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Posted on 6/8/19 at 5:38 am to RLDSC FAN
If I do it myself, I put all these hardworking laborers out of work. I’m doing them a favor.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 5:45 am to RLDSC FAN
and yet a shite ton of baby boomers don't know shite about their wifi passwords
Posted on 6/8/19 at 6:23 am to RLDSC FAN
It is because boomer dads failed as fathers.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 6:45 am to RLDSC FAN
Millennial here and I can lay pipe.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 7:37 am to RLDSC FAN
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The new survey, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Alarm.com, found that modern dads’ toolkits have declined too.
Alarm.com Blog- DIY Dads
Home & business security company paid an online polling company to provide "findings" so the security company could publish a blog about why you should buy their product. Then the New York Post spins the security company's blog post for clickbait.
C'mon, man.
This post was edited on 6/8/19 at 7:53 am
Posted on 6/8/19 at 7:40 am to LPTReb
My dad is pretty laid back most of the time but a lot of my memories of us working on shite are of him cursing, throwing tools, and yelling at my arse for not holding the light the right way.
This x 1000.
That being said I've always conscious of not being that guy because of all the cursing and bitching I had to listen to.
Also, I can fix anything in my house...period.
(Gen Xer.)
Posted on 6/8/19 at 7:45 am to RLDSC FAN
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unblock a toilet or sink, reset a tripped circuit breaker or even open a stuck pickle jar with their hands.
When I read "DIY skills", these are not the things I expected. This is just pathetic and why I'm often ashamed of my generation. Bunch of idiots.
There are definitely things I still leave up to professionals (like a large portion of auto repairs and maintenance), but I try to do as much as I can otherwise.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 7:53 am to PrivatePublic
Gen Xer here.
My father was an English professor who couldn’t change a light bulb, but he could write an inter-dimensional sentence with 78 shades of meaning. He taught me how to kick arse at school.
I learned all of my man skills from my two father in laws. One was welder at River Bend and the other was a banker’s son who partied too much and ended up being a metal building contractor.
I’ve taken what they’ve taught me and have far exceeded their skill. Maybe it’s the 140 IQ that my professor dad gave me.
My father was an English professor who couldn’t change a light bulb, but he could write an inter-dimensional sentence with 78 shades of meaning. He taught me how to kick arse at school.
I learned all of my man skills from my two father in laws. One was welder at River Bend and the other was a banker’s son who partied too much and ended up being a metal building contractor.
I’ve taken what they’ve taught me and have far exceeded their skill. Maybe it’s the 140 IQ that my professor dad gave me.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 7:58 am to RLDSC FAN
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Millennial dads are less likely than their boomer counterparts to be able to change a car tire on the side of the road, unblock a toilet or sink, reset a tripped circuit breaker or even open a stuck pickle jar with their hands.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:06 am to RogerTheShrubber
Just so sad to see this. 
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:10 am to RLDSC FAN
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Millennial dads are less likely than their boomer counterparts to be able to change a car tire on the side of the road, unblock a toilet or sink, reset a tripped circuit breaker or even open a stuck pickle jar with their hands.
I’m no DIY guy, but pretty sure any idiot can do all of this stuff. But when it comes to like building custom furniture, installing lighting fixtures, general electrical work and plumbing work, etc I’m clueless. I bought a Ring doorbell and have no clue how to install it
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:00 am to RLDSC FAN
Mine aren't very good but I am cable of making my way through life just fine. I was never taught to be handy but I can run the hell out of a business.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:03 am to jimbeam
You can lead a horse to water....
Guess you can’t make a ‘millie’ drink.
Guess you can’t make a ‘millie’ drink.
This post was edited on 6/8/19 at 9:04 am
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:06 am to RLDSC FAN
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Millennial dads are less likely than their boomer counterparts to be able to change a car tire on the side of the road,
lord i got tested on this around Christmas
my gf was telling a story about how once in law school the car she was in had a flat and 4 people in law school had 0 understanding of changing a tire. i was in disbelief and laughing b/c it's so easy
of course literally a week later she has a flat and is like "so let's see those tire-changing skills"
i did it in like 10 minutes so it wasn't a fail. only issue was my big jack didn't fit under her car so i had to use the shitty jack that came with her car, but i was NOT 100% confident prior to getting it off the ground
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:09 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Millennial dads are less likely than their boomer counterparts to be able to change a car tire on the side of the road
Survey had 63% of respondents identifying as Millennial fathers as being able to change a tire on the side of the road.
Survey had 79% of respondents identifying as Baby Boomer fathers as being able to change a tire on the side of the road.
One out of every five of every Baby Boomers who is a father admitted to not being able to change a tire. Let that sink in.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:31 am to RLDSC FAN
My old man was a machinist and could fix or build damn near anything. I have a white collar job but can do most stuff myself because he taught me a good bit before he died when I was 16
I’m 35 so I guess that makes me a millennial
I’m 35 so I guess that makes me a millennial
This post was edited on 6/8/19 at 9:33 am
Posted on 6/8/19 at 10:10 am to TigersHuskers
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Because it's more manly
Feed that ego, breh
Posted on 6/8/19 at 10:12 am to RLDSC FAN
Wow. I do not consider myself handy, but I can do and have done all those things. I can even change my car oil. I’ll admit, I don’t have the technical knowledge to do a lot of things, but I know enough about tools that if you explain to me what I need to do, I can probably figure it out. For the record, I’m 27.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 10:14 am to cable
quote:That would be th boomers who acted like pussies their entire life and bitched out during Vietnam
well, they're pretty much the antithesis to the Greatest Generation.
Millenials and gen x signed up in droves for the war after 9/11. True patriots like their grandfathers
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