Stamping the joy out of collectors
Funny to see this - had a similar situation recently (sort of) with a train shop.  I couldn’t care less about collecting trains - I bought a train a few years ago for xmas and my kids loved it so I bought a year round one as well.  Lionel trains are not cheap and easy to repair.  Both have already broke where a significant repair was needed.<p>I watched videos and tried to fix one that wouldn’t fire up at all.  Took it to the shop and the proprieties seemed kind of annoying with me as I asked for their help to repair (of course intending to pay).  They gave me a lecture about letting a four year old play with a train like this.  Usually I’d lose my temper and start arguing but my son really missed the train.<p>They ended up replacing the engine board ($120 bucks) and took forever to get it back to me.<p>I get that people have sacrosanct hobbies like coding, sports, etc.  They have to understand that dilettantes like me may want to dabble!<p>Also I am a self taught DBA and never ever use keys.  I’ll take in any incoming fire as probably deserved :).