Life skills

[Woodsy]

So this came from another place and as usual Foggy made a good point that I think should be expanded.
Life skills people in our culture should have.
Basically in your opinion by 17 you should be able to X.
obv basics are covered like eat and fuck

Covered there and I think with out much argument
Ski
Skate
change a tire
drive a stick
chop wood
swim

[DJSapp]

Start a fire on the first try
Tie 5 different knots
Coil a rope/hose/cable

[mall walker]

these days, at least a reasonable proficiency in google-fu

[JimmyCarter]

Use a tourniquet.
Pleasure a woman.
Cook an egg.

They will usually play out in that order.

[::: :::]

be able to decide between columbian donkey sex and furious masturbation

[snoqpass]

Run a D8

[teleee]

Use your mirrors
Back up a trailer

Run a D8

How I put myself through high school and college, although I am much better on an excavator.

[Flyoverland Captive]

Have a basic knowledge of HTML.

[TAFKALVS]

write a budget

[iceman]

I've kinda been thinking that a series of youtube videos called "Life Skills 101" or something might do well. Kids today don't know how to do anything, from change a tire to apply for a credit card to split a log to balance a checkbook. Short videos on topics of use to kids (and their often just-as-clueless parents), might do well.

[Flyoverland Captive]

Is there a “Life for Dummies” app? Seems like the market is there...

[frorider]

I used the google just now and found decent how-to vids on log splitting, checkbook balancing, flat tire changing...

Seems like as long as these young idiots have internet access there’s no issue here right?

[frorider]

Btw checkbook balancing isn’t an active sport anymore but the principle holds I guess

[iceman]

well we'll just steal those videos and rename them. People do it all the time. We'll be rich!

[Woodsy]

fuck youtube, what should a person know how to do
move on

[zion zig zag]

I just spent the last two days interviewing millennials for entry level firefighter jobs, so I'll add:
-shake hands
-dress in interviews
-look people in the eye when talking to them

[Flyoverland Captive]

Open a beer bottle without an opener.

[senior researcher]

Cook.

[mall walker]

learn to not feed the trolls

plenty of folks here still needing to learn that one lol

[Woodsy]

I just spent the last two days interviewing millennials for entry level firefighter jobs, so I'll add:
-shake hands
-dress in interviews
-look people in the eye when talking to them

word

[Woodsy]

Open a beer bottle without an opener.

truth

[Timberridge]

Synchronize a triple set of SU carbs on a Jag XKE
Set the forward pressure on Pivots

[dan_pdx]

-Jump start a car
-Check whether a firearm is loaded; know how to load / unload it
-Patch and replace a bike tube
-Personal budgeting

[Bunion 2020]

-dress in interviews

Not sure I follow ya, you mean rearrange their clothes after the interview?

[Woodsy]

we should talk
I have a 2002 xtype that is starting to cause me pain