Tunnel wash rant - Free speech thread

[Eric7810]

I honestly don’t remember the last time I saw anybody on earth washing their vehicle on their driveway.

Nobody has any pride left in anything it seems. Like stated above. A deep aversion to doing anything manually.

I remember I used to wash my parents 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport with a bucket of dawn dish soap and an old beach towel.

By the way, I did that because my mom SAID I HAD TO.

I would’ve much rather have been in the basement playing ATV Off Road Fury on PS2, but my mom had me and my brothers get our asses outside. (Thanks mom)


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[Bill D]

It saddens me greatly that no one has pride in anything any more. What in the world happened and what in the world are we coming to? There has to be some kind of sociological study into this

[Eric7810]

In a sense here are three studies.. three books that will help you understand this troubling trajectory..

1. ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death’ by Neil Postman

2. ‘The Vanishing American Adult’ by Ben Sasse

3. ‘Shop Class as Soul Craft’ by Matthew Crawford

Three books that lifted the veil on this and inspired me to live intentionally.


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[Bill D]

Ah, those sound interesting! I ought to check them out some time.

[bill walsh]

my parent's made all five boys work for what we wanted

[Optimus Grime]

I honestly don’t remember the last time I saw anybody on earth washing their vehicle on their driveway.

Nobody has any pride left in anything it seems. Like stated above. A deep aversion to doing anything manually.

I remember I used to wash my parents 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport with a bucket of dawn dish soap and an old beach towel.

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I remember that vividly. When I went to live with my dad every other weekend I was out in the yard washing his Mazda B210 with a worn out bath towel and some laundry detergent.

There’s something satisfying about looking at your own handiwork. I must admit that I get all warm and tingly inside when my wife comes in and tells me some neighbor stopped and asked her how our yards looks so nice and she always tells them that her husband takes care of it. I remember once when a customer dropped off his car to have it coated and as he was walking to his wife’s SUV parked up the road I heard her whisper, “ask him who does his yard.” I yelled out with pride “I do it myself.”

[Bill D]

I've been mowing lawns since I was 11;first my parents' then my own. It's just something that's second nature to me. I wish I could treat it too. In recent years I haven't been satisfied with the lawn treatment service. The really good technicians move on quickly

[Setec Astronomy]

I wish I could treat it too.

Why can't you? It's not like in the internet age us civilians don't have access to professional supplies and equipment, not to mention a gazillion how-to videos.

[Bill D]

It requires certain liquid fertilizers and weed controllers I’d have to try to even see if I can easily buy. My lawn is rather big in the back so attempting to treat it is impractical for a DIYer. Believe me, if it were smaller I’d try to.

[Optimus Grime]

I've been mowing lawns since I was 11;first my parents' then my own. It's just something that's second nature to me. I wish I could treat it too. In recent years I haven't been satisfied with the lawn treatment service. The really good technicians move on quickly

What kind of grass do you have?