lol I remember when I once said learning to swim should be mandatory (for school, maybe?), and cville flamed me to high heavens for it.
(I totally see her point now, but I think at the time I was unwilling to back down. Weird, right? )
Learning to swim was mandatory in my high school. The only way to get out of it as part of PE was a medical excuse or to get the Red Cross certification over the summer. Why is it flameworthy?
I thought it was you... Maybe it was elle? I'm 99.9% sure it was you, though.
bab iirc, the main issue was placing an unreasonable burden on inner city/underprivileged kids. Most don't have access the pools, let alone swim lessons.
Or maybe I dreamt the whole thing?!
No. That sounds like something I'd say. And I've thought about that issue. I just didn't remember.
I thought it was you... Maybe it was elle? I'm 99.9% sure it was you, though.
bab iirc, the main issue was placing an unreasonable burden on inner city/underprivileged kids. Most don't have access the pools, let alone swim lessons.
Or maybe I dreamt the whole thing?!
Oh that's interesting. I can't imagine how they could even mandate this without an actual pool. That absolutely would be ridic. It was mandatory in my school because there was an indoor pool. Swimming was part of the regular phys ed curriculum. No getting out of gym! You had to elect swimming of you did not get the basic red cross card over the summer.
Jalapeñomel, can you and/or sugarbear change a tire? That's another good Amazing Race skill, given, how often that happens with taxis. It would be good if you could help out.
Jalapeñomel, can you and/or sugarbear change a tire? That's another good Amazing Race skill, given, how often that happens with taxis. It would be good if you could help out.
I don't know about everyone, but I would teach my hypothetical child:
How to cook at least a handful of simple items Sew buttons, repair seams, hem pants Basics of cleaning a house How to parallel park How to write a decent thank you note Finance basics--budget, retirement, how taxes work
Jalapeñomel, can you and/or sugarbear change a tire? That's another good Amazing Race skill, given, how often that happens with taxis. It would be good if you could help out.
I can't think of a single situation where I would have absolutely no options other than a stick shift car.
I mean, even in a foreign country there are cabs, public transportation, or walking.
well, like this. I was spending the summer at my boyfriend's parents' farm, and looking for work in town, which I only found part time. When harvest came, I was at loose ends most of the time, but because I could drive a stick I could help change the irrigation socks on the north corn field, and drive the grain trucks to the elevators. I know I helped them finish harvest at least a day earlier than they anticipated otherwise; another hand is always helpful.
And, I've driven someone to the hospital in a minor emergency in their stick shift car; saved a 700 dollar ambulance bill.
I would never make it on a farm. It would really be my idea of hell on earth.
I strongly believe that every person should have to learn what it takes to be a server in a restaurant. I think it would help people develop a better appreciation of why we tip in this country.
Why are you questioning this? It's like riding a bike. You never know when you'll have to.
I can't think of a single situation where I would have absolutely no options other than a stick shift car.
I mean, even in a foreign country there are cabs, public transportation, or walking.
when i was in high school my friends and i all went to hang out at some soccer fields at night. someone showed up with wine coolers and i was the only one that didn't want to drink them. it happened that the friends that drove borrowed her mom's car that night that was a stick. she was scared to death that i'd fuck up her mom's clutch because i didnt know how to drive one, but i had already taken the keys and told her that we'd be walking home and explaining to her parents why the car wasn't with us if i wasn't driving it back.
so, uh...unplanned designated driving was what made me learn.
Post by sillygoosegirl on Mar 9, 2014 10:39:06 GMT -5
I don't get driving a stick as a skill everyone should have. I learned to drive a stick when I was 16, because my parents had one. But, I haven't done it since I graduated from college. They hardly make manual transmission cars anymore (do they make manual hybrids or electric cars at all), so it seems like an increasingly useless skill.
Learning how to negotiate an unfamiliar public transit system seems far more useful.
Post by amberlyrose on Mar 9, 2014 11:20:07 GMT -5
-Navigate Yelp to hire all of this stuff out -learn which cars come with park assist for parallel parking -how to use the Uber app so you don't have to use public transportation
Seriously, I do know how to do most of these things, though. I'm just lazy and choose not to A related funny: I don't know how to change the oil in a car, but I can replace a heat exchanger or fuel tank in a jet.
At least intermediate level computer usage. Familiarize yourself with Excel, Word, and Windows/Mac OS from an early age, ideally. Not being "afraid" of computers/new technology is huge.
How to interpret numbers, figures, and statistics.
To be skeptical about everything. The established and whatever the currently in vogue "anti-establishment" things are all deserve to be questioned. At the same time though, recognizing that not all sources of information are created equal.
I guess those aren't simple but whatever haha.
We'll all be driving electric cars someday hopefully and they aren't manual transmissions!