Pampered Generation...
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Pampered Generation...
not exactly embracing the concept of home improvement.
Home Depot panics that Millennials have no idea how to use tools.
Home Depot panics that Millennials have no idea how to use tools.
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Re: Pampered Generation...
I can see why they will panic.
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Re: Pampered Generation...
Great news for the handful of tradespeople, though.
As one of my friends said: "There are doers and buyers. I choose to be a buyer."
He spends a lot of money on simple stuff.
As one of my friends said: "There are doers and buyers. I choose to be a buyer."
He spends a lot of money on simple stuff.
On my scoot, getting there is WAY more than half the fun!
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Re: Pampered Generation...
Scary, ain't it?! It's a crying shame. No Curiosity. No Interest. No handy skills. Improvising will never occur. I'll say this, you'll Never See Them on the tv show SURVIVOR.
Wait!!That's the ticket! Put every teen on "Teen Survivor!"
Must graduate. Lesson's and Skills learnt.
There! I fixed that
Now Off you go to Home Depot (Lowes or Ace).
Build babycakes, Build!
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Wait!!That's the ticket! Put every teen on "Teen Survivor!"
Must graduate. Lesson's and Skills learnt.
There! I fixed that
Now Off you go to Home Depot (Lowes or Ace).
Build babycakes, Build!
(I need more coffee)
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Re: Pampered Generation...
WhiteNoise wrote:Scary, ain't it?! It's a crying shame. No Curiosity. No Interest. No handy skills. Improvising will never occur. I'll say this, you'll Never See Them on the tv show SURVIVOR.
Wait!!That's the ticket! Put every teen on "Teen Survivor!"
Must graduate. Lesson's and Skills learnt.
There! I fixed that
Now Off you go to Home Depot (Lowes or Ace).
Build babycakes, Build!
(I need more coffee)
No you don't
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Re: Pampered Generation...
Still wondering why more industries haven't figured out if you pressure fit and glue everything no one can disassemble and replace parts anyway. No need for the mechanically inclined. This is happening to the rebuilt starter and alternator companies. It's beginning to show its ugly face in my industry as well... Short lived disposable/recyclable everything must be the goal.
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Re: Pampered Generation...
Surely not!homie wrote:Home Depot panics that Millennials have no idea how to use tools.
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Re: Pampered Generation...
Everything just keeps getting better and better.
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Re: Pampered Generation...
I think it just depends on who you grow up with. I'm sure do it yourself parents have kids with better understanding of how to use hand tools.
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I can't speak for all, but as a reasonably capable DIYer, my kids just get me to do it for them. It's generally faster that way too ...Gil wrote:I think it just depends on who you grow up with. I'm sure do it yourself parents have kids with better understanding of how to use hand tools.
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I'm just guessing, lol. I don't have kids. I have always been a hands on person, maybe that's what kids are missing.TheMaverick wrote:I can't speak for all, but as a reasonably capable DIYer, my kids just get me to do it for them. It's generally faster that way too ...Gil wrote:I think it just depends on who you grow up with. I'm sure do it yourself parents have kids with better understanding of how to use hand tools.
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LOL - I agree, but we're not allowed to "lay a hand on them" anymore!Gil wrote:I'm just guessing, lol. I don't have kids. I have always been a hands on person, maybe that's what kids are missing.TheMaverick wrote:I can't speak for all, but as a reasonably capable DIYer, my kids just get me to do it for them. It's generally faster that way too ...Gil wrote:I think it just depends on who you grow up with. I'm sure do it yourself parents have kids with better understanding of how to use hand tools.
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Lol, totally not what I meant..TheMaverick wrote:LOL - I agree, but we're not allowed to "lay a hand on them" anymore!Gil wrote:I'm just guessing, lol. I don't have kids. I have always been a hands on person, maybe that's what kids are missing.TheMaverick wrote:
I can't speak for all, but as a reasonably capable DIYer, my kids just get me to do it for them. It's generally faster that way too ...
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Poverty is a great motivator . . . especially when there is no social safety net.
It's amazing how creative one can be when it comes to survival. At the end of the day knowledge is power!
It's amazing how creative one can be when it comes to survival. At the end of the day knowledge is power!
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I am proud of my kids. Most have grown up knowing how to do things themselves. Hopefully their kids won't turn out to be a problem.
I learned a lot when I was in the military. Some of my sons went into the military, and some of my grandsons are in the military now.
I learned a lot when I was in the military. Some of my sons went into the military, and some of my grandsons are in the military now.
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Re: Pampered Generation...
The kids have different skills more attuned to the modern world. They'll quite rightly laugh at us as relics. As our parents and grandparents had to endure from us
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Mel46 wrote:I am proud of my kids. Most have grown up knowing how to do things themselves. Hopefully their kids won't turn out to be a problem.
I learned a lot when I was in the military. Some of my sons went into the military, and some of my grandsons are in the military now.
So military then
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Agreed. I initially tried to steer my eldest daughter that way for a nursing career (get paid to learn), but in her case - unfortunately - their was no cross-over of qualifications into civvy street so she ran with 1/2 a degree for free at the local polytech.Mel46 wrote:I am proud of my kids. Most have grown up knowing how to do things themselves. Hopefully their kids won't turn out to be a problem.
I learned a lot when I was in the military. Some of my sons went into the military, and some of my grandsons are in the military now.
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I think the kids today are a bit out of touch when the electricity goes out or they don't have the appropriate device to handle the chore. For example counting change in one's head seems to be a fading skill with the younger generation. No need to do math in the head when Texas Instruments, Casio, and IBM have given them devices to punch keys and get the answer. And those devices are the foundation for other devices. And so it goes. . .it's the "Machine". We are in a transitional phase. Things are changing very very quickly. If you want to see a good movie some time about what time in history seems so great. . .and maybe why. . .check out
And in the mean time think about when this song was written. . .what it was like then. . .and how scary it is now that a lot of the message is coming true!
And in the mean time think about when this song was written. . .what it was like then. . .and how scary it is now that a lot of the message is coming true!
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A standing joke of mine (concerning modern math) is:PCX150Rider wrote:I think the kids today are a bit out of touch when the electricity goes out or they don't have the appropriate device to handle the chore. For example counting change in one's head seems to be a fading skill with the younger generation. No need to do math in the head when Texas Instruments, Casio, and IBM have given them devices to punch keys and get the answer. And those devices are the foundation for other devices. And so it goes. . .it's the "Machine". We are in a transitional phase. Things are changing very very quickly. If you want to see a good movie some time about what time in history seems so great. . .and maybe why. . .check out
And in the mean time think about when this song was written. . .what it was like then. . .and how scary it is now that a lot of the message is coming true!
Teacher: "If I have 5 pocket calculators and I take away 3 pocket calculators - how many pocket calculators do I have left?"
Student: "Um - I don't know miss - my batteries are flat".
The daughter of a friend of mine did a double degree (law and accounting) - but she struggled to work out which of 2 vehicles was the most economical allowing for different tank sizes.
I see this kind of thing all the time in modern society - people have lost the ability to think. I think the zombie apocalypse may have started.