there is no hope for the young poeple

[silentC]

so you are saying that there is no hope silent that's it's all just a waste of time .That we are sooooo smart and stuffed the place were we live maybe the young are just waiting to more in and stop the perfect world that we made

No I'm not saying that at all. What I'm saying is that it's ironic that a post calling a kid 'brain dead' for not knowing about power tools is so badly written, full of poor spelling and SMS talk.

Hopefully that kid at Bunnings will learn on the job and end up being a bit more knowledgeable. We all have to start somewhere. I wonder what OP is doing about improving his communication skills?

Sheesh, I'm trying to be subtle after that 'epic fail' business.

[tea lady]

Went to the local school concert last night. Some great teenagers played some great music.

I reacon you shoulda had a joke with the poor kid and actually taught him something. His opinion of old farts prolly went the same way as your opinion of teenages.

[silentC]

When did 24 become 'old fart'? I must be ancient...

[Frank&Earnest]

When did 24 become 'old fart'? I must be ancient...

Well, spare a thought for those of us who actually are, then..

Lucky I missed this before, I would have ended up saying something fitting the AH description...

Anyway, this has nothing to do with woodcarving, which explains your unusual presence here...

Let's move this thread then, so I can start my rant about the competence of the local education system.

[silentC]

I thought it seemed a bit strange in here. I'd better leave because I haven't got an artistic bone in my body...

[SPIRIT]

Hope you're not including me in that 'all'.
There is no hope for the young people
"". He got that right.

this quote could have meant something else

after your reply no I don't think l will put you (u) in the "all" but lets not judge people on grammar and how they sound but what they do


43 not old

[SPIRIT]

I thought it seemed a bit strange in here. I'd better leave because I haven't got an artistic bone in my body...

no need to leave stay and make some comments on the work that goes up on the forum , please no great ,cool ,when they are not

[SPIRIT]

Well, spare a thought for those of us who actually are, then..

Lucky I missed this before, I would have ended up saying something fitting the AH description...

Anyway, this has nothing to do with woodcarving, which explains your unusual presence here...

Let's move this thread then, so I can start my rant about the competence of the local education system.

rant away

[silentC]

lets not judge people on grammar and how they sound but what they do

Yeah I know. I stir people up about that a bit but I usually only have a shot when they've been hooking into someone else. The way I see it, if you're prepared to have a go at someone, you should be prepared to get as good as you give. I understood his post well enough and these days we're not supposed to criticise people's spelling etc. but we're also not supposed to call people 'brain dead'. Fair's fair I reckon.

On the Bunnings thing, I went in looking for rubber grommets one day. I couldn't find them so I asked a young guy that was hanging around near the electrical section. He had never heard of a grommet. I eventually found them, so I grabbed a packet and went looking for him. I found him, showed him the packet and said "these are grommets". Next time someone asks him, he will know.

[tea lady]

When did 24 become 'old fart'? I must be ancient...

Oops.

Well 24 did seem quite old when I was a teenager.

[SPIRIT]

Yeah I know. I stir people up about that a bit but I usually only have a shot when they've been hooking into someone else. The way I see it, if you're prepared to have a go at someone, you should be prepared to get as good as you give. I understood his post well enough and these days we're not supposed to criticise people's spelling etc. but we're also not supposed to call people 'brain dead'. Fair's fair I reckon.

On the Bunnings thing, I went in looking for rubber grommets one day. I couldn't find them so I asked a young guy that was hanging around near the electrical section. He had never heard of a grommet. I eventually found them, so I grabbed a packet and went looking for him. I found him, showed him the packet and said "these are grommets". Next time someone asks him, he will know.

Educating the youth is everybody's job

and fairs fair l guess



l love spell checker my grammer is getting better l hope

[Andy Mac]

bagging Bunnings worker is a sport on this forum
you work for a crappy wage get treated like crap from management ,but still one of the best jobs I have worked in the people they hirer I like play the ball not the man

Hi Spirit,
I'm not really having a good go at him... its just I'm old school and can't read SMS speak, especially with no punctuation or capital letters! It honestly takes me longer to decipher it than if it was in the old fashioned longhand!!
Needless to say, after a few abortive attempts at texting on my mobile I have abandoned it as a joke. Despite that apology of sorts, I actually agree with Silent, and think that if our nz_carver and the clueless chap at Bunnies were texting, they would have had a far better chance of communicating successfully!
As for Bunnies employment process, surely it would be in their own interests (call it a funny name like customer service, or public relations) to either have staff with a modicum of knowledge already, or train them up in the basics (Budget Powertools 101), and not rely on frustrated customers trying educate them, as the grommet episode implies.
I certainly agree with the comment that it takes years to have a real handle on the subject, and the wealth of knowledge shown in this forum is testament to that, I just don't agree with them (Bunnies) starting staff from a zero background.

Cheers

[nz_carver]

ALF little person im 6.0 this little thing was 4.9

i mean yes im still young but young people here give me the sh!@s

i mean its not like there job is hard or long i mean dont even think u have to speek english to get a job there or count to 10
and at starting pay of $18.50 phr

just gets me that know one there ever knows anythink about the things thay are selling

[nz_carver]

Hi Spirit,
I'm not really having a good go at him... its just I'm old school and can't read SMS speak, especially with no punctuation or capital letters! It honestly takes me longer to decipher it than if it was in the old fashioned longhand!!
Needless to say, after a few abortive attempts at texting on my mobile I have abandoned it as a joke. Despite that apology of sorts, I actually agree with Silent, and think that if our nz_carver and the clueless chap at Bunnies were texting, they would have had a far better chance of communicating successfully!
As for Bunnies employment process, surely it would be in their own interests (call it a funny name like customer service, or public relations) to either have staff with a modicum of knowledge already, or train them up in the basics (Budget Powertools 101), and not rely on frustrated customers trying educate them, as the grommet episode implies.
I certainly agree with the comment that it takes years to have a real handle on the subject, and the wealth of knowledge shown in this forum is testament to that, I just don't agree with them (Bunnies) starting staff from a zero background.

Cheers

so are u say all use young people use texting to talk to eatch other???
i work in a kitchen and have a thing with people textin it me off!!!!
well thats like saying all fat people dream of a job at KFC !!!!!

im not saying all there people in all there stores are brain dead just gets me coz id think if u a payed to do a job u do it???
or payed to know what you are selling u read up on it???

[m2c1Iw]

ALF little person im 6.0 this little thing was 4.9

i mean yes im still young but young people here give me the sh!@s

i mean its not like there job is hard or long i mean dont even think u have to speek english to get a job there or count to 10
and at starting pay of $18.50 phr

just gets me that know one there ever knows anythink about the things thay are selling

Oh please you are having us on.......right.......I hope

Sorry all I could not help but chime in, I'll go now