kids these days rant

[GoldenRivet]

So my brother in law (age 13) wants to do "anything he can to make a buck" so he can buy his video games and save up for a car in a few years etc.

I happen to be in need of an airplane washer... its a less than glamorous job, which has to be completed when weather is often cool, breezy, foggy (keeping training aircraft on the ground) and it often requires the individual to get soaked to the bones with water, covered with oil stains on hands, and arms and face etc and the job doesnt pay a whole lot.

I might expect somone to professionally wash and vacuum the aircraft as well as wax the leading edges of the wings for $200

I told him "tell you what, just rinse, soap it off, scrub off the bugs, and put a little shine on her... dont worry about waxing or vacuuming, ill do that... and i'll pay you $50"

a fair price to a 13 year old who has to do little more than spit shine some aluminum IMHO.

so the first question i get

seriously is...

"How do i go about doing this without getting wet or dirty?"

:o

"if you find a way... please share it with me." i said

so... the youth proceeded to do a fair job of cleaning the aircraft, within an hour all of the bugs were removed from the leading edges, and now he was onward to degreasing the belly.

a chore which soaked him through to the bones! ;)

"poor kid" i muttered to myself as i watched out the window sipping a cup of joe watching him wiggle under the belly of the airplane scrubbing for all he is worth.

i have to admit, he did a fair job... but throughout the ordeal complained heavily about being wet and covered in grease and took three "brunch breaks" between about 9am and 11:00am. :haha:

whats with that?

do kids these days go to the beach and bitch about all the sand?

surely he knew he would get wet??? :88)

funny!!!

rant over

[antikristuseke]

Complaining is a coping mechanism. Even when I know I am going to do something unpleasant, complaing about it under my breath helps, when doing something in groups complaining can become qutie a good humorous chatter which takes your mind off it. It is not said that a complaing soldier is a happy soldier for nothing.

My completely devalued .02$

[August]

Bet he wasn't complaining when he spent the fifty bucks...

[Rilder]

"You darn kids, get off my lawn!"

[August]

"You darn kids, get off my lawn!"


:DL

"Hey, the next time you kids cut through my yard, go around!"

[Etienne]

Complaining is a coping mechanism. Even when I know I am going to do something unpleasant, complaing about it under my breath helps, when doing something in groups complaining can become qutie a good humorous chatter which takes your mind off it. It is not said that a complaing soldier is a happy soldier for nothing.

Complete agreement. It doesn't have anything to do with age - I've had 50 year old seamen bitchin' about doing stuff that was specifically mentionned in their job description.

It's just a way of life. It's raining? Bitch about it. It's sunny? Whine about it. Working too much? Whine whine whine. Not working enough? Call the Whaaaaaaambulance.

Heck, I do it, too, on occasion...


Occasions being pretty much every day.

[GoldenRivet]

awesome responses.

:har:

[Platapus]

Despite the bitchin and whining, at least the kid did the work! :yeah:

That is something special these days.

[GoldenRivet]

your right.

the comical thing to me was not the bitching so much.

it was the "how do i not get wet or dirty?" comment sent me LMAO

also there was the, ok im going to take lunch... im like "dude its 9:30 you just started 30 minutes ago."

then at 10:15 and again at 11:00 2 more lunch breaks.

he is like... "ummm... so is it okay if there is a little soap still on the plane?" also there was the comment... that plane's belly is like 2 feet off the ground do i have to just lay down under there to wash it?"

i said "unless your damn good at limbo or you can squat down there like a little woman... laying on your back is your only option."

a few minutes later.... "hmmm water drips down on me when im under there"

im thinking hahaha "as opposed to dripping up?"

his overall awkward nature and lack of worldly experience was comical and entertaining... it reminded me a lot of my days as a new 13 year old.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Not much work ethic in kids these days:hmmm:

[antikristuseke]

That is onlt thing that really lboody well annoys me about my generation and the one after, noobody is bloody willing to bloody get some bloody work done. Only interested in the easy way out, the bunch of tossers. I realize, i have little rigth complaining like this only being 22 (an unemplyed), But it pisses me off that people my age are afraid of hard work. Hard work is good for you, damnit! It is like everyone is wearing bloody skil glove all the time afraid to break a nail. They should all grow a pair.

My contribution to the rant over now.

[Stealth Hunter]

Bet he wasn't complaining when he spent the fifty bucks...

This.

[Sailor Steve]

Not much work ethic in kids these days:hmmm:
Never has been. Just ask my dad. Or his dad. Or...


Great story, GR!

[SteamWake]

"Brother in law age 13"... :timeout:

[GoldenRivet]

here is a fun little math problem i have to go through when i tell people my brother in law is 13

my wife of 7 years... who is now 27 years old was born when her mother was a mere 19 years of age.

this meant that her mother was still only between 33 and 34 at the birth of the now 13 year old brother in law.

so my mother in law is now about 45

my wife is now 27

my brother in law is 13

and my sister in law is 28

and i am 30

confused ?

EDIT: because this poor 13 year old is the product of growing up in a house full of women... it falls on me usually to be his outlet for boob and fart jokes... it also falls on me to answer questions that parents are usually not entrusted with.

the young man also finds it rather convenient that i pretend not to know that he knows where my playboy and hustler stash is ... stashed.

our understanding is as follows:

"So long as the pages dont get stuck together your secret is safe with me... the beer is in the fridge... dont drink the bitburger, and dont sneak anything out of my house that you didnt sneak into it."

[Chad]

Mighty brave of you GR and honorable that you extend to those lengths to be a, almost, father-figure to your son-in-law.

When I date, siblings (mine included) get on my nerves occasionally. Guess I haven't met the right one yet that it's worth putting up with them :88)

[GoldenRivet]

i suppose... more of a big brother i guess.

im honored that he feels he can come to me with life's pertinent questions and confusions.

[Platapus]

Kids!
I don't know what's wrong with these kids today!
Kids!
Who can understand anything they say?
Kids!
They are so ridiculous and so immature
Noisy, crazy, sloppy, crazy, loafers!
While we're on the subject:
Kids!
You can talk and talk till your face is blue!
Kids!
But they still just do what they want to!
Why can't they be like we were,
Perfect in every way?
What's the matter with kids today?

<bowing>

[GoldenRivet]

thats a good one.

its a funny cycle... in another 5 years when he is 18... 13 year olds will be most annoying to him

[Platapus]

I wonder if there has ever been a generation where people of one generation did not worry about the work-ethic of the people in the following generation?

I bet Neil Armstrong's dad used to bitch him wondering if he would ever amount to anything worthwhile. :har:

[UnderseaLcpl]

I bet Neil Armstrong's dad used to bitch him wondering if he would ever amount to anything worthwhile. :har:

Sure he did. In his day, they had to walk to the moon, even in the snow:DL

[Platapus]

Sure he did. In his day, they had to walk to the moon, even in the snow:DL

And boy was it ever UP HILL!

[rubenandthejets]

I used to do a lot of bush regeneration work, leading teams of Australian and international volunteers mostly weeding and planting trees. The wetlands (read swamp) work was particularly dirty and difficult, and I didn't find much difference with generations.

Nationalities, now thats different!

I won't go into the shabbiest, laziest, whiniest little beggars:nope:...but the most dedicated, hard working and uncomplaining were the Japanese girls. They'd just dig right in-snakes and all-and I had to plead with them to take a break. :up:

Bloody legends.....

[Schroeder]

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Nationalities, now thats different!

I won't go into the shabbiest, laziest, whiniest little beggars:nope:..

Did someone call me?:o