By all means debate the meaning of professional, but my irritation is with the assumption that being an amateur means being less skilled. It ain't necessarily so. Indeed, arguably a skilled amateur has the opportunity to do a better job as they don't have to watch the number of hours they're putting into it.
But I don't want to hijack the thread with this; as I said, it's just a particular thing of mine that I can't seem to help reacting to. I'm greatly enjoying the insight into repairer's experiences, although shooting arrows from cars less so...
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