It’s worse than that. How about not even knowing how to start a manual transmission car.
Been with someone with a manual-transmission car — the valet was very, very slow to return the car.
When asked it was because they couldn’t find any of the employees who knew how to drive a stick.
Most of this crowd will not be able to survive 2-weeks if there’s a run on grocery stores.
I learned to drive a stick on the job site in 1980. The foreman said they needed a “gopher” to drive the company truck to go pick up materials, etc... He asked “Do you know how to drive a manual transmission” and the only word out of my mouth was “Yes.” I figured all I had to do was get the truck off the lot and practice a bit behind the Hardee’s where he couldn’t see me, and if I could make the round trip to Kokomo Lumber I was set for the summer.
And that’s what happened. I got paid to drive around Kokomo and listen to Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreaux broadcast Cub games on WGN Radio.
That initiative would never happen with most young people today.
When i was 22 i changed both the clutch, steering rack, exhaust and brake pads and rotors on my 1987 Toyota Supra all at one time with no youtube to show me how.
I’d guess that maybe 1% of all 22 yr olds have that ability nowadays.
It seems that the ONLY things they are capable of is using their cell phones, Playstations and complaining a lot.
I thought the clutch was tough but that steering rack...
Shoulda paid someone to do that..