Just wondering what some of you consider marks of a professional that you've noticed after say getting your car serviced, having a professional install your carpet, tile, etc. It seems the focus seems to be shifting to getting things done quickly and that doesn't always mean doing it the right way the first time. Let's hear some of those times when you've noticed that the job was done by someone with above average abilities who did the job well and in doing so had left their professional mark on it that only a good pro can do.

I have to say that for me - it was always the way my dad sharpened the blades. Whether it was a chisel, or a knife, that edge was unmistakably sharp and even. I could not ever do that to that degree of precision - he has always been so precise. I've always appreciated that.

Another thing was watching my brother-in-law sweat the copper fittings... no matter how hard I've tried, there was just so much finesse and precise timing in the way he heated up those fittings from the right angle and to the right temp - I cannot duplicate these results... not yet.

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