Date:         Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:23:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
Comments: To: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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hehe " they way " thats good, yes we all start as grunts well some do.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
>Sent: Aug 14, 2008 10:00 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
>
>My father was a union carpenter for many years. He's very good at it. The
>only teaching I ever got from him was "you can help by staying out of the
>way". I love the man dearly but he certainly didn't help me learn any of his
>skills. I picked up what I could by watching but it wasn't much - it's easy
>to lose interest as a kid if you're not involved. I refuse to be the same
>way with my boy.
>
>
>
>> Amongst other things, my Dad was a decent carpenter. Not so good with
>> cars though. He wasn't a man of words, but he tried to be patient with
>> me and relay what info he could. Regardless, I had to learn the hard
>> way getting my seized '58 Beetle, unstuck and running. Great
>> experience which continued into having several more of them. Having
>> more "crusty old guys" to dispense information, would have been a big
>> help though.
>
>
>
>--
>Thanks,
>
>Jeff
>'90 Carat (Grover)
>'86 (We call this one Parts)
>'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus


Have a nice Day :)