On Fri, 8 May 2009 19:16:54 -0700 (PDT), z
wrote:

On May 8, 1:48*pm, "Jon Danniken"
wrote:
"Pat" wrote:

*[snip]



TV and other entertainment. The generation that worked on their cars
did not spend the weekend watching TV or playing video games.

More like it's because people are too lazy to actually do work anymore, let
alone actually *learn* about something that requires it.

This is linked with a major decline in common sense, the main culprit of
which is a steadfast refusal to accept reality over fantasy in our society.

Jon

a lot of cars nowadays, you can't even take the oil filter out from
above, you have to have it up on a lift.

Or crawl underneath, or use jacks or ramps, or build a pit. All of
them a lot cheaper than a lift.