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Marthe48

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20. Funny stories about shop

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 07:20 PM

Aug 7

Back in the late 60s, my husband took shop in h.s. in a small town. Even though the guy was still in h.s., one of his classmates was old enough to buy beer. He'd go to the carryout on his lunch break and buy a 6 pack.

My husband told a story that he and his friends got hold of a car from the 50s, and decided to turn it into a convertible. They went at it with the shop tools, sawing the roof supports. They got sawed through the posts and the doors fell off. Oops. They were probably lucky it was not an assigned project. Lol

Last story is about a bicycle ride my husband and his friends took. Monroe County is nicknamed Switzerland of Ohio, and the roads are hilly and curved. My husband, brother and one of their friends rode their bikes out Rt. 26. On the way back to Woodsfield, they were flying down one of the hills and passed their shop teacher who was driving his car. When my husband and his friend got to shop class on Monday, their teacher gave them quite a lecture about safety. He said he was going 40 when they passed him. I think they were proud of their feat. No helmets, no other safety equipment, just crazy boys.

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What school courses were mandatory for you to take that are probably not required today [View all] LogDog75 Aug 7 OP

Civics. Oopsie Daisy Aug 7 #1

Yep. Same here. Freshman year. Arkansas Granny Aug 7 #2

Pretty sure that civics is still a required course. Emile Aug 7 #10

While it hasn't disappeared entirely, your presumption that it's "still a required course" is wrong. Oopsie Daisy Aug 7 #15

i chatted with a retired teacher but still subs , says many schools dont teach civics anymore . AllaN01Bear Aug 7 #23

Yeah. A real shame that it is gone. emulatorloo Aug 7 #11

add me to that list. When I was in 8th grade a semester of Civics was required yellowdogintexas Aug 8 #30

Same as your experience Diamond_Dog Aug 7 #3

I hated home ec. murielm99 Aug 7 #4

I got terrible grades in that, and I was just remembering the apron. I tried to make a fell apart when I presented it. Walleye Aug 7 #6

My son and some of his friends murielm99 Aug 7 #7

I got that merit badge in Boy Scouts! malthaussen Aug 9 #34

i failed home ec. couldnt sew a tee shirt if it killed me. AllaN01Bear Aug 7 #24

Latin Pachamama Aug 7 #5

I remember every Monday would bring newspaper articles to our social studies class and discuss them Walleye Aug 7 #8

I remember doing that, too. In 9th grade Civics class. Diamond_Dog Aug 7 #9

Drafting MichMan Aug 7 #12

Drafting was an assigned course in my middle school (mid 1970s suburban Boston). Eugene Aug 7 #18

Not so, I lived in the Philly suburbs and we had to take "mechanical drawing." malthaussen Aug 9 #35

Everyone had to take Home Ec and Shop. Biophilic Aug 7 #13

at my first high school, 4 years of Home Ec or Agriculture were necessary to get the 18 credits yellowdogintexas Aug 8 #31

I cannot tell you how much I and my whole family suffered through seeing. 🤣 Biophilic Aug 8 #32

Mechanical drawing and shop -- a semester of each. rsdsharp Aug 7 #14

French from kindergarten through 7th grade JoseBalow Aug 7 #16

Can't recall if it was mandatory, but snot Aug