As far as fixing I can relate. After all I'm a man by birth and an engineer by training. That's what I do is fix things. I wish I could fix my W but that's not my job. Never has been.
BTW, the bag and heading out for the night sounds like a good old fashion sh1t test. You handled it well.
_________________________ Me-41 W-39 M-15 yrs T-17 yrs D-12 S-9 S-8 B 5/08 S 1/09