Fnord
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I think every adult (male or female) should practice each of the following skills:
- Assemble furniture according to directions.
- Assemble games and sports playing areas.
- Balance a checkbook.
- Clean a wood floor.
- Clean appliances: refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher.
- Clean bathroom and kitchen sinks and tubs.
- Clean shades, walls, furniture, shelves, bookcases, and other environmental surfaces.
- Clean to prevent rust and mildew.
- Drive a stick shift automobile.
- Find directions to a destination using the Internet.
- Make a grocery list and locate these items in a store.
- Make your own bed.
- Mow the lawn and do basic weeding and soil preparation for a garden; water plants.
- Operate a barbecue or grill.
- Operate a motor vehicle in a lawful and safe manner.
- Operate television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Pay bills.
- Perform basic car maintenance: replace lights, battery, oil, water, windshield fluid and wipers, and transmission fluid.
- Perform basic installation and set up of television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Perform basic first aid and CPR.
- Perform simple carpentry tasks: hang a picture, replace a lock or hinge, or replace worn replace molding or weather stripping.
- Perform simple electrical repairs: replace a light, remove a switch cover, replace a fuse, or turn on a circuit breaker switch.
- Perform simple plumbing repairs: replace a washer, turn off water at a valve, and replace gaskets or floaters in a toilet.
- Prepare a healthy meal for 1 to 8 people.
- Put clothing and clutter away to create an orderly living space.
- Read a map.
- Recycle renewable items.
- Remove garbage and trash to the appropriate outdoor receptacle.
- Set up camping equipment.
- Shop for basic household items.
- Shut off the gas and electricity during an emergency (e.g., earthquake, flood or fire); operate flashlights, lanterns, or kerosene equipment.
- Sweep, mop and wax a tile floor.
- Vacuum a carpet.
- Wash and wax a car.
- Wash clothes by hand and dry in the sun or wash and dry clothes in a washer and dryer.
- Wash dishes by hand or in a dishwasher.
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Erisad
More like Erihappy, amirite?
Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Age: 23
Posts: 13040
Location: United States
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| Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Fnord wrote: | I think every adult (male or female) should practice each of the following skills:
- Assemble furniture according to directions.
- Assemble games and sports playing areas.
- Balance a checkbook.
- Clean a wood floor.
- Clean appliances: refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher.
- Clean bathroom and kitchen sinks and tubs.
- Clean shades, walls, furniture, shelves, bookcases, and other environmental surfaces.
- Clean to prevent rust and mildew.
- Drive a stick shift automobile.
- Find directions to a destination using the Internet.
- Make a grocery list and locate these items in a store.
- Make your own bed.
- Mow the lawn and do basic weeding and soil preparation for a garden; water plants.
- Operate a barbecue or grill.
- Operate a motor vehicle in a lawful and safe manner.
- Operate television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Pay bills.
- Perform basic car maintenance: replace lights, battery, oil, water, windshield fluid and wipers, and transmission fluid.
- Perform basic installation and set up of television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Perform basic first aid and CPR.
- Perform simple carpentry tasks: hang a picture, replace a lock or hinge, or replace worn replace molding or weather stripping.
- Perform simple electrical repairs: replace a light, remove a switch cover, replace a fuse, or turn on a circuit breaker switch.
- Perform simple plumbing repairs: replace a washer, turn off water at a valve, and replace gaskets or floaters in a toilet.
- Prepare a healthy meal for 1 to 8 people.
- Put clothing and clutter away to create an orderly living space.
- Read a map.
- Recycle renewable items.
- Remove garbage and trash to the appropriate outdoor receptacle.
- Set up camping equipment.
- Shop for basic household items.
- Shut off the gas and electricity during an emergency (e.g., earthquake, flood or fire); operate flashlights, lanterns, or kerosene equipment.
- Sweep, mop and wax a tile floor.
- Vacuum a carpet.
- Wash and wax a car.
