Adults Are Revealing The "Absurdly Basic" Skills Wayyyyy Too Many People Don't Have

“I thought people on the internet were being dramatic.”

"Once my dad was helping replace my car's brakes, and I wanted to bring my daughter out to watch. He said, 'No, she won't be interested in that. That's not girl stuff.' 

I told him I don't care if it's 'girl stuff' or not, but it never hurts for someone to know how to do things. Even if she never does it herself, at least she'll have a better idea about how cars work and is less likely to be taken advantage of if she takes it to a mechanic."

"Example: You're delivering pizza to 101 Elm Street, and you turn off Main Street and see the first house on the right is 19. The first house on the left is 20. At the next intersection, the first homes are 43 and 40. This means that 101 will be on your right side and about six more blocks down. 

Every cabbie, pizza guy, cop, and delivery driver back in the day knew this. But today, people rely on GPS, which is well known for getting the locations of single-family homes wrong. (Because it uses this estimation rule based on the map, not the actual properties.)"

"You buy large packs of proteins like chicken and ground beef/pork, eggs, rice, potatoes, lentils, and frozen/fresh veggies from Costco. We portion the meat and freeze it. We buy onions, garlic, avocados, other extras, and seasonings as needed. We slowly built up a collection of seasonings over the years, but you can get started with a few staples."

"Critical thinking. Healthy skepticism."

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