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> Back when I was in high school, I worked > at an auto parts store that largely sold to mechanics, professional > and shade-tree. I could count on one hand the number of mechanics that > could be trusted with working on a car.. That was something I noticed in years of teaching - virtually none of the brighter kids wanted to be mechanics. There was an occasional one who was particularly gifted at practical skills, at the expense of his other subjects. Seems all the parents want their kids to become managers, academics or media moguls. While we need some of them (I suppose), we need skilled mechanics, plumbers, electricians etc too. Why do we not celebrate manual skills any more, no matter what area it is shown in? I guess that's why we are happy with slab-sided monstrosities rather than craft-rich buildings like the ones we saw in Albany, NY. Bring back the craftsman (and woman - mmm all that home-baking!). Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~