    I’m the guy that loves talking with you about whatever you’re most interested in. And I have a heart from learning from you, too, because whatever you’re most interested in, you probably know even more than me. And if I recognize that maybe you don’t, I still love to share in the thing that you’re excited about. That, and I can bring in other worlds that impact the thing you’re super excited about and open up even more avenues you might not have considered about the thing you love.

    And then we’re friends, and you’re about to step into something you’re worried about stepping into, I’m the “guy”. And I’m horribly honest, too, because there are so many worlds out there I haven’t explored yet, a lot of the time my answer is “I have absolutely no idea about that world”.

37. Drugs

38. Yuengling in a non-Yuengling distributed state.