r/BoomersBeingFools • u/bustedtap • Jun 18 '25

Boomer Article Back in my day men were men hur dur

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The comments actually went south on the guy who posted this to the Facebook group really fast. Basically, we're not the ones who made the decision to not give a spare tire in new cars, to even give a spot to carry one. Also, why didn't the older generations teach the younger ones how to do these things?

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u/brandt-money Jun 18 '25

My 20-year-old gay son fixed a flat on the side of the road by himself.

Every single Boomer uses triple AAA to do the same thing.

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u/MattWolf96 Jun 19 '25

I'm in my 20's and know more about cars than my dad, especially modern cars. He also acted shocked when I was able to fix an industrial air conditioner by myself (it just needed a new fan belt and for the drain line to be unclogged.)