Posted by farmerwithmutt on July 13, 2016 at 04:11:41 from (166.181.82.69):
In Reply to: Early retirement posted by notjustair on July 12, 2016 at 19:33:56:
Could it be that there is a very real lack of common sense? When I went to school it seems the emphasis was problem solving now it's look it up on the computer. One other thing I think is missing is so many fathers go off to work I know growing up on the farm with the family and we farmed with my uncles it was a constant work related education. Back when I first started working off the farm I worked in a factory that actively recruited retired farmers they were noticed as one of the best rebuilt parts suppliers around. Those old mechanics are getting scarce I ran short of time and sent my tractor in to get fixed it came back not running they tried several times to straighten it out finally got a lead on an old guy he came with a paint can full of tools and straightened it out . The major problem was they tried the buckshot method of repair instead of going one problem at a time the messed with everything and then it's where do you start.
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