Stuck Garage Door Opener

How people react to garage door openers that don't work says quite a lot about who they are as people. You might not think that is the case but with a little thinking and quiet interpretation, you can absolutely find out interesting things about people.
For example, an acquaintance of mine named West was having some trouble with his garage door opener recently, though he didn't report it to me.  (I had to witness the situation firsthand to even come to know baaboutout it) He's not the kind of person who reports problem he's having: either he solves them himself, or he simply tolerates something being wrong.
So apparently he was tolerating his opener just not being operation for several entire months. He figured, the problem wasn't that major, eh could lift the door himself over and over. So one day he picked me up in his pickup and took me to his house for some lunch and a chat, and as we're pulling into his driveway and his garage, he says to me, "hold on a sec," pops out of the car, runs over, and hauls the door up by hand. He then gets abck in the car and drives it in.
I was stunned. It may not seem like such a big deal, but anyone else would have sheepishly explained the situation as they did it, or complained to me about the door not working (seeing as it IS the area of my expertise.) But West, he just quietly dealt with it. And then when I asked him what the problem was, he shrugged it off and said he'd fix it himself. I warned him, garage doors can be very very dangerous. He seemed unperturbed, and actually mildly confused and uncomfortable with my concern for him.
He seems to be under the impression that no one ever in this world will ever help him with any problem he is having. He is constantly baffled by offers of help, or suggestions to go to a professional.
I think perhaps he wasn't raised with a strong parent figure who ever did things for him, os he's gotten used to just doing things himself, for better or for worse.