You know what i hate?

[Puglover1]

golfnrl I hate it too. alltatup Gen Z'ers are more into voting, protesting ... reminds me of 'Nam. My nephew: b.1975, Gen X? Many are Gamers glued to the screen, rarely out in social places, i.e. bars, concerts, etc., don't care much about voting or politics except to complain about things they don't know much about, very cynical. Boomers kill me: from Frank Sinatra to Buddy Holly to The Beatles, in one lump. We are not all the same. 1955 here. I can associate with 75-80 year olds and late 20 to 30's, the same as people my own age. Age means little to me, it's the person, regardless of their age. Did they even tag generations before the Boomers? It's nice to hear of younger people I know who are in the trades: electricians, plumbing ... They have nice homes, family oriented, mom can stay home to raise the kids if she wants. Like when we were young.

[Puglover1]

I loved Wild Irish Rose and MD2020.

[Puglover1]

Here on I-80 just west of where it intersects with I-39 there was a two-year road job. When the west was opened up I was like halleluiah, then they started on the east, another year. One narrow interstate lane, including a bridge and curves. Didn't scare me, I was so used to it, the semis made holes fast, I knew where to swerve. As soon as it opened to two lanes I hammered the pedal to get ahead of the uninformed vehicles and semis. It was a messy and crumby road for two years, the route to the dispo and vet. I hate that they start those merge signs two exits early. From my house it's 2 minutes to the on-ramp, there are three exits in the first 5 miles, including the shopping zone exit - WalMart/Home Depot/Menards/Kohls/Auto dealerships/Mall/Motels/chain restaurants - an exit lane I like to avoid.

[Puglover1]

My furnace has a needle-in-a-haystack issue, for maybe 8-10 years. The other morning thermostat was set at 69, temp was 65, furnace was waiting for the ignition to happen, my cat was laying on the register waiting for it too. I'm going to ask the guy who fixed an electronic issue on my AC unit outside his opinion, if it'll fry it. Everytime a technician could get here it finally fired up before they got here, after two hours sometimes. good luck!

[Blowdout2269]

Done did that once already this winter!

[3Berries]

Road construction on the Interstate. It's seems perpetual on what little bit I use of it. I see now they have signs up telling people to use both lanes instead of lining up for miles with an empty lane next to every one or the idiots driving down the middle blocking traffic. And signs at the merge point to tell every one to alternate and be nice. Driver education on the roll.....

[golfnrl]

Your points make sense. I certainly don't have your perspective. My experience is in a profession that requires a lot of mechanical skills and common sense. I see young men and women ill equipped mostly because they are ignorant and haven't been taught, shown, or have any experience with basic tools. Or know left from right so to speak. I suppose I could ask the google machine but what was the generation before the Baby Boomers called? And the one before that? And the one before that? I've been around since 1958. I've noticed more and more references to this group generalization as a way to shape group think. And I hate it. You may be correct, but I still hate it cause it aint right.

[SoOrbudgal]

I hate solicitors now that i'm living in town i've had 2 hard sell roofing companies. I never gave them my phone number. Sorry about your furnace Fjeff

[Fjeff]

I hate when I wake up cold and look at the thermostat and it says 60 in the house on Saturday morning. I can’t even imagine what the temp in the tent is. Time for emergency furnace work.

[alltatup]

golfnrl I think the generational labels carry validity, because there are traits and experiences that are shared by the members of the same generation. It doesn't mean they're all cookie-cutter alike, but it does mean that they experienced the same historical events at around the same age, and in some cases those events really do define a lot about a generation. I'm gen. of 68, aka baby boomer, and things like the Vietnam war, the draft, women's liberation, the education boom, the importance of the Humanities, etc, most definitely defined my identity in crucial ways.

And being a college professor, I can tell you that I've never experienced anything like the gen Z'ers in over 40 years of teaching. They are truly the first generation to be so intensely plugged in to their phones and social media; they're the first to stop reading books; they lack interpersonal skills in face to face situations because they negotiate their relationships via cell phone, etc. They are also incredibly coddled, and at lease one very important book has been written on this issue: The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure.

I want to make it clear that I don't see each and every Gen Z' er as coddled: many of my students are the same as they ever were; but I am aware of a definite trend at least in the academic realm, and I'll write it again: I've never seen anything like them before. As for gen of 68' ers, they are by no means homogeneous: I'm an old hippie and when I look at what my peers are doing in Washington and across the nation, I simply have to shake my head. They definitely weren't the folks out there protesting the Vietnam war with me...

[Blowdout2269]

Lmao!
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[Mr.furley]

Oh sorry you were talking about something, probably a union job!

[Mr.furley]

Hey! You didn't drown, Thought So Cal sunk into the ocean.

[Blowdout2269]

Some people just don't get it.

[Gingerbeard]

It is not that I hate Walter, it is that I hate his incompetent work.
i.e.
Old screen door had two bottom and one top broken wheel with two bottom broken springs. The screen was also pulling away from the handle. Walter says the door has to go to a shop to get repaired. He brings the replacement, does his thing, and calls me to inspect. The door didn't quite glide, but he got it to move left and right. Then he pointed out the new door handle was 6" above the old one so it doesn't lock and called the screen shop people 'idiots.' I chuckle. As soon as he leaves, I go back to the door and adjust the wheels so the door glides like a good sliding screen door should!
Today, he replaced the tower and handle/arm in my toilet. Inspection time comes. He shows me how this new handle works a different way. This handle has to be held down for five seconds to drain the tank and let the flapper fall. I go back to the tank. Flush so the flapper is above water in the tank. Squeeze the water out of the flapper to get the air bubble back in the air bubble place so it floats and falls when the handle is pulled.