It’s getting ridiculous. We now have 2 GENERATIONS of adults who have never even butt-spliced a wire, much less changed a flat.
If the US wants to remain a superpower, something I still support despite the stupidity of trying to fight Russians in their backyard, then we will need Americans who understand which end of a screwdriver to hold.
I made a gun rack when I took Shop in HS, had space for 4 guns and a drawer for ammunition.
My father got it mounted on a wall in our house.
” We now have 2 GENERATIONS of adults who have never even butt-spliced a wire, much less changed a flat.”
They don’t know what a screwdriver is.
Sad, it is. I grew up learning most of the trades as a side issue; can still do most home plumbing, wiring and carpentry stuff today - these kids/young adults truly have no clue.
I wasn’t allowed to take shop in HS cuz I’m a girl yet I was plopped into a classic 20 guys for Engines & Motors where we learned how to build car motors.
They snickered.
I got the highest grade.
But no bandsaws for you, missy.
/bought my own woodworking stuff later