Posted on 10/11/2016 1:45:08 PM PDT by pabianice
A third of young adults cannot change a lightbulb while a quarter admit they can’t even boil an egg, according to a survey.
The research among 25 to 34 year olds – many of whom still live with their parents – appears to show they are losing the skills older generations took for granted, as 77 per cent say they couldn’t fix a bike puncture and 68 per cent can’t wire a plug.
And, surprisingly, newer technology leaves many stumped as well, with 23 per cent admitting they can’t use a washing machine while 41 per cent wouldn’t know how to connect a blu-ray player to a TV.
Many of those surveyed by Poundland also admitted they couldn’t hang a picture, put a new washer in a dripping tap, decorate a room or iron a shirt or blouse.
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That’s what most do.
These days, they can pay for a laundry service.
There are apps they download or videos to view. They hire someone else to actually do the cooking or changing a tire.
FYI, a 360 has an unbalanced crankshaft. So the first torque converter we used was also unbalanced. DOH moment. That thing shook like godzilla.
360s require a balanced torque converter. But it was a doh moment. We weren’t burning through transmissions, just tinkering with it.
One time a Duster I had got totaled from rear. I bought a Demon with a scrap engine, and put the entire engine trans, and front suspension into the Demon’s body just by taking shock tops off and 4 bolts on K-frame. Lifted old body off, turned the assembly around 180, then lifted Demon body onto the assembly. Was impressive.
When the flag went down You could hear rubber burn The Stingray had me going into the turn I hung a big shift and I got into high And when I flew by the Stingray I waved bye-bye
“...used to work on them myself at age 18-25.”
V-dubs are a good car to learn on. Also, to perfect your cussing vocabulary.
When I was little my grandparent’s retired navy neighbor’s wife was trying to make chicken. She asked grandpa who told her to draw and quarter it and he’d be over shortly. When he got over there, she had followed his instructions to a t. She handed him a paper that she’d drawn the chicken on and drew a big cross to quarter it. He said he very seriously studied the picture and cut up the chicken for her. He laughed about her for years.
Sorry! Lol
When I was in high school I helped my dad totally rebuild the engine of a Buick Skylark. I didn’t want to be one of those helpless females.
Make that a delivered pizza.
This was a U.K. poll. Up until the early nineties, most British electrical goods were sold without plugs. You’d have to buy the plug separately and attach it yourself.
Up hill both ways and all you had to eat were those two eggs.
Unless you’re making deviled eggs or eating them whole, cook them in the microwave. One pint jar or glass 1 cup measuring cup, insert a sandwich baggie, crack and pour in the raw egg and seal baggie. Nuke for 2 minutes. Done. Chop up for tuna or chicken salad. Much quicker than boiling.
Me too but we had two weeks of winter every year!
“No worry....if hillary wins we won’t have eggs or lightbulbs.”
Why? Will you forget where to buy eggs and lightbulbs?
HEY! I currently own TWO 1965 Dodge Darts, one for parts, that has a BITCHIN 318 in it, and the other one that is getting restored is a 2-door post (that the 318 is eventually going into). Haven’t seen one on the road like that since I bought it. The parts car will more than likely be turned into a rat-rod for youngest son, who loves rat-rods. DARTS ARE COOL BABY! ;)
Our nephew’s kids refuse to learn to ride bikes mainly because they’d have to go outside. They are teens and still not allowed to go outside in their own yard. They haven’t a clue about anything that involves the big scary outdoors. No yard games. No camping. No hiking. No fishing. No yard mowing or gardening. No bbq grilling or roasting marshmallows. Ewww, there’s bugs and stickers out there and the sun is hot!
Sadly, they live with their mama (divorced) and she’d rather spend time with her bfs - left them at the house one Christmas Day while she went to bf’s. The dad gets them on weekends but he can’t be bothered to make them into men so they are turning into pajama boys.
Our nephew’s kids refuse to learn to ride bikes mainly because they’d have to go outside. They are teens and still not allowed to go outside in their own yard. They haven’t a clue about anything that involves the big scary outdoors. No yard games. No camping. No hiking. No fishing. No yard mowing or gardening. No bbq grilling or roasting marshmallows. Ewww, there’s bugs and stickers out there and the sun is hot!
Sadly, they live with their mama (divorced) and she’d rather spend time with her bfs - left them at the house one Christmas Day while she went to bf’s. The dad gets them on weekends but he can’t be bothered to make them into men so they are turning into pajama boys.
Ok, skip the egg. How about boiling water? ;-)
Mass hysteria when the internet is down.
Global warming won’t let us have light bulbs or chickens. Only the ruling elite will have those. Us dirt huts.
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