Things that people don’t know how to do anymore

Dan S · Mar 18, 2024

felsby
Interesting. My parents taught me a lot, but never to fix a bike puncture or change a light bulb. I reckoned that I was supposed to find out myself.

Here you go:

felsby · Mar 18, 2024

Dan S
Here you go:

Yeah, my point is: When you meet an obstacle, how do you react? Solve the problem or flail your arms? And what factor determines your choice?

Vercingetorix · Mar 18, 2024

Dan S
Here you go:

How about orient a camera correctly.

DaveK · Mar 18, 2024

Deafboy
in two meters of snow....

Picture of my parent’s generation waking to school

gbesq · Mar 18, 2024

DaveK
My ‘86 SAAB had the ignition in the centre console. It was fun watching someone try and start that car.

I owned a Saab 9000 Turbo back in the early 90's. It was such a great car. Built like a bank vault, with the most comfortable, supportive seats of any car that I've ever owned, unstoppable in the snow, and when the turbo kicked in it took off like a rocket from a launchpad. It had some really unique, incredibly well thought out features. One of my favorites was that inside the glove compartment there was a hinged door at the top that pulled down and all of the electrical fuses for the car were right there at your fingertips. There was even a fuse pulling tool included. Pure genius. I sold the car at 288,000 miles and it was still running just fine. I was really sorry to see Saab leave the automobile business, but they still make some seriously bad ass fighter jets.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iKswEVlGb-E?feature=share

Mad Dog · Mar 18, 2024

DaveK
My ‘86 SAAB had the ignition in the centre console. It was fun watching someone try and start that car.

It’s funny that you said that…I couldn’t figure out how to start the wife unit’s late model Lexus hybrid. I kept mashing the start button and didn’t hear anything so I figured something was wrong. Ran inside the house and exclaimed to the wife unit that I couldn’t start her Lexus…and she proceeded to explain to me that I probably did start it but didn’t hear anything because the ridiculously quiet electric motor is what initially engaged…and that the internal combustion engine would eventually kick in…because it’s a hybrid. What???

hen · Mar 18, 2024

Mad Dog
It’s funny that you said that…I couldn’t figure out how to start the wife unit’s late model Lexus hybrid. I kept mashing the start button and didn’t hear anything so I figured something was wrong. Ran inside the house and exclaimed to the wife unit that I couldn’t start her Lexus…and she proceeded to explain to me that I probably did start it but didn’t hear anything because the ridiculously quiet electric motor is what initially engaged…and that the internal combustion engine would eventually kick in…because it’s a hybrid. What???

Wife unit ??? Is that a term of affection or....

Mad Dog · Mar 18, 2024

Wind a watch.

Did somebody say that already?

😁

Mad Dog · Mar 18, 2024

hen
Wife unit ??? Is that a term of affection or....

Affection.

She’s a retired airline pilot…I’m a non-retired airline pilot…we like to utilize technical terms.

noelekal · Mar 18, 2024

Deafboy
in two meters of snow....

It was six feet of snow back when.

The people who don't know how to do will all starve.

They have no horticultural knowledge and could not cultivate a successful vegetable garden and certainly could not forage in order to feed themselves. They could not hunt or fish and don't know how to process meat. They think it grows on hamburger trees and taco vines, conveniently enveloped in handy bleached wheat flour buns or pre-formed yellow cornmeal shells.

Mad Dog · Mar 18, 2024

Flying the ensign of the United States of America…properly…which includes illuminating it at night.

Deafboy · Mar 18, 2024

Mad Dog
Wind a watch.

Did somebody say that already?

😁

It happened to me once.
I serviced my grand-mother's wristwatch (tiny, tiny watch movement, btw) that my 30 year-old niece inherited. It was during covid so I mailed the watch to her. Upon reception, she FaceTimes me with a slight distressed look, saying that the watch wasn't running.