- Wash clothes by hand and dry in the sun or wash and dry clothes in a washer and dryer.
- Wash dishes by hand
or in a dishwasher.
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I've done the ones in bold. What's my grade?  |
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Fnord
Enigmatic Threadkilling Metasyntactic Variable
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Posts: 17917
Location: Stendec
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| Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Erisad wrote: | | Fnord wrote: | I think every adult (male or female) should practice each of the following skills:
- Assemble furniture according to directions.
- Assemble games and sports playing areas.
- Balance a checkbook.
- Clean a wood floor.
- Clean appliances: refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher.
- Clean bathroom and kitchen sinks and tubs.
- Clean shades, walls, furniture, shelves, bookcases, and other environmental surfaces.
- Clean to prevent rust and mildew.
- Drive a stick shift automobile.
- Find directions to a destination using the Internet.
- Make a grocery list and locate these items in a store.
- Make your own bed.
- Mow the lawn and do basic weeding and soil preparation for a garden; water plants.
- Operate a barbecue or grill.
- Operate a motor vehicle in a lawful and safe manner.
- Operate television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Pay bills.
- Perform basic car maintenance: replace lights, battery, oil, water, windshield fluid and wipers, and transmission fluid.
- Perform basic installation and set up of television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Perform basic first aid and CPR.
- Perform simple carpentry tasks: hang a picture, replace a lock or hinge, or replace worn replace molding or weather stripping.
- Perform simple electrical repairs: replace a light, remove a switch cover, replace a fuse, or turn on a circuit breaker switch.
- Perform simple plumbing repairs: replace a washer, turn off water at a valve, and replace gaskets or floaters in a toilet.
- Prepare a healthy meal for 1 to 8 people.
- Put clothing and clutter away to create an orderly living space.
- Read a map.
- Recycle renewable items.
- Remove garbage and trash to the appropriate outdoor receptacle.
- Set up camping equipment.
- Shop for basic household items.
- Shut off the gas and electricity during an emergency (e.g., earthquake, flood or fire); operate flashlights, lanterns, or kerosene equipment.
- Sweep, mop and wax a tile floor.
- Vacuum a carpet.
- Wash and wax a car.
- Wash clothes by hand and dry in the sun or wash and dry clothes in a washer and dryer.
- Wash dishes by hand
or in a dishwasher.
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I've done the ones in bold. What's my grade? |
It's a pass/fail course, and you are always more than passing ...  |
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Erisad
More like Erihappy, amirite?
Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Age: 23
Posts: 13040
Location: United States
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| Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Fnord wrote: | | Erisad wrote: | | Fnord wrote: | I think every adult (male or female) should practice each of the following skills:
- Assemble furniture according to directions.
- Assemble games and sports playing areas.
- Balance a checkbook.
- Clean a wood floor.
- Clean appliances: refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher.
- Clean bathroom and kitchen sinks and tubs.
- Clean shades, walls, furniture, shelves, bookcases, and other environmental surfaces.
- Clean to prevent rust and mildew.
- Drive a stick shift automobile.
- Find directions to a destination using the Internet.
- Make a grocery list and locate these items in a store.
- Make your own bed.
- Mow the lawn and do basic weeding and soil preparation for a garden; water plants.
- Operate a barbecue or grill.
- Operate a motor vehicle in a lawful and safe manner.
- Operate television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Pay bills.
- Perform basic car maintenance: replace lights, battery, oil, water, windshield fluid and wipers, and transmission fluid.
- Perform basic installation and set up of television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Perform basic first aid and CPR.
- Perform simple carpentry tasks: hang a picture, replace a lock or hinge, or replace worn replace molding or weather stripping.
- Perform simple electrical repairs: replace a light, remove a switch cover, replace a fuse, or turn on a circuit breaker switch.
- Perform simple plumbing repairs: replace a washer, turn off water at a valve, and replace gaskets or floaters in a toilet.
- Prepare a healthy meal for 1 to 8 people.
- Put clothing and clutter away to create an orderly living space.
- Read a map.
- Recycle renewable items.
- Remove garbage and trash to the appropriate outdoor receptacle.
- Set up camping equipment.
- Shop for basic household items.
- Shut off the gas and electricity during an emergency (e.g., earthquake, flood or fire); operate flashlights, lanterns, or kerosene equipment.
- Sweep, mop and wax a tile floor.
- Vacuum a carpet.
- Wash and wax a car.
- Wash clothes by hand and dry in the sun or wash and dry clothes in a washer and dryer.
- Wash dishes by hand
or in a dishwasher.
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I've done the ones in bold. What's my grade? |
It's a pass/fail course, and you are always more than passing ... |
So pass+? Passing with honors? Or just a lot of extra credit?  |
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Fnord
Enigmatic Threadkilling Metasyntactic Variable
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| Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Pass+, of course! |
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puddingmouse
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| Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Eh. I got good at cooking and cleaning because I desperately wanted to be independent, not because I had looking after anyone else in mind. Unfortunately, I do most of the housework and cooking in my relationship right now, though I have tried to make it more equitable. I think it's because I'm just better at those things and I am more house-proud than he is - but being the housekeeper was never my intention. I also used to earn more than my partner because I'm more skilled, when I get back into full time work, I'll be the main breadwinner again.
The problem is that my bf wasn't forced to learn to look after himself like I was. He got spoilt because he came from a divorced family, where his parents were fighting over custody. I grew up constantly being nagged by my parents to learn life skills, they thought my delay in learning them was due to laziness because they didn't realise I was on the autistic spectrum.
I think children, both male and female, should learn self-sufficiency. That way, this unequal balance of labour in relationships wouldn't occur. I can but dream.
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hyperlexian
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| Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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i can do everything on Fnord's list that doesn't pertain to vehicles (because i do not drive). i want to add a couple:
- sew on a button (and do a running stitch)
- interpret laundry care symbols (included in doing laundry)
- maintain a computer, including hardware upgrades, changing printer ink, virus scan, and other tuneups
- change the furnace filter and batteries in smoke alarms
- shovel snow (if applicable)
- make coffee and tea properly
- write a professional email, business letter, resume/cv
hmmm that's all i can think of.
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Erisad
More like Erihappy, amirite?
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| hyperlexian wrote: | i can do everything on Fnord's list that doesn't pertain to vehicles (because i do not drive). i want to add a couple:
- sew on a button (and do a running stitch)
- interpret laundry care symbols (included in doing laundry)
[*]maintain a computer, including hardware upgrades, changing printer ink, virus scan, and other tuneups
- change the furnace filter and batteries in smoke alarms
- shovel snow (if applicable)
- make coffee and tea properly
- write a professional email, business letter, resume/cv
hmmm that's all i can think of. |
I can do laundry, I just don't know what the symbols are. I can do most of the list though. |
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Kjas
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Honestly, it sounds like your mom is way over the top about this. It would drive me completely crazy.
I do sort of understand the need to pass on skills, particularly basic life skills. I know very few people my age who actually know how to cook something that doesn't come from a tin, packet or jar. Cooking something decent from scratch seems to be a lost skill in my age bracket these days.
Having said that, she does not have the right to shove it down your throat continually. Ask her nicely to back off.
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Erisad
More like Erihappy, amirite?
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| Kjas wrote: | Honestly, it sounds like your mom is way over the top about this. It would drive me completely crazy.
I do sort of understand the need to pass on skills, particularly basic life skills. I know very few people my age who actually know how to cook something that doesn't come from a tin, packet or jar. Cooking something decent from scratch seems to be a lost skill in my age bracket these days.
Having said that, she does not have the right to shove it down your throat continually. Ask her nicely to back off. |
She hasn't brought it up much in the past week since I told her I don't like it. Who knows? Maybe she'll stop saying it. I do know how to cook decently, although I mess up occasionally. >.< |
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mv
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Fnord and hyperlexian, I'm just chiming in to congratulate you on your well-thought out lists for self-sufficiency. I agree that those are all very good skills to have, for everyone.
