Dad taught me how to mechanic, how to run a lathe, how to weld, run a torch, saw, other things....
Got started running heavy equipment early. I used to have to stand up so I could see which way to steer the old 2U D8.
By far the most important thing he taught me was to figure things out on my own.
I hardly every said "I cant figure it out". Would have been a waste of breath any way.
Fellow I worked for in college was the same way, except he used ridicule to motivate you to figure it out.
You can show a kid every little thing, or you can try to make them independent thinkers.
Favorite line from the Green Mile is sorta an example.
Percy: I did not know the sponge was supposed to be wet.
Warden: How long did you spend pissing on the toilet seat before someone told you to put it up?
Something like that anyway.
