Ever feel like a moron when posting.
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
My question is what happens when there comes a time when an important situation arises and a message needs to conveyed via a note and there's no computer?
BTW Doc, I find it kind of ironic that a doctor is concerned about good penmanship
I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist.
BTW Doc, I find it kind of ironic that a doctor is concerned about good penmanship
I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist.
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From: springfield il
i dunno 'bout you Bob , but i learned to decipher and understand several versions of writing and speech to figure out what the kids were up too ................ they thought dad didn't understand the gibberish 
................. so it might take minutes but most folks will eventually figure it out
................. so it might take minutes but most folks will eventually figure it out
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From: Valley Center, California
I realize that my previous comment may have been offensive and I certainly didn't mean any disrespect. My point was that I have worked with amazing Engineers who helped design the space-shuttle but they didn't have a good grasp of spelling or grammar. It's just a fact, not a judgement.
Like others have said, getting the point across is all that is needed. Nobody made me the grammar police.....
Like others have said, getting the point across is all that is needed. Nobody made me the grammar police.....
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From: Alabama
Well I read everyone of these post and understood each one and that is why I'm on here to learn knowledge from you guys. Heck my spelling and grammer is so bad I wouldn't know if you made a mistake or not. But yes Bob I too worry about looking like a moron on here too. Not just spelling and grammer but advice too. I sometimes know the answer to a posted question but not how to put it into words that they can understand.
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From: Jefferson City, MO
I know so little about work on these trucks, I feel like an idiot with every question I ask. But I would rather look stupid then break something expensive. You guys are my only really trusted source on this work. I don't know many mechanics very well.
Regarding penmanship; how does a person who fills prescriptions (can't figure out how to spell that word [moron]
) read Doctors prescriptions? pharmacist HAH!! finally got it. Spellchecker wasn't very helpful with that one. Now I could edit this post, but that would make me look smarter than I am.
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From: W. Central FL.
Interesting thread. I do not see it on this forum but on some of this site other forums and sites of other subjects where folks are asking about their older daily drivers is where I see the poor communication skills hurt. I've read half page ramblings where I could not figure out what the OP was trying to convey or ask. Now, IMO, that is sad indeed. So, we've all been known to misspell, mistype, and ramble. Get over it.
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That does it; you made me feel like a real bob. But that doesn’t necessarily make me a moron.
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
If I'm having one of my grumpy moody days and I come across a posting that is just a string of words with no punctuation or grammer then I give up and move on and without trying to answer the question. (Of course, that might not necessarily be bad thing....LOL, my answer might be junk anyway)
Back when I ran a metal fab shop my guys would give me grief. When it came time to make some snap calculations I'd grab a chunk of soapstone and start scribbling on the concrete floor. They would all make a mad dash to their toolboxes trying to find calculators. Nine times out of 10 I'd have the answer (correct even) before they could get back with their calculators and even think about punching numbers in.
My kids were able to use a calculator at school as well. I've always stressed to them to know how to do it all manually and use the calculator as a back up and to check your work. Not that they listen to me but I tried
Bobby
Back when I ran a metal fab shop my guys would give me grief. When it came time to make some snap calculations I'd grab a chunk of soapstone and start scribbling on the concrete floor. They would all make a mad dash to their toolboxes trying to find calculators. Nine times out of 10 I'd have the answer (correct even) before they could get back with their calculators and even think about punching numbers in.
My kids were able to use a calculator at school as well. I've always stressed to them to know how to do it all manually and use the calculator as a back up and to check your work. Not that they listen to me but I tried
Bobby
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From: victoria
I still add up my shopping before I get to the till and used to bet the checkout girls that my food was with-in 50 cent's total ,if they lost I got it free ..they stopped when I was always within 25 cents ..never did get it for free but it is good mental exercise ..and I still carry a note pad to figger out stuff.. writing on the floor ??? if I get down there ..It's a pain getting back up!!
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I like to do math problems for fun. Not quite as much any more, but one time when I was 16-17 I was driving home with my mom and was board, so I started squaring numbers in my head. You start from zero; 0,1,4,8,16,25.....Well when you started getting up into upper teens and 20's it gets more difficult. So, I started figuring out how to get from 17^2 to 18^2 using addition. It works out to be (X+1)^2 = X^2 + X + X +1. Well, 4^2 to 5^2 is 16+4+5. Works for all numbers.(Yeah, not a proper sentence.) That stuff is fun for me. Explain that to kids and they look at you funny. Well more funny than they usually look at me.
Have I said too much....and yes my kids (and wife) call me a nerd.
Have I said too much....and yes my kids (and wife) call me a nerd.