/\  whether the kids are in public school or private school, I just want to see the Golden Rule continue to prevail over might is right

Last edited by Leer R. (2019-08-12 11:28:25)

Thank you BB... 😊. It is the same here. They lack the support, whether it is at home or at school before... the whole system we have makes it pretty hard to support. We try to support them as much as possible, but they go to primary school for four years, then to secondary ("middle") school, again for four years. Then one year to Polytechnical School. Quite a few think they can make it to "better" (they think training for skilled work is a bad thing) schools afterwards but lacking all that support over years this is often a lost game..

What I wanted to say is... after all the years in school they are not fit for the training for skilled work. They believe this kind of three year training is a rather bad and really easy thing, but to become a technician for cars or a sales assistant is not that easy. So this is then again a lost game...

Last edited by Leer R. (2019-08-12 22:52:45)

Did not want to disturb your circles, Mister Archimedes...

Last edited by Leer R. (2019-08-13 03:01:09)

getting back to the essence of the Late '70s Prep aesthetic, I recently found one last large brown L. L. Bean canvas duffle bag from the late '70s, certainly not later than 1981 ... this one belonged to one of my younger brothers ... it needs a bit of mending, one small hole needs sewing closed and the bottom needs some stitching, and the leather handles need to be conditioned ...

all these things are fairly easily done and I think will make for a great and authentic Late '70s Prep project for me in a couple of weeks .....

then I'll have cornered the stock on old brown canvas L. L. Bean bags ... the number of actual Late '70s Preps who appreciate these things is not terribly high but I love a good salvage job and this thing qualifies .....

I probably will be using these old duffle bags forever, they make good storage bags too ... maybe better as storage units than travel bags at this point ....

More tomorrow

Today in overpriced finds:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/LL-BEAN-Big-Embroidered-Logo-Corduroy-Hat-Vintage-Made-In-USA-Outdoors-1980s-90s/254355183819?hash=item3b38c018cb:g:u3cAAOSwuJVddwDy