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Published on 11 - March - 2009
People losing basic DIY knowledge according to Ask.com
Consumers are more knowledgeable about internet applications then they are about basic DIY. 
The survey showed 64% could send an email but only 32% could carry out basic DIY.
A spokesman for internet search engine ASK.com who commissioned the poll, said: "These skills were once passed down but that no longer seems to happen."
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People losing basic DIY knowledge
By mrfnk
i'm 35 years old. i can't agree with you more. we could thank woman's liberation, for this one. please don't get me wrong. what i'm saying is that our grandfathers taught our fathers these skills, not our mothers. diy is great, it offers so much the knowledge that that so many from my generation missed out on. there are so many other factors as well, video games, project housing, schools don't offer shop class anymore. i can talk about this all day, but its sunday mourning and i need to do the breaks on mom's minivan.
DIY?
By Jon Bouncefrey
Well said mrfnk, I'm 32 and don't have a clue how to even hang a picture. Men need help or the wemen will be takeng all over the world!
People losing basic DIY knowledge
By mrfnk
i'm 35 years old. i can't agree with you more. we could thank woman's liberation, for this one. please don't get me wrong. what i'm saying is that our grandfathers taught our fathers these skills, not our mothers. diy is great, it offers so much the knowledge that that so many from my generation missed out on. there are so many other factors as well, video games, project housing, schools don't offer shop class anymore. i can talk about this all day, but its sunday mourning and i need to do the breaks on mom's minivan.
DIY?
By Jon Bouncefrey
Well said mrfnk, I'm 32 and don't have a clue how to even hang a picture. Men need help or the wemen will be takeng all over the world!
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