My niece - Not again

DXP55 · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:15

My niece who has a degree -works as a social worker - supposed to be intelligent has done it again.

Her first car was a Golf and her last car was a Seat. Both car had the red oil light come on and she kept on driving. This last time with her mother with her who said keep going till we get home.
Needless to say both engines were ruined. - She has now just bought a Ford Ecoboost. Will be interesting to see how long this one lasts. :rolleyes:

hornetstinger · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:19

Funny how intelligent people lack common sense.

Haze · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:21

Does she never get her cars serviced? Using 5l of oil in between services?

Diagro · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:26

Her mother is just as stupid

M1k3H · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:29

Degrees do not equal intelligence.

bledd · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:35

M1k3H said:
Degrees do not equal intelligence.

Equally, looking after a car doesn't suddenly makeyou intelligent

hornetstinger · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:53

M1k3H said:
Degrees do not equal intelligence.

Yeah someone I knew worked for aerospace company. Very well paid.

He bought a new computer and he thought you needed the same brand of mouse and the computer. He was adamant, until I plugged in Logitech mouse into his dell and guess what it worked. I was a shelf stacker at the time.

Hahaha.

Drumroll · 9 Feb 2020 at 15:46

M1k3H said:
Degrees do not equal intelligence.

This

[TW]Fox · 9 Feb 2020 at 16:32

hornetstinger said:
Yeah someone I knew worked for aerospace company. Very well paid.

He bought a new computer and he thought you needed the same brand of mouse and the computer. He was adamant, until I plugged in Logitech mouse into his dell and guess what it worked. I was a shelf stacker at the time.

Hahaha.

Hahahahahhaa what a loser fancy not having any knowledge about a subject that doesn't interest him at all.

M1k3H · 9 Feb 2020 at 17:22

Somebody might be the best at his field but lacking in items others find trivial. Similarly that somebody might find his field as trivial, hence being good at it.

geekman · 9 Feb 2020 at 17:35

[TW]Fox said:
Hahahahahhaa what a loser fancy not having any knowledge about a subject that doesn't interest him at all.

Tbf, we all need to have knowledge about things that don't interest us at all. I have no interest in banking, accounting, insurance or taxes but I've forced myself to learn about them as I know I'd be in a bit of a mess if I didn't. It seems sensible to keep a basic level of knowledge about most things in every day life, particularly things like cars and computers which we use every day.

Nasher · 9 Feb 2020 at 17:44

They should stop buying VAG cars if they don't want to monitor oil consumption. Luckily the ecoboost engine should be able go between services without topping up.

But it's common sense, if you see a permanent red light on the dash (or anything else really), it's probably going to be bad.

When I bought my first house I didn't know F.A about construction, but I know when a fire alarm goes off that something is on fire...

[TW]Fox · 9 Feb 2020 at 18:01

geekman said:
Tbf, we all need to have knowledge about things that don't interest us at all.

I agree but USB compatibility doesn't feel like one of those things.

paradigm · 9 Feb 2020 at 20:39

[TW]Fox said:
I agree but USB compatibility doesn't feel like one of those things.

Clue is kinda in the name though, universal.

Firestar_3x · 9 Feb 2020 at 20:42

paradigm said:
Clue is kinda in the name though, universal.

Might have been a PS/2 mouse for the other guy and i doubt many outside of computers know what USB stands for TBH!

hornetstinger · 9 Feb 2020 at 21:15

[TW]Fox said:
Hahahahahhaa what a loser fancy not having any knowledge about a subject that doesn't interest him at all.

Next time you're in a aeroplane 30,000 up think that one of the guys who built it doesn't any common sense or ability to think for himself or use basic how it out techniques.

And that a shelf stacker can think for himself.

Lol

Dominic-Toretto · 9 Feb 2020 at 21:45

hornetstinger said:
Yeah someone I knew worked for aerospace company. Very well paid.

He bought a new computer and he thought you needed the same brand of mouse and the computer. He was adamant, until I plugged in Logitech mouse into his dell and guess what it worked. I was a shelf stacker at the time.

Hahaha.

Wow.

drakulton · 9 Feb 2020 at 22:02

Firestar_3x said:
Might have been a PS/2 mouse for the other guy and i doubt many outside of computers know what USB stands for TBH!

So will a PS/2 mouse not work with a PS/3? Blimey! I just can't keep up with the technology.

Firestar_3x · 9 Feb 2020 at 22:22

hornetstinger said:
Next time you're in a aeroplane 30,000 up think that one of the guys who built it doesn't any common sense or ability to think for himself or use basic how it out techniques.

And that a shelf stacker can think for himself.

Lol

With sentences like that how can i be anything but convinced.

I know a doctor and lawyer who have no interest in computers other than using them for work, yet if i needed medical or legal help turning to a spotty helpdesk oik would be the last thing on my mind.

hornetstinger · 9 Feb 2020 at 22:32

The guy is a an engineer. Lol

If punctuation, spelling and grammar using phone is more important than aircraft designer, you need a slap around the head. Lol