You have it wrong the young people are very smart way smarter than the generation before them. The problem is they have no common sense. Zero common sense and this is something no one even talks about for some reason. Have them read a book or write an essay and they will blow your mind. Tell them to fix the toilet or change a car tire and they will look at you like your from Mars. Simple stuff they just don’t grasp or care.
I call the millennials the smartest idiots you will ever meet.
Corey, we can't paint all people in any generation with a broad brush although a lot of what you say is true. Young people, for the most part, are a product of their upbringing and schooling. That's probably true in any generation.
If kids don't know how to use simple hand tools and do simple jobs, it's because of the parents not showing them how. Plus, you don't have shop classes in school anymore.
My late Father-in-Law grew up on a farm in North Dakota. Needless to say my wife and Brothers-in-Law were exposed to tools and their uses at an early age. All of them can change a tire and use hand and power tools. My wife can handle fixing some things around the house but is deathly afraid of working with electricity. That's where I come in.
My dad was also exposed to the use of tools at an early age. There was nothing around the house he couldn't fix. He made me and my brothers help. That was where I learned to use hand tools and power tools. In the years I lived at home he roofed two houses by himself by hand. I was there as a 10 year old up on that first roof handing him shingles and watching how he did it. he completely re-piped the second house. He did electrical work as well. He wasn't as well versed on cars as my Father-In -Law but he wasn't exposed to it as much. My dad worked a white collar job but grew up in a blue collar home. Talented man who is also a very good musician.
In my younger years on one car alone I did brake jobs, changed a water pump, put a starter in, changed a fan belt and radiator, put a thermostat in. Maybe I should have sold that effing car! But, you do what you gotta do. In my current house, I did a roof in 2005 with a friend, re-piped some of the pipes. Put 2 water heaters in and new toilets. Within the last 7 years I ripped all the downstairs carpets up and exposed old oak wood floors. Then I sanded all of them and refinished it all and they are beautiful. My wife and I have re-done every room in this house.
I am not bragging about this. As a matter of fact I made mistakes along the way. But I had the general knowledge to do these projects myself and with the help of my boys when they got a little older. You do what you gotta do. And if you can do it yourself you save a ton of money. The girls helped too.
My older son got married and bought a home within the last 5 years. He put 2 new toilets in by himself. Just last summer we replaced a lot of wood on his deck. Prior owners didn't take car of it. His house is about 20 years old.
My older daughter and her boyfriend have completely re-done their whole house. When you're younger you can get it all done faster. More energy. I am betting you are one of the guys who has a good working knowledge of tools and I bet you passed it down.
