@sharkbait - Moonpig are owned by a massive Tory donor so that’s a firm no from me since I found out!
A few years ago my son was living in a shared house in Fallowfield, Manachester whilst a student at the University.
He lived with five other students studying a diverse range of subjects including engineering but none of them were able to change the blown lightbulb in the downstairs cloak room. The room had no windows and so was totally dark but they just used their phones for illumination.
There was a Sainsbury's literally three minutes walk away which sold bulbs. There was no soap in there either. Not sure if they were incapable, lazy or just very tight.
A real problem that I have found is risk assessment for the 17 and 18 yos on building sites. Most are pretty useless in risk perception. They’ll gladly walk under a crane holding a pallet of bricks in the air, forget to wear their helmet when walking under low scaffolding, walk across a muddy path when a fork lift is coming etc. This is after they have had their site induction and and ongoing training from their supervisors, they think they are immune to damage. This wasnt a problem 20 years ago, young lads, generally, knew when something was dangerous, and took precautions, today, we have to control them a lot more, and keep our eyes on them, as they just dont realise how dangerous things can be.
A matron at Uppingham school recounted to me how an ex-pupil had left and got into Oxford. Mid-term he phoned her up to ask how to iron a shirt.
I’ve made it to 50 without owning an iron, or a shirt but I imagine I’d be able to figure it out
There are probably more pressing issues...
I made such a mess of the ironing my wife just said she'd do it*..... I blame my parents.
*I can actually iron, but MrsMcF likes ironing.
This wasnt a problem 20 years ago, young lads, generally, knew when something was dangerous, and took precautions, today, we have to control them a lot more, and keep our eyes on them,
More likely 20 years ago you were one of them and had your own blind spots.
There's been ignorant muppets on building sites since the middle ages, not just since smartphones were invented.
Although the current ones did actually know how to read an analogue vernier caliper which somewhat surprised me.
I did know how to read verynears but haven’t had to do it for at least 15 years because every measuring spanner I deal with at home or at work is electric (aside from a single exception which has a dial guage). As such, while i remember the general idea, I really wouldn’t trust any measurements I made with verniers!