P.S. I'm very glad we have the Internet these days, you can learn to do ANYTHING! {In my day, we had to walk to the library, in the snow, with bare feet, 10 miles, uphill both ways...} |
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Erisad
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| mv wrote: | Fnord and hyperlexian, I'm just chiming in to congratulate you on your well-thought out lists for self-sufficiency. I agree that those are all very good skills to have, for everyone.
P.S. I'm very glad we have the Internet these days, you can learn to do ANYTHING! {In my day, we had to walk to the library, in the snow, with bare feet, 10 miles, uphill both ways...} |
Where have I heard this before? Oh yeeah, I live with my grandmother. |
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mv
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| Erisad wrote: | | mv wrote: | Fnord and hyperlexian, I'm just chiming in to congratulate you on your well-thought out lists for self-sufficiency. I agree that those are all very good skills to have, for everyone.
P.S. I'm very glad we have the Internet these days, you can learn to do ANYTHING! {In my day, we had to walk to the library, in the snow, with bare feet, 10 miles, uphill both ways...} |
Where have I heard this before? Oh yeeah, I live with my grandmother. |
See? Wife training just makes you end up curmudgeonly... |
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Erisad
More like Erihappy, amirite?
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| mv wrote: | | Erisad wrote: | | mv wrote: | Fnord and hyperlexian, I'm just chiming in to congratulate you on your well-thought out lists for self-sufficiency. I agree that those are all very good skills to have, for everyone.
P.S. I'm very glad we have the Internet these days, you can learn to do ANYTHING! {In my day, we had to walk to the library, in the snow, with bare feet, 10 miles, uphill both ways...} |
Where have I heard this before? Oh yeeah, I live with my grandmother. |
See? Wife training just makes you end up curmudgeonly... |
And nobody likes that, right? |
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Fnord
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:44 am Post subject: |
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| hyperlexian wrote: | i can do everything on Fnord's list that doesn't pertain to vehicles (because i do not drive). i want to add a couple:
- sew on a button (and do a running stitch)
- interpret laundry care symbols (included in doing laundry)
- maintain a computer, including hardware upgrades, changing printer ink, virus scan, and other tuneups
- change the furnace filter and batteries in smoke alarms
- shovel snow (if applicable)
- make coffee and tea properly
- write a professional email, business letter, resume/cv
hmmm that's all i can think of. |
I can do all of those; dunno why I did not list them, but I'll add them to my file. Thanx!
Here are some Employment Skills:- Accept supervision and correction from a supervisor.
- Act as a manager within the company.
- Act as a professional consultant to a company.
- Arrive on time at the beginning of the day and from lunch and breaks (punctuality).
- Ask for work if you finished the assignment given to you.
- Ask questions if you don't understand what to do.
- Become involved on a committee or union activities at work.
- Develop a résumé and a cover letter.
- Doing strategic planning as part of upper management in the company.
- Drive a car or know how to use public transportation to get to work.
- Give appropriate notice if you can't come to work due to illness.
- Have job skills for which an employer would consider hiring you.
- Know how to act as a representative or leader for your work group.
- Know how to properly answer questions in an interview.
- Know how to ask for a raise or apply for a promotion.
- Know how to give a speech or presentation to your co-workers.
- Know how to leave a company to take another job.
- Know how to search for work.
- Perform your job correctly, quickly, and with professionalism (responsibility).
- Supervise others in the company.
- Take good care of your customers so they will want to continue to patronize the company for which you work.
- Use persuasion to sell yourself, your ideas, the company's products or services.
- Wear appropriate clothing for the job you will be doing (e.g., business attire in an office, uniform in a medical setting, protective work clothes at a construction site, etc.).
- Work your entire shift as scheduled (reliability).
Enjoy!
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