J: You know that overhead storage shelf I want to get for the garage?

K: Yeah

J: I was thinking… those aren’t that complicated and we have some wire panels left over from the dog kennels. I could probably just make one. All I would need is some…

K: Jef, just buy one. It’s on sale. Why do you have to make everything?

J: [Laughs]

K: What?

J: This is the argument that my parents have been having for 30 years.

As much as we try to be individuals, we all turn into our parents eventually. :)