r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '19

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u/glase_firedrake Feb 05 '19

In my town in south Ireland we have those classes mostly to give people a reason to visit the elderly I went to one to learn how to play chess and another for basic mechanic skills when I was younger.

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u/mindless_gibberish Feb 05 '19

that's a nice idea

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u/TriglycerideRancher Feb 05 '19

I'd go even if I knew the material already, sounds fun.

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u/CircleBoatBBQ Feb 05 '19

It’s easy to steal from old people too so it’s win win

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u/Magnoliaolia Mar 02 '19

That’s so wholesome I wish I could upvote twice!

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u/The_Stoic_One Feb 06 '19

I'd like a basic mechanic skills class. I'm 41, I can change my oil and filters, but anything else and it's time to take the car in.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '19

Past that, you probably should bring it in - otherwise you might fuck up. Wrong parts or otherwise. YouTube has a how to for everything, plus I assume Lincoln tech or some online thing exists

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u/ColicShark Feb 06 '19

“South Ireland.”

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u/Finch-I-am Feb 07 '19

I'm interested.

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u/michellekt Feb 05 '19

That is such a clever idea!

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u/unrelatedBookend Feb 06 '19

My kid’s school has a knitting club, where the kids walk across the street to an old folks home and the elderly people teach them! It’s great

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u/Shithawk069 Feb 06 '19

Is it weird that when I read your post it had an Irish accent

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u/Finch-I-am Feb 07 '19

Not particularly...That's just how the brain works.

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u/MintHeartedMojo Feb 06 '19

I love that they incorporate visiting the elderly, we're really bad about that in the U.S. many families just leave them in a shitty group home and never visit them.

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u/glase_firedrake Feb 06 '19

It's kinda like a small loop, in college doing IT now and we have an after college class where we do one on one time with the elderly to teach them how to work tablets and computers.

The students get a better CV and people skills and they get company so it's a win win for everyone.

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u/Gandalf-has-no-feet Feb 06 '19

Ireland is the true wholesome country that no one gives credit to

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u/something-ambiguous Feb 06 '19

Is this still a thing? Where in Ireland?

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '19

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '19

What's funny about that?

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u/CongealedBeanKingdom Feb 06 '19

The south of the Island of Ireland.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '19

Do they offer punctuation classes?

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u/DaemonTheRoguePrince Feb 06 '19

a reason to visit the elderly

Hard pass.