For the last 15 years, anybody who walked into Handyman Hardware with a busted faucet or a broken switch found Lindsay Highsmith behind the counter, welcoming any frustrated, grease-covered amateur with a smile and helpful question:
“Whatcha workin’ on today?”
And then he walked you straight to the solution — a new toilet flapper, a corner bracket or a single washer — while you enjoyed a bag of popcorn…