>When I got my first house, a tiny and very old place, I was glad I'd worked in
>a lot of areas because no way could I afford to pay someone else to re-roof
>the place or fix plumbing and electrical problems, and I was driving 10 to 14
>year old cars at the time, bought cheap and fixed up by myself as well.

>These days it seems kids have no idea how to do any of that stuff.

There are a lot of practical things that are still relevant today.  Most of
what I learned about cars, when I first started driving, is not.  I feel
like they try really hard to make it difficult for the owner to do much to
them any more beyond very simple things like changing the air filter or
(maybe) a bulb.

Mike


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