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Those who are old enough, do you miss these days?

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When I was at the age where computer class was being taught, I was already typing at a higher level. My parents had the entire Encyclopedia Britannica set and there were games on those discs that taught typing. I learned a lot at home because I wanted to long before the school started teaching it.

So me, grade 4 or 5, already typing at an accelerated level with my own middle-finger led typing technique I taught myself that worked perfectly for my (not yet disagnosed) ADHD-ass brain was literally forced, or I'd fail, to "home key learn" typing. So there's me, my index fingers on F and J, typing out "sad lad sad lass dad lad" when I could already type complete paragraphs on a keyboard.

No, I don't miss that shit. It was so degrading.

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Americans to be hit with record-high electricity bills this summer

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To be fair, OP said their house is "old and busted". I live in a century old farm house so I know old and busted.

We run our furnace fan sometimes when it gets hot out as our dug basement stays cool so it'll blow that cold air through our house. But we have made sure to seal windows better, use black out curtains on the south side of our house (Where the sun tends to be most of the summer) and do what we can without needing to use our Heat Pump or AC units.

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Someone didnt take home ec hahaha

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The one thing that is bothering me a little... Like I was on my own in college at 18. While I wasn't really "taught" how to cook for myself I at least observed my mom and dad over 18 years cooking. I've seen them use baking sheets in the oven, and never just directly on the rack.

My question is where was this guy for 20 years? Was he never in the kitchen helping set the table? Emptying the dishwasher/doing dishes while mom was making dinner? Did he just disappear at all times and thought some magic genie made food?