[SEL] Skills

[Richard Fink Sr]

Mike i know what you are saying. The problems with todays youth is 
they don't haft to do with out any thing. Just ask and it will be 
handed to you. We done with out a lot as i was growing up but had 
what we needed.
R Fink


At 05:52 PM 1/23/2009 -0500, you wrote:
>I feel very lucky to have been raised the way we were.  Fix everything,
>throw away nothing.
>
>MR
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>From: "Best, George" <George_Best at adp.com>
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>Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 1:41 PM
>Subject: [SEL] Skills
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>
> > "The skills to restore and or maintain old engines are quickly slipping
> > away with each new generation. Jim"
> >
> > It does seem that fewer and fewer people have the skills to repair
> > things.  The other day a co-worker brought in the top from a seltzer
> > bottle with a bad seal.  He knew I worked on things and he couldn't get
> > a part taken off.
> >
> > I looked at it and noticed some internal threads so it was obvious that
> > the part screwed in and just needed a simple tool to unscrew it.  I took
> > it home and probably didn't take me a minute to have it apart.  I then
> > made a quick tool for him out of a 3 cent flat washer with a few notches
> > cut in it.
> >
> > He was thrilled and is buying me lunch next week for helping him!
> >
> > Guess I should be glad there are people that need my help, but at the
> > same time it does make you wonder how many people in the future will be
> > able to fix things after we're gone.
> >
> > George
> >
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