"Really, really smart male neighbors"? Where do you find those? I know far more about designing, building, and fixing stuff than the male neighbors of my acquaintance. They can put gas in a car, but they would not be able to replace a starter.
The little toy sit-in car I bought for my neighbor's daughter's first birthday had its steering wheel come loose last night (the little spikes that are supposed to keep it inside the dashboard are not very strong), and his wife asked me this morning if I could come down and fix it for them. Not the first thing I've ever fixed for them either. They don't even own any tools! I'm more than happy to do it, but your "really really smart male neighbors" seem to have a lot in common with hens' teeth, I'm afraid. That's why I turned to FReeper help. We have a lot of "really really smart" people---male and female---on this forum and so I have some choice brains to pick.
Ya gotta know how to pick’em.