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from the would-you-like-fries-with-that? dept.
the Good Housekeeping Institute's recent publication of a dishwashing guide for all those young people (2 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds in the UK) who have never learned the ancient art of washing up. In a nutshell, use hot water and rubber gloves, pre-scrape and soak dirty pans, change your water halfway through, and wash in the following order: glasses, mugs, cups, saucers, side plates, dinner plates, cutlery, serving dishes, pans, roasting tins.
While not knowing how to wash dishes is kind of a big deal, it's the whole idea of not being to handle oneself as a versatile, independent adult that is most concerning. Young people lack a wide range of practical skills these days, as revealed in a recent study by YouGov. More than half of young people (18-24) do not know how to set up utility bills upon moving to a new place; 54 percent cannot replace a fuse in a plug; 34 percent can't reset the fuse box after a switch has tripped; 37 percent do not know how to defrost a freezer; and 11 percent is clueless when it comes to changing lightbulbs. (You can see the entire sad list here.)
So what? There's an app for that.
(Score: 2) by NewNic on Friday October 06 2017, @07:05PM (2 children)
And then there are cars where there is a high point the the coolant path, which your method won't solve. There may be bleeder valves that need to be opened.
http://www.radiatorrepair.com/bleed-cooling-system/ [radiatorrepair.com]
The problem is that jobs which used to be simple and everyone did have become more difficult. Change the spark plugs on a car? Used to be easy, now, one of the cars I own needs to have the engine partially dropped in order to change the spark plugs.
On the other hand, washing dishes hasn't really changed.
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
(Score: 3, Insightful) by mhajicek on Friday October 06 2017, @08:28PM
"The problem is that jobs which used to be simple and everyone did have become more difficult."
This is partly an unintended side effect of value engineering, but to a significant degree it's intentional. The manufacturer does not want you to be able to maintain and repair what you bought from them; they want you to throw it away and buy a new one.
The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Friday October 06 2017, @08:58PM
Friend had a 69 mustang with a 390 hi performance engine. He had to drop the engine to get at the back 2 spark plugs.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.