• Watch Out for Scammers!

    We've now added a color code for all accounts. Orange accounts are new members, Blue are full members, and Green are Supporters. If you get a message about a sale from an orange account, make sure you pay attention before sending any money!

Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

P-Squared said:
EXCEPT for those times the automatically 'tuned' valves don't. Or what I run into now is the 8KW generator needs to have the valve lash adjusted. The young guys don't even know what that means in the owner's manual. If you're one of those young guys, don't feel bad. Most of my generation (boomer) never wrenched either. I started at 6 (years old). You get really strange looks if the conversation ever goes that direction in a board room and you pipe up with specs for valve lash, or dwell, or point gap. It's almost like you are from Mars. What they don't realize is I'm looking at them like they are from Uranus. (most of them are an anus BTW)
Click to expand...
I am a boomer and forever grateful that I learned to work with my hands at an early age. Working on engines, welding and woodworking fascinated me and not only benefitted me in my professional career but provides a great sense of enjoyment to this day. Put myself through college as a welder and mechanic and the things I learned as a kid starting with tearing apart lawn mower engines prepared me for working on large industrial engines by Wauksha and Mini Mo in the oil field. Unfortunately many young folks today never get the opportunity to experience such. Its doubtful many kids today can't even change a flat tire.
 
  • Like
Reactions: TACC, TripleBull, Barneybdb and 6 others
1623435610811.png
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: VargmatII, TACC, SingleSeat and 18 others
ZiaHunter said:
I am a boomer and forever grateful that I learned to work with my hands at an early age. Working on engines, welding and woodworking fascinated me and not only benefitted me in my professional career but provides a great sense of enjoyment to this day. Put myself through college as a welder and mechanic and the things I learned as a kid starting with tearing apart lawn mower engines prepared me for working on large industrial engines by Wauksha and Mini Mo in the oil field. Unfortunately many young folks today never get the opportunity to experience such. Its doubtful many kids today can't even change a flat tire.
Click to expand...

I too am a Boomer and I can do almost anything within reason. I rebuilt my first engine (Ford 302) at the age of 16. I've built additions onto my first house at the age of 22. I was tasked with doing a welding job (aluminum) for my son's high school football program.

We learned to use our hands for constructive causes.

Today's kids only know how to use their thumbs to play games and to type out a text on their phones. Now I know that's not true for all kids today because there are some like my kids that will get their hands dirty. I taught my daughter how to replace the brakes on her car. She was 17. My boys know how to gut a deer and butcher it well enough to not lose any meat.

All my kids know how to maintain an automobile properly.

I kinda fault our generation for not teaching them. Many wanted a better life for their kids, so they wouldn't have to work so hard. The only problem is that these kids never learned to work at all. There in lies the problem.
 
  • Like
Reactions: tiger13, TACC, AMGtuned and 9 others
lash said:
Neringa Kriziute, just like the copy write in the posted picture shows.

wealthyspy.com

Neringa Kriziute Bio, Age, Height, Boyfriend, Net Worth, Wiki

Neringa Kriziute (Križiūtė) is a European model and painter. Her artwork has been featured at Meno Parkas Art gallery, Vilnius Art Centre, and other famous galleries as well.
wealthyspy.com wealthyspy.com
Click to expand...

  • Neringa has 7,118 followers on her Twitter account and 989.9 thousand followers on her Instagram account.


So apparently, people like to look at her, but no one gives a shit about anything she says.
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Reactions: pmclaine, clcustom1911, 2ndamendfan and 8 others
BullGear said:
I too am a Boomer and I can do almost anything within reason. I rebuilt my first engine (Ford 302) at the age of 16. I've built additions onto my first house at the age of 22. I was tasked with doing a welding job (aluminum) for my son's high school football program.

We learned to use our hands for constructive causes.

Today's kids only know how to use their thumbs to play games and to type out a text on their phones. Now I know that's not true for all kids today because there are some like my kids that will get their hands dirty. I taught my daughter how to replace the brakes on her car. She was 17. My boys know how to gut a deer and butcher it well enough to not lose any meat.

All my kids know how to maintain an automobile properly.

I kinda fault our generation for not teaching them. Many wanted a better life for their kids, so they wouldn't have to work so hard. The only problem is that these kids never learned to work at all. There in lies the problem.
Click to expand...
Not true. I see plenty of young guys in the trades, and some of them are good at what they do. Not as many as years past, but there are lots of them.
 
  • Like
Reactions: lash
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Lowlight
  • Locked
  • Sticky
2021 Sniper's Hide Forum Rules
Replies
0
Views
35K
Lowlight
Lowlight
Lowlight
All of Facebook's Banned Content in One Place
Replies
47
Views
13K
BAMAboy18
BAMAboy18
Lowlight
Forum Rules
Replies
9
Views
11K
MK75
M
Top Bottom
Back