Millennial dads have pathetic DIY skills compared to baby boomers

[heavenlyboy34]

I don't know where they're getting these statistics at, most of the millennials I know are pretty handy.

Probably a bad sample-likely only the very *young* milennials from big cities. Lots of surveys and studies use shitty sample techniques nowadays. #institutionalbias

 

[heavenlyboy34]

I save a lot by doing everything myself , so much I do not even have to work anymore .

Depends on what you value. If you value having time to do other things, you're not saving a lot. #Austriantheoryofvalue #divisionoflabor

 

[Danke]

Also, fuck a bunch of cordless drills. Goddamn things with batteries that wear out in next to no time, have to be left plugged in perpetually otherwise they are dead when you need to use it. Screw that, I have a nice corded drill and 200+ft of various extension cords that never needs a battery changed and always works. I don't have any cordless power tools, just corded and they always work. Hell, did they even have much in the way of quality cordless drills when boomers were dads and not granddads?

cordless drills are great, use them all the time.

I bet only some LGBTQHB+ would agree with you.

 

[Origanalist]

cordless drills are great, use them all the time.

They can't mix mud.

 

[Swordsmyth]

cordless drills are great, use them all the time.

I'm afraid to ask what for.

 

[Danke]

They can't mix mud.

I hire chump work like that out.

 

[Danke]

I'm afraid to ask what for.

PM me, I have videos.

 

[Swordsmyth]

PM me, I have videos.

No, thanks.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

RPF is about the only thing I do socially online. Took me three hours to figure out how to get a URL for picture of the house

Nice. Now that’s a porch.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Also, fuck a bunch of cordless drills. Goddamn things with batteries that wear out in next to no time, have to be left plugged in perpetually otherwise they are dead when you need to use it. Screw that, I have a nice corded drill and 200+ft of various extension cords that never needs a battery changed and always works. I don't have any cordless power tools, just corded and they always work. Hell, did they even have much in the way of quality cordless drills when boomers were dads and not granddads?

For drilling, always used the old corded drill. But for screwing, found the cordless was handy.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

What happened to Gen X?

 

[specsaregood]

What happened to Gen X?

Turns out, genx is the awesomest. Capable of handling both analog and digital tech equally; so they had to be excluded from the results.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Turns out, genx is the awesomest. Capable of handling both analog and digital tech equally; so they had to be excluded from the results.

Yep. Probably an in-between thing. Can’t say it applies to all, but some are equally capable of replacing a bearing, or a circuit board (or even re-soldering a connection). Probably just a percentage game. Older gen more able with the bearing or belt, younger gen more able with electronics.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Turns out, genx is the awesomest. Capable of handling both analog and digital tech equally; so they had to be excluded from the results.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I do a lot of handy work and chores...but as I get older, I could just work at my regular job longer hours and pay someone to do the chump work. Much more cost effective.

I wish I could.

My backhoe is down, with a relatively simple repair needed, and I'm down with a joint ailment that prevents me climbing around under the thing right now.

I've tried throwing fucking money at a bunch of local " mobile mechanics" to come out and take care of this thing so I can finish up spreading crushed stone.

Every one, "oh I'm booked up weeks and months out" or "yeah I'll get back to you" and never hear from them again.

I can't even get the local JD dealer to run the parts for me.

Worthless.

 

[Origanalist]

I hire chump work like that out.

Pussy then. Got it.

 

[Superfluous Man]

Born in '87. I just built my own house. And I don't mean hired people. I mean did everything but the HVAC. Had my son with me just about every time I was working.

How's that for the best of both worlds

That's awesome. My Grandpa did that, and I have to admit it sounds daunting. How was your son when you did that?

 

[Superfluous Man]

Turns out, genx is the awesomest. Capable of handling both analog and digital tech equally; so they had to be excluded from the results.

Yeah I noticed that. The article starts out comparing millennial dads with "their own dads," it says. But baby boomers are their grandfathers, not their dads.

 

[asurfaholic]

No complaints here. I make $250 per service call from these morons who can’t find a tripped breaker, or a tripped gfci. Or they try to change a switch and botch the wiring. 10 minutes, $250. These calls come in daily, very profitable and easy work. I stack these on top of each other and can sometimes get 3 or 4 of them in an hour. These are on top of regular bigger jobs that I have the help working on that while I run around hitting the easy service calls

 

[tod evans]

Today’s time-pressed dads are quick to master new tools like apps and mobile technology

I'm impressed.........