How about metric blinker fluid?

How many of you can read tenths and convert it inches

I'd like to know how many of our 18-35 year old members of aldeer can read a tape measure. I bet it's less than 60%. I can't believe that there are grown men in this country that can not read a tape. It's ridiculous. We have 10 guys that work "on the floor" at the shop. I know we have 4 of them that can not read a tape.

So, truthfully who can't read a tape measure?

And why is elevation measured in tenths?

You really want to freak some people out, find a old truck with a 3 speed on the column and watch them spazz out

I'm 33

- By the age of 26 I was flying combat missions, as the aircraft commander, while in Afghanistan on an $80 million dollar aircraft
- Grew up doing electrical work on houses with my dad
- I can drive a stick
- I completely swapped a SBC 350 with a Mercedes OM617 into my 72 Land Cruiser
- I taught myself to weld
- I do all my own work on our vehicles

- I know that if you're swinging an axe or hammer and you can't hit the same spot twice in a row....your pecker is still growin'

As a kid I broke so many of my dad's Craftsman wooden folding rulers it wasn't funny - glad they had a lifetime warranty back then.

I'm back in school at UAB pursuing dentistry and it really is sad how effeminate the males are today. It's like a bunch of Justin Trudeau's running around.

I'm 33

- By the age of 26 I was flying combat missions, as the aircraft commander, while in Afghanistan on an $80 million dollar aircraft
- Grew up doing electrical work on houses with my dad
- I can drive a stick
- I completely swapped a SBC 350 with a Mercedes OM617 into my 72 Land Cruiser
- I taught myself to weld
- I do all my own work on our vehicles

- I know that if you're swinging an axe or hammer and you can't hit the same spot twice in a row....your pecker is still growin'

As a kid I broke so many of my dad's Craftsman wooden folding rulers it wasn't funny - glad they had a lifetime warranty back then.

I'm back in school at UAB pursuing dentistry and it really is sad how effeminate the males are today. It's like a bunch of Justin Trudeau's running around.

I was very fortunate.

My great grandfather was a carpenter.
My paternal grandfather was an auto mechanic.
My maternal grandfather was a farmer.
My maternal grandmother, my mother, and my aunts were all great cooks.
My father was plasterer and sheetrock guy before he became a draftsman and then built his own construction company.
My brother is a master carpenter that can build a floating spiral staircase from scratch and trims out multi-million dollar homes.

So I was always held to a higher standard and was able to learn (at least enough to not hurt myself ) all of those trades.

Fortunately today because of those mentors in my life I can do all sorts of stuff from design structures in 3D software to making detailed technical drawings by hand, to working on my on car, to building my own house.

I still seek out and cultivate relationships with mentors in my life. Two guys in particular:

Skip an older gentleman who is a retired land surveyor and craftsman and has taken me under his wing and taught me to forge and make my own knife, woodworking, etc...

Dan a younger engineer at work with a masters degree teaches me stuff every day and I in turn teach him stuff.

Many of us are fortunate like that, but some folks aren't as fortunate as we are/were. They either grew up without a father figure, or their father and/or older relatives were inaccessible. And now because of pride or embarrassment are unable to admit to others that they don't know how to do something. The first step in learning is to have the willingness to humble yourself enough to admit that you don't know something. And the important thing for a potential mentor to remember is that the person who wants.needs to learn something doesn't need to be made to feel like "a damn idiot" because they don't know something that you do or something that you feel they should already know. There are a lot of really smart people that are simply ignorant, and ignorance can be overcome.

I'm 57, but I still approach almost every job or project like I am a kid, with an open mind and a willingness to learn. I have learned that there is always something new to learn even sometimes form people much younger than you.

The world needs more mentors willing to help and teach and more people willing to learn. It's one of the biggest problems we have in society.

BTW... I can read a tape, but I actually like the cheater tapes.

I've been in engineering and design a long time, closing in on almost 40 years, and I really wish that Jimmy Carter had been successful in converting the US over to the metric system. It would have made everything much easier, and by now we would have all already been accustomed to it.

How many of you can read tenths and convert it inches