...Schools need a LIFE BASICS 101.
That Moms and Dads are for.
...Schools need a LIFE BASICS 101.
He thanked me and then said he was going to take the jumper cables back into CVS to see if they'd give him a refund.
"We've become a nation of wusses"
So you drive on 31 also to Columbus, you can get behind some real morons on that road.So, since the thread has veered slightly onto the topic of driver education and poor driving skills, I had a classic case of drivers oblivous to traffic this morning on my commute, so allow me to vent a bit. For the TL;DR crowd...
Fortunately the last few miles of my commute was even free, and I was able to come to the office in once piece and vent about it on INGO.
In this I see the mentality that it is OK to purchase the cables....."USE" them and think it is OK to return them. Knowing full well the folks in the store saw you doing this. Why should he have to actually pay for a product or a service call. That sets my hair on fire.
I realize this is a necro thread, but your drivers ed teacher sounds just like mine? I think back then (mid 90's) most of us had been driving long before we were able to do so legally, so the Driver's Ed teacher probably realized that for some folks only minimal instruction was needed. School's definitely got out of it as it was too expensive (and probably too much of a liability) and have since turned it over to private companies to do. That's not entirely a bad thing, as it does relive the strain on the school system budget. Does anyone know if the BMV still requires an actual driving test to obtain a license, or it is only the written portion these days?
I was talking to a mechanic the other day. He was saying if a young person can get trained to work on the high end vehicles, Audi, BMW, Tesla. They can be making 60K in a very short amount of time. And if you can work on the newer vehicles that are all electronic and computer module based. You might not even get your hands greasy. There is big work shortage for this type of work.
This line of work tops out at $35.00 per hour with benny's.
We've got senior chiller techs making well north of that. It's all about hard work and learning.
I was well north of that as well. Just a standard roof top tech can make serious money with a bit of effort.
Chiller work is very rewarding. Steady inside work in the winter and as much OT as you can take in the summer. Process work is very demanding.
Yup. In our day, you and I turned wrenches. Nowadays, the guys all carry iPads and laptops. They troubleshoot by plugging into a data port and downloading diagnostic codes.
I'm always amazed at the number of people I come across who have no concept of basic mechanical & everyday skills. I call them guy skills, but they're really skills that everyone should have a grasp of as they go about their lives.
My latest was this evening. Coming out the local CVS, I put my bag in the back seat of my car and hear a woman calling out, "Sir. Sir can you help us?" I hear a boys voice saying the same thing. I'd seen them when I pulled into the lot. They had their cars grill to grill with the hoods up and jumper cables draped between them.
The kid's little crossover SUV had a dead battery. He had them hooked up correctly to her car. On his however, he had the ground on the strut holding up the hood. They'd had it hooked up for over 15 minutes and all it would do was click when he turned the key. I helped him understand what he needed to do differently and explained to her what we were doing and why. He got it started and then almost immediately turned the key again. It freaked him out and he shut it off.
We got him going again and I told him the correct order for disconnecting everything. He thanked me and then said he was going to take the jumper cables back into CVS to see if they'd give him a refund. I casually mentioned that cables might be a good item to keep in his trunk. He decided against it.
The lady thanked me for helping and said she had been scared when the kid first approached her, but he looked helpless enough.
Why can't parents teach their kids these basic guy skills? This kid probably couldn't find his butt if he was sitting on both hands. It's tough to feel sorry for them, but I always do in the end.
Sorry for the long winded story, but I wanted to get it off my chest while fearless leader is talking about taking care of everyone even more.
I was talking to a mechanic the other day. He was saying if a young person can get trained to work on the high end vehicles, Audi, BMW, Tesla. They can be making 60K in a very short amount of time. And if you can work on the newer vehicles that are all electronic and computer module based. You might not even get your hands greasy. There is big work shortage for this type of work.
I'd LOVE to do this kind of work... But I can't afford to put the job/family on hold to get the training. I'd be starting from almost scratch, too.
And in the vein of this thread: I'm a dude lacking in skills. I don't even know how to switch out the broken dimmer switch in our kitchen.
And in the vein of this thread: I'm a dude lacking in skills. I don't even know how to switch out the broken dimmer switch in our kitchen.