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Re: Life Skills
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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05/14/21 10:13 PM
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Yeeeep when I get some youngins imma drop em off with ole uncle Greencounty for spring break  Your on to something !
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Re: Life Skills
[Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE]
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05/14/21 10:24 PM
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When I was 18 I think I could have checked off nearly a dozen from your list.
My kids, on the other hand could double or triple that. That's something I swore would happen when I realized how much academic crap I had learned, and how absolutely little practical stuff.
Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
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Re: Life Skills
[Re: Nessmuck]
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05/14/21 11:34 PM
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Yeeeep when I get some youngins imma drop em off with ole uncle Greencounty for spring break Your on to something ! depending on what week they come to visit in the spring , it will depend on what shoot they will need to help with and of course shoot. had a shortened shooting sports season this year , last weekend was the final shoot. whens a good time to stop by and learn Turtle trapping and hog hunting ? and Visit Nessey for an auto body work lesson?
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Re: Life Skills
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05/15/21 07:57 AM
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I potty trained all of our 3 kids. It only takes a day to potty train a kid.
My wife who mends all my clothes so I have no knowledge of how to do any of that stuff is currently killing her tomato plants. I swear that woman has a thumb that is some color other than green. I'll have to step in a bring them back to health if I'm gonna get her to make me a BLT in the future.
Did I mention that working together so that more skills come to bear against life's obstacles is also a skill?
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Re: Life Skills
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05/15/21 08:54 AM
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the Garden thread and some comments there got me thinking about my life skills list
this is the list of things that should all be checked off I looked and it seems I started this list about 2012
this was my list of everything a 18 year old should know and have done I must admit I fell short on a few things with my oldest Daughter now 19 she hasn't left the house did her first year of college to become an art teacher from home online. her running a power saw , doing electrical work beyond replacing the end of an extension cord , or shooting a shotgun probably aren't going to happen .but the rest of the list is done and she has a lot of experience in some of the areas like baking.
She also has some incredible art skills
when I said you should help with this electrical or plumbing , I got , I will turn off the water and call you if the pipe breaks
she can shoot rifle and handgun, she chooses not to shoot although the opportunity is offered
what do you think , any additions needed?
Life skills
Cleaning skills
Scour a sink
Scour a tub
Clean a toilet
Clear a drain with plunger , snake and liquid drain opener
Clean windows and mirrors
Wash dishes in a sink or dish pans
Sweep a floor
Vacuum a rug or hard floor
Mop a floor , and wash a floor on hands and knees
Washing machine and dryer operation
Cooking skills
Knife skills
Kitchen safety food , cuts and burns
Make salads
Make pasta
Eggs , scrambled , fried , baked and boiled
Roast a chicken
Make gravy
Grill a steak
Use probe thermometer
Stir fry
Make a sauce
Breading fish and eggplant
Cook rice
Bake a cake
Separate an egg
Make bread , kneading
Make a stew
Make a broth soup
Pressure cooker basics
Canning basics
Financial skills
Open an account
Balance an account
Write a check
Count back change
Sewing Skills
Sew on a patch like rank or flag patch
Sew on a patch to mend pants
Hem pants / skirt
Sew on buttons
Workshop and tool skills
Shop safety , glasses , hearing ,clothing , do’s and don’ts
Check tire pressure
Check oil on small engine
Check oil and all fluids on car
Use a circular saw
Use a hand saw
Use a hacksaw
Use a drill - drill wood and steel
Use epoxy
Glue pvc
Change a tire and jack safety ,4way and ratchet
Home maintenance repair skills
How to turn off the gas
How to turn off the water
How to turn off the main breaker or fuse
GFI what they are how to test and reset
Circuit breakers , what they are how to reset, why they trip
Volts , amps , watts , E=P/I , calculating a load
Wiring an outlet
Wiring a switch
Replacing the end on an extension cord
Water heater maintenance
Replacing furnace filters
Changing a door lock
Clothes dryer maintenance - cleaning and checking vent
How to find a wall stud
How to fix a running toilet
Replacing the end on a garden hose
Basic gun skills
Hunters ed
Load and unload
Cleaning
Rifle marksmanship
Pistol marksmanship
Shotgun on moving target clay
Employment , resume , application , and work skills.
Fill out an application
Make a resume
Interview
Most valued work skills - attendance , on time , on task , responsible , clear communication
Medical
Cuts
Burns
CPR CCR
Take temp
Basic meds safety , Tylenol , ibuprofen , alive ,Benadryl
How to make a 911 call what to say and what not to say
How to apply a tourniquet
Makeshift tourniquets
Splinting
Bleed stop
I'm glad you included wiring a switch/recep in there... You wouldn't believe how many service calls I've been on to change a light switch in someone's house. Last year I worked a call to change cover plates... Young couple, the guy was a manager for some construction outfit, so use of tools was likely not a foreign concept to him. Showing your kids how to do stuff not only teaches them valuable skills, it exposes them to different things and might help them decide what career path they would like to choose. My wife and (most) of my kids have no idea what an electrician's day to day job entails... Although my wife got a taste of it when I remodeled the shed. She helped pull the new feeders to the subpanel and helped pull all the branch circuits after I installed the conduit. Mike
One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none.
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Re: Life Skills
[Re: Mike in A-town]
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05/15/21 11:56 AM
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I'm glad you included wiring a switch/recep in there... You wouldn't believe how many service calls I've been on to change a light switch in someone's house. Last year I worked a call to change cover plates... Young couple, the guy was a manager for some construction outfit, so use of tools was likely not a foreign concept to him.
Showing your kids how to do stuff not only teaches them valuable skills, it exposes them to different things and might help them decide what career path they would like to choose. My wife and (most) of my kids have no idea what an electrician's day to day job entails... Although my wife got a taste of it when I remodeled the shed. She helped pull the new feeders to the subpanel and helped pull all the branch circuits after I installed the conduit.
Mike
some people get real funny about electricity I got a lot of experience working for a small construction company in high school. I was the electrician for a few projects , I had taken a residential wiring class , then the guy with the license would give a short run down of how everything had to be run in conduit , not more than 6 feet of flex / greenfield any where. that 15 minutes was the only time I ever saw him. I passed inspection on first go working all summer as an electrician also made me think harder about electronics school where I ended up going when I graduated high school.
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Life Skills
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05/15/21 09:58 PM
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When I look at the crisis this country is headed for, I figure the guy that can make the cleanest cuts on either side of the hearts on a pot still, will be pretty well set.
Nevermind. I'm pretty sure most have no idea what I am talking about.
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Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
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