kids these days rant

GoldenRivet · 04-04-09, 11:58 AM

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?"

"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.

whats with that?

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

surely he knew he would get wet???

funny!!!

rant over

antikristuseke · 04-04-09, 12:48 PM

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 · 04-04-09, 12:51 PM

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

04-04-09, 12:56 PM

"You darn kids, get off my lawn!"

August · 04-04-09, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rilder

"You darn kids, get off my lawn!"

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

Stealth Hunter · 04-04-09, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

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

This.

Etienne · 04-04-09, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

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 · 04-04-09, 03:35 PM

awesome responses.

Platapus · 04-04-09, 03:48 PM

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

That is something special these days.

GoldenRivet · 04-04-09, 04:02 PM

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.

04-04-09, 11:58 AM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	kids these days rant 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?" "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. whats with that? do kids these days go to the beach and bitch about all the sand? surely he knew he would get wet??? funny!!! rant over __________________

04-04-09, 12:51 PM	#3
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,220 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Bet he wasn't complaining when he spent the fifty bucks... __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

04-04-09, 03:35 PM	#8
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	awesome responses. __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,386 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Despite the bitchin and whining, at least the kid did the work! That is something special these days. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-04-09, 04:02 PM	#10
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	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. __________________

04-04-09, 12:48 PM	#2
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	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$

04-04-09, 12:56 PM	#4
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	"You darn kids, get off my lawn!"