imported_goku
Diamond Member
I've noticed this especially with my parents but they're not the only victims. I've noticed neighbors and teachers be just as pathetic (but not always). A problem crops up on their computer and they raise their hands in the air like they're giving up, which they are. They act like as if I didn't learn how to fix that problem by figuring it out but instead was "blessed with it". Right, sure whatever, either way the problem with these people is the fact that this isn't the one thing they will "immediately give up on".
They refuse to figure out as well how to fix/troubleshoot the clock on the VCR, how to figure out tv, dvd player, smoke alarm, alarm clock, video connections from the tv to any other device, other miscellaneous issues that will crop up in their life like, "why does it squeak every time I walk here" etc.
So when ever I come over or I'm asked a question by "these types of people", it's really frustrating when they didn't even bother to figure out the problem themselves. Now I bring this up because I'm ATM thinking of my dad and his policy to "leave everything on but just lower the volume". He refuses to turn off the radio in the car and instead just lowers it so when I go to listen to music I keep trying to turn it on and then realize he lowered the volume which is a pain in the ass to raise again. He apparently has decided to apply this to anything with a dial, which means their new toaster oven.
The toaster oven is probably one of the most basic appliances they have in their house and after using it, I see that he once agian didn't turn it off but instead "lowered the temperature" which pisses me off because I used to be bitched at as a child about all these fire hazards and that if you cause a fire, we may become bankrupt and all that other bullsh!t yet he directly creates a hazard himself. He also did the same thing with a portable heater he bought, except he thinks hes turning it off when hes really just lowering the temperature so it runs continuously...
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Why can't people develop BASIC troubleshooting skills? We teach people to try hard in school so that they're educated but when it comes to real life situations they're dumb as blocks...
They refuse to figure out as well how to fix/troubleshoot the clock on the VCR, how to figure out tv, dvd player, smoke alarm, alarm clock, video connections from the tv to any other device, other miscellaneous issues that will crop up in their life like, "why does it squeak every time I walk here" etc.
So when ever I come over or I'm asked a question by "these types of people", it's really frustrating when they didn't even bother to figure out the problem themselves. Now I bring this up because I'm ATM thinking of my dad and his policy to "leave everything on but just lower the volume". He refuses to turn off the radio in the car and instead just lowers it so when I go to listen to music I keep trying to turn it on and then realize he lowered the volume which is a pain in the ass to raise again. He apparently has decided to apply this to anything with a dial, which means their new toaster oven.
The toaster oven is probably one of the most basic appliances they have in their house and after using it, I see that he once agian didn't turn it off but instead "lowered the temperature" which pisses me off because I used to be bitched at as a child about all these fire hazards and that if you cause a fire, we may become bankrupt and all that other bullsh!t yet he directly creates a hazard himself. He also did the same thing with a portable heater he bought, except he thinks hes turning it off when hes really just lowering the temperature so it runs continuously...
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Why can't people develop BASIC troubleshooting skills? We teach people to try hard in school so that they're educated but when it comes to real life situations they're dumb as blocks...
