I think this is especially true when it comes to our kids. They just don't seem to have the interest in learning how things work in a lot of cases. That's what drove me as a youngster, and still does to some extent today.
Dan On Apr 20, 2012, at 7:10 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com> writes: > >> When I was a child, (I am in my fifties, same age as Wilton's >> daughter) things were built to be repaired. Of course a domestic >> automobile needed maintenance every few thousand miles and if >> neglected you'd be lucky to make it past 75,000 miles before it went >> to the junk yard. Some cars now days aren't supposed to be serviced in >> the first hundred thousand miles, save for oil changes... > > I think there is a certain romantic view of this, and that most people > would be completely annoyed if they had to go back to adjusting points > every few thousand miles, replacing plugs every 10K miles, tires and > brakes that only last 20K miles, lube required at 20 different grease > nipples on the chassis, etc. As it is I barely seem to find the time to > keep my oil changed, I can't imagine having to keep up with all that > other stuff on my cars. > > But I do agree that people don't seem to be as interested in how things > work anymore... across the board, not just cars. > > -- > 1983 300D > 1979 300SD > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
