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    Millennial dads have pathetic DIY skills compared to baby boomers

    Millennial dads have pathetic DIY skills compared to baby boomers

    I saw this earlier in the week and found it funny. It seems that the Millennials have a hard time changing a tire, or jump starting a car, but they can fix computer issues and have mastered social media.

    I have posted this story before: Around 2011 I went to Fort Benning to pin jump wings on a Soldier who was my NCO during my last deployment. Did the ceremony and got back to the barracks. I waited in the parking lot, as the cadre didn't need someone of my rank lurking in their AO. Anyway when my NCO was released she and a bunch of her class-mates headed into the parking area. Then she decided to tell me that her battery died during the course.

    Great. She didn't own jumper cables, and none of the other enlisted people milling about did. I was in a rental (Mustang convertible). So I drove her to a local auto-parts store. Got the cables and some other basic tools since tools for the car never crossed her mind. I expected the enlisted guys would handle the jump. But they didn't know how to do it. WTF? These guys are going to be in combat inside of the year and don't know how to jump start a car? Some geeky soldier Googled it and was pulling up a YouTube to see how it was done. I told them to stand clear and just did it myself. A bunch of lower enlisted just watched a major do the most basic of tasks that they were clueless about.

    Anyway, that is a good intro to the article:

    Are dads’ essential DIY skills in decline? According to new research, millennial dads are less capable than their own dads when it comes to everyday DIY fixes, preferring to rely on professional help instead.

    A new poll of 1,000 millennial dads and 1,000 baby boomer dads found that when a DIY task needs to be done at home, more than half of millennials prefer to call a professional.


    And when it comes to emergency “handiness” scenarios, millennial dads fall short in almost every category.
    Read the rest at the link.
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    I hate to say it but I lack skills when it comes to fixing things too. I called my Mexican two days agp to check why water is gushing from my washer , why a pipe under the kitchem sink is leaking and oh the #2 AC needs help as the man cave is getting hot as fuk. Oh , when you get thru crawling around in the attic which I am mortally scared of would you be a real pal and change all the light bulbs? I should have called him a month ago. It it took a month to call him to fix it while I locked myself in a bedroom how long would it have taken me to do any of it ? If i cannot fix it with a hammer in 5 seconds , screw it . Sorry dead grandma but that's how I roll, you know. Next up the yard needs mowing again. Guess who is mowing it? Not me. Time to call him back say " oh si, not Taco Bell? Oh si could mow my fukkin yard on the cheap again ? Ill even let you fix the lock on the back gate that in a perfect world keeps the boogie man and jehovahs witness away ? Lock? Oh oh. Yes grab a lock on the way. Thanx
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    Years ago, an English professor made this statement, "We used to be a nation where a man could do many things on his own. Today, they can't do sh!t." 1976, Prof. John Stanfield.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    Years ago, an English professor made this statement, "We used to be a nation where a man could do many things on his own. Today, they can't do sh!t." 1976, Prof. John Stanfield.
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    Its becoming more and more apparent just how public education and college has destroyed an entire generation.

    They cant DIY, they cant make it on their own, they are hostile to older workers they dont believe they should be working and taking their jobs. Most of them wouldnt be eligible for the military, seriously WTF are we doing in this country
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common View Post
    Its becoming more and more apparent just how public education and college has destroyed an entire generation.

    They cant DIY, they cant make it on their own, they are hostile to older workers they dont believe they should be working and taking their jobs. Most of them wouldnt be eligible for the military, seriously WTF are we doing in this country
    Yes, 71% of the youth are not qualified to go to basic training.
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    My Son-in-Law is very good. If he doesn't know, he asks but he's willing to try anything. His full time job is in the air force reserves, as is his reserve position. (I don't understand it - he works full time for the AF Reserves (or NG - not sure which is in Toledo) but isn't full time military but then it's also his reserve job.) He would go full time active duty (and they've asked him to) but then they'd risk having to move and P1 likes working and living here.

    I have had to teach P2's boyfriends how to change a tire, fill a tire, use basic hand tools etc. Never mind that P1 and P2 can do all of that.

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    Liberals hound people about getting college educations and tell everyone you cant be successful without it. The richest man Ive personally ever known started out as a plumbers helper and wound up owning a chain of plumbing supply houses and had dozens of plumbing trucks on the street along with all those years buying property thats now worth in the hundreds of millions and has ownership of many other business', He never graduated high school.

    Tradesmen are not unsuccessful they BUILT this country, maintain it and keep it moving.

    I agree most people need a college education but not this indoctrination they have now, graduating morons who have agendas instead of training
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common View Post
    Its becoming more and more apparent just how public education and college has destroyed an entire generation.

    They cant DIY, they cant make it on their own, they are hostile to older workers they dont believe they should be working and taking their jobs. Most of them wouldnt be eligible for the military, seriously WTF are we doing in this country
    It's not just the fact that they don't have mechanical ability, but many think those of us who do this stuff for a living, should do it for next to nothing. I'm not sure why they think tradespeople aren't worth anything. We have dedicated our lives to honing our skills so they can have a nice place, why some think that isn't valuable, is beyond me.

    I was finishing up a bathroom remodel the other day, and referred a painter to this couple. The painter came out (an older woman who works with a crew of women btw) and measured the job, and gave the lady of the house a price. This was for a good sized bathroom, walk in closet, and bedroom. This is a 60's addition to a 1920 cabin. the rooms have vaulted ceilings which are at least 16 to 18 feet high. This includes removing existing wallpaper, and likely skimming all the walls and sanding, and painting. The price was $2,800, which I thought was reasonable. The couple was shocked. The lady literally said, "twenty eight hundred dollars to remove a little wallpaper glue and paint? That's ridiculous".

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    It's not just the fact that they don't have mechanical ability, but many think those of us who do this stuff for a living, should do it for next to nothing. I'm not sure why they think tradespeople aren't worth anything. We have dedicated our lives to honing our skills so they can have a nice place, why they think that isn't valuable is beyond me. I was finishing up a bathroom remodel the other day, and referred a painter to this couple. The painter came out (an older woman who works with a crew of women btw) and measured the job, and gave the lady of the house a price. This was for a good sized bathroom, walk in closet, and bedroom. This is a 60's addition to a 1920 cabin. the rooms have vaulted ceilings which are at least 16 to 18 feet high. This includes removing existing wallpaper, and likely skimming all the walls and sanding, and painting. The price was $2,800, which I thought was reasonable. The couple was shocked. The lady literally said, "twenty eight hundred dollars to remove a little wallpaper glue and paint? That's ridiculous".
    One of the things that drives me nuts is these young lawyers that think that anybody that works with their hands is less than them. I tell every one of them that it depends upon which side of the street you're standing on as to whether you're an idiot or not. I explain that I can't change a transmission but that mechanic can't try a lawsuit -- but are valuable skills and the mechanic's are probably more valuable. Some never get it and treat secretaries like crap. Drives me nuts.
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