Im a pretty capable individual…i get upset when i get around anybody thats not capable..young or old….i met a guy from California yesterday who thought the sewer department had to come activate his toilets….no idea they run on fresh water….if your an adult male over the age of 18….i expect you to be able to: change oil, plumb a toilet, clean a carburetor, sharpen a chainsaw, sharpen mower blades, read a tape measure, know how to use the pythagorean theorem, write in legible cursive, dig square holes and round holes, change a flat, change a spark plug, bleed the air out of injector lines, repair your basic water leak..replace an electrical outlet…change a breaker…build a coffee table, grow a garden…and put up a mail box…these are basic skills to me…i would assume you can all do these things…i do not work on air conditioners or freezers…i can change the 3 amp fuse in my air handler…but thats aboyt as far as i go and will not fool with hvac much…i come from poor people who fix their own problems…if you cant build a barn or a deck…or finish a little concrete…maybe adjust the valves on an engine…you basically a waste of oxygen…is that too harsh.🧐
Pretty much the same list here with a few differences so I struggle with my Son-in-law. He's a great christian guy that treats my daughter great and earns a decent living, but there's very little on the above list that he can do. He was pretty much raised by momma only and it shows. He'll do anything that I ask him, without hesitation or complaints, but I know ahead of time that he is going to require so supervision or at least some training for just about anything that requires hands and tools. It drives me up the wall.
