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In my childhood I lived in a small town with old pipes that got clogged from time to time, we didn't call a worker to unblock them, we did it ourselves to save
by kaskakokos 4y ago
In my childhood I lived in a small town with old pipes that got clogged from time to time, we didn't call a worker to unblock them, we did it ourselves to save a few hundred euros, it wasn't so bad, you put a T-shirt around your mouth and nose and you did it.
We are losing not only the ability to do but the ability to imagine alternatives.
- whstl 4y agoKids today can film it and put it on Youtube to rack millions of views. Like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV9dOHRDb3c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV9dOHRDb3c
- kybernetyk 4y ago> it wasn't so bad, you put a T-shirt around your mouth and nose and you did it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_sulfide https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_sulfide
- dazilcher 4y agoReminds me of this joke: Moshe is an apprentice septic tank cleaner. When his shop gets an emergency call, he and his senior head out to the site. The place is a mess. The experienced septic cleaner wastes no time, pulls up his shirt and dives right in, head first. After a while, he pops back out and reaches with his hand: "I need the Channellock pliers". Moshe hands him the pliers, and the expert dives back in. Then, out he pops again: "Jumbo plunger, now!". Moshe hands him the plunger, and the old man disappears once more. Finally, he re-emerges and pulls himself up with a tired-but-content look on his face: "See, Moshe, if you don't take it seriously and apply yourself to this job, you're going to carry that toolbox all your life."