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:
Read the rest at the link.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.