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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LOL.  This made me chuckle. [b] Most DC teenagers don’t drive, don’t know how to use a circular saw or hammer a nail straight, don’t know how to drive a tractor, don’t know how to shoot a rifle, can’t ride a horse, cant wire a light switch, can’t clean a fish, have no idea how to repair any part of a car, truck, or tractor, and the list goes on.  [/b]Those are all things I could do by 13 after growing up in the country (not even on a farm).  The notion that “corn fed farm girls” (whatever the f that’s supposed to mean) would find most DC “city kids”  anything other than sort of sad and clueless is pretty funny. [/quote]

Good. No reason for my kid to do any of those things.[/quote]

Most DC teenagers don’t drive - check
don’t know how to use a circular saw - we have a Makita chop saw that's seen better days, handheld circular saw, 2 drill guns, sander, dremel, sold the planer and reciprocating saw as those weren't getting much use
hammer a nail straight - well, yes, I usually need to drill a small pilot hole first
don’t know how to drive a tractor - FIL has a John Deere lawn mower, does that count?
don’t know how to shoot a rifle - shot one once, don't see much need to do it again
can’t ride a horse - did it a few times but don't have the acreage to keep one
cant wire a light switch - I wired my entire apartment, even upgraded the main box myself, got a licensed electrician to sign-off on my work
can’t clean a fish - scales fly everywhere!
have no idea how to repair any part of a car, truck, or tractor, and the list goes on - does repairing appliances count?

-signed, Upper West Side New Yorker, mom to 2 teens[/quote]

Awesome that you wired your apartment.  So many people are afraid to learn so do electric work.

But - you drill a pilot hole to drive a nail?  We need to talk.

And if you cut the skin off the fish, there’s no need to scale it.  Much cleaner and faster.

And no, farm tractor is a whole different animal than a mower.[/quote]

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