Okay, I'll admit the open-end wrench was pretty sad. But I think I've got one that's even worse. Remember those pencil boxes we had when we were in grade school? You know, they had a pencil sharpener on one end and a ruler on the top? Stick a pin in that for a moment. I was working in a sheet metal shop at one time when the owner hired this 18 year old kid for the summer. Now, keep in mind all of the measuring and cutting that is done in a metal shop. You know where I'm going with this by now, don't you? This kid did not know how to use a TAPE MEASURE!!!
Now, one may ask, "How did he ever get hired in he first place?" Well, the answer is obvious. No one ever thought to ask somebody who graduated high school if they had learned such a basic skill. The idea simply never occurred to anyone.
How's that for pathetic?
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A model airplane is never really finished. You just stop working on it.