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I think a lot has to do with training the youth to want to do something. I use to teach Woodshop and architecture part time in my local high school. Most of the younger (under 35) teachers could not understand why I refuse to allow any of my first semester students to use CAD. I made sure they can read simple drawings, have the ability to read a tape measure, and have a general understanding of how a building or structure is build. I catch crap for not letting themm use the computer. What the hell is wrong with understanding the basics? Everything has to be done now, the easy way by pushing the buttons. No longer do we think, push a button and it is right there.

My ass. principle, another 35ish good looking girl made some noise about old timers like me ( I may be 5 or so years older her) and my old way of thinking and doing things will go straight down the gutter. Everything has gone computer, so we will no longer need you any more, she said. I hope her plumbing backs up on a Sunday afternoon so she can push a button and the clean up will be done. Youth, they don't understand $hit or have I just gone over to the dark side?

My dear new neighbor (again, 35ish young man with an Asian wife. He's the type that always has some kind of head gear, or thing on his head, no matter how hot it gets. I don't understand beanies in hot weather? He's skinny, a little fragile looking, the type who always carries a bag with tassels over his shoulder) moved into the fixer upper next door. I offer to help with loaning them my tools to do work on the house. It needed a coat of paint and kitchen and bath can come later. I told him to take the locks off and number them so they go back to the same location after he gets them re-key. What does he do, he hires a lock smith that charged him 80 bucks per lock. he could have had it off in less then 2 minutes by taking four screw out and a 5 minutes drive. 8 bucks later per locklater, you can have the whole house done. He had 10 locks. You do the math. the lock smith saw his kind coming a mile away. He complains about being strap for cash after the purchased of the home. What a fool. some just aren't interested in doing anything.