Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

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Patfromny

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As the father of a 13 yrs old, I can say that I am very unhappy with today's education system. Her teachers didn't correct spelling until 7th grade. I had had arguments with her throughout her schooling about spelling on papers and the such. She would tell me that it didn't count against her grade. I would tell her that it would count against my grade and that she wouldn't be allowed to hand it in until spelling was correct. Let's not even get into the fact that they no longer teach cursive. I shake my head a whole lot during the school year. I am in one of the better school districts in the state too. At least that is what my taxes say. Lol These kids are in for a rude awakening once out in the world...or maybe we are in for that rude awakening.
 
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I am a terrible speller, but when I catch my errors or if one is pointed out to me I correct it. I find it amazing someone could put a ad out like that and not fix it....
 
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Patfromny

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"An" ad....just kidding roffey. I agree. I guess the pics with the girls and the gang type hand gesture kind of softened the blow for me with the half text, half English writing style. The sad part is that his computer has spell check, right? My tablet corrects my spelling to a fault. Maybe me being an old fart, but gosh, do I hate those hand sign gestures, pants off the butt, diagonal hat looks. Whatever happened to parachute pants and smiths? wasn't that cool at one time. :laugh:
 
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LOL, my wife works for a news paper or worked for a paper as a proof reader and picks apart my writing and spelling all the time. I am a IT specialist and spelling does not count, lol.
 
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Patfromny

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Very funny. I minored in English in college and have always been a good speller. That's what drove me nuts with my daughters schooling. No need for English anymore I guess. She did take a class called "gaming" last year. :facepalm:
 
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It is us that is in for a rude awakening. My wife is still working and has the capacity to hire. She showed me some resumes submitted by a few millennials. Believe it or not one was full of acronyms and atrocious spellin. One of her new hire summer students wasn't working out well and she cut her part time hours back to a shift a week. Her Mother stormed into her office and demanded she give her more hours. She didn't want to know the reason why she just demanded her kid be given more work. Thank goodness it wasn't me behind the desk. Sorry this is off topic I know.
 
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Obviously it is merely a pattern boat. Meaning you remove a rotted part and if it doesn't fall apart in your hands, you use it for a pattern to make a new one. I didn't see any price, but there really should be any rice either. Actually somebody should charge him to remove it off his property.
 
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If I'd wake up to that in my front yard on Christmas morning........ I dunno......... I'd probably..........get pretty emotional
 
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brian4321 said:
If I'd wake up to that in my front yard on Christmas morning........ I dunno......... I'd probably..........get pretty emotional
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​I'd crack a beer and and ponder lifes mystery's.......Why would my family do this to me.....
 
roffey

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I've had two boats that were nothing but trouble. Drive them for an hour and fix for an hour. I grantee the problem is me, I know enough to get in trouble. When my last boat broke I said to my wife we jump in with both feet and buy new or I'm out. We/I picked new, bahahaha. Love it, this boat starts first time every time.
 
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