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70% of young adults cant sew on a button!! - bigpaul - 6 October 2012
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2213723/Young-adults-useless-basic-tasks.html my parents didnt teach me how to do things either, i had to open my gob and find out for myself!
RE: 70% of young adults cant sew on a button!! - Metroyeti - 6 October 2012
Whats a button?
RE: 70% of young adults cant sew on a button!! - bigpaul - 6 October 2012
(6 October 2012, 17:21)Metroyeti Wrote: Whats a button?
W.T.F.???
RE: 70% of young adults cant sew on a button!! - Metroyeti - 6 October 2012
Im quite luck got shown how to sew,not good at it mind but can patch stuff up.
Learnt how to knit,thats hard
RE: 70% of young adults cant sew on a button!! - bigpaul - 6 October 2012
(6 October 2012, 17:35)Metroyeti Wrote: Im quite luck got shown how to sew,not good at it mind but can patch stuff up.
Learnt how to knit,thats hard
when i was living on my own i had to learn how to sew on buttons, how to patch things, put up shelves, as well as things like washing/laundry and cooking....i had never cooked anything when i left home so it was a learning curve to say the least!!
RE: 70% of young adults cant sew on a button!! - Metroyeti - 6 October 2012
Frying an egg for the very first time is a scary experience
RE: 70% of young adults cant sew on a button!! - bigpaul - 6 October 2012
(6 October 2012, 17:44)Metroyeti Wrote: Frying an egg for the very first time is a scary experience
first time i tried to fry an egg it didnt even make it into the pan, it ended up in the cutlery drawer!!
i hasten to add i was 13 at the time!!
RE: 70% of young adults cant sew on a button!! - Straight Shooter - 6 October 2012
when i was a lad we had lessons in school on woodwork,gardening,pottery, practical stuff thats still with me now, THATS whats needed NOW cause there will be no jobs and F<>K all else to do for future young uns
RE: 70% of young adults cant sew on a button!! - Paul - 6 October 2012
Sewing in today's throw away society.
What ever next.
From SWMBO.
Her dad had the right idea, he'd give his wife a button and ask her to "Sew a shirt on it".
RE: 70% of young adults cant sew on a button!! - Fenman - 6 October 2012
We don't want teenagers running round with sharp metal things now, do we !!!