Yea it's really sad I once did a motor swap on the side of the hwy on my 72 datsun 510 when I was about 20 granted that was only 6 years ago but most people my age are utterly clueless
The younger generation, ARRRGGGHHHH!!!
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Amen to that! Kids need to "man up" these days.
"Been there done all of that and more" :rofl: My "best" was replacing a freeze plug that opened up in the middle of winter in the parking lot of the college campus because I naively believed the 50:50 mix recommendations. I rebuilt that entire engine in auto shop the year before! Then I got to drive home 4 hours without heat because it also destroyed the heater core. That was an awful '81 Chevy pickup. Replaced at least 3 clutches that I can remember in Dad's garage. Nothing like tranny fluid dumping all over your midsection when you're heaving the tranny into place!
I will say that from my observation of my wife's son, he is pretty much a little bitch and I honestly believe it is because there was never a man in the house. So he acts all tough and cool but "dude, he has awesome hair" - actual thing he said last week!!!! I told him that would make a good T-Shirt.
So while not trying to justify the girly-man generation, I can see how divorced families can "spawn" the girlie-men. A whole generation of them He isn't afraid to help with yard work when I FINALLY convince him he needs to help out, but don't interfere with his snack time!
He isn't as girlie-girlie as some of them but he does have FAHBULOUS hair! ![[486]](/d3/avatars/s/15/15652.jpg?1612532135){kind=avatar}
:rofl: Tell us what you really think.
I can't exactly say much on the matter, other than don't loose hope too much, I'm 16 and I work on stuff. Hell, earlier today my new glasses frames broke, never liked them anyways, so I took the lenses out and used the bench grinder to fit them to the old frames that I still had.
Okay, I'm an exception but I know what you mean, in "know your car" [the only autoshop class offered] everyone's either failing because they refuse to work on things [Oh no, I spent $50 on this t-shirt, I can't get it even a little dirty], or they are arrogant without a cause [they act like they know everything, then instantly "forget" how to do anything once they get out of the classroom]... There are 2 other kids in the class [of about 30] that seem to be doing pretty good, no doubt because they have the good sense to shut up and listen...
Before you say kids ain't manly because they don't have father figures in their lives, I only see my dad every other weekend, and most wednesdays. I think it is more of the fact that people are babied to the point that they don't even think to fix things themselves, even stigmatizing people who bother to fix things themselves... I was talking with a friend about my new videocard and someone came into the conversation with something about their fancy-pants computer they just paid $4,000 for. I responded with "well hell, you coulda built the same thing for $1k or so." All they could respond with was "Hah, you're too poor to buy a computer, so you gotta make your own!" :grumble:
Luckily there are enough of us out there who still DO things, most of my friends are similar to me, or [I was speechless when I was told this] wish they could do what I do. Some are willing to learn, you just gotta have the classes available, which too many schools don't...
What were we talking about again? :lol:
Great post!! Good for you!! There might be hope for us yet!!:rofl: Tell us what you really think.
I can't exactly say much on the matter, other than don't loose hope too much, I'm 16 and I work on stuff. Hell, earlier today my new glasses frames broke, never liked them anyways, so I took the lenses out and used the bench grinder to fit them to the old frames that I still had.
Okay, I'm an exception but I know what you mean, in "know your car" [the only autoshop class offered] everyone's either failing because they refuse to work on things [Oh no, I spent $50 on this t-shirt, I can't get it even a little dirty], or they are arrogant without a cause [they act like they know everything, then instantly "forget" how to do anything once they get out of the classroom]... There are 2 other kids in the class [of about 30] that seem to be doing pretty good, no doubt because they have the good sense to shut up and listen...
Before you say kids ain't manly because they don't have father figures in their lives, I only see my dad every other weekend, and most wednesdays. I think it is more of the fact that people are babied to the point that they don't even think to fix things themselves, even stigmatizing people who bother to fix things themselves... I was talking with a friend about my new videocard and someone came into the conversation with something about their fancy-pants computer they just paid $4,000 for. I responded with "well hell, you coulda built the same thing for $1k or so." All they could respond with was "Hah, you're too poor to buy a computer, so you gotta make your own!" :grumble:
Luckily there are enough of us out there who still DO things, most of my friends are similar to me, or [I was speechless when I was told this] wish they could do what I do. Some are willing to learn, you just gotta have the classes available, which too many schools don't...
What were we talking about again? :lol:
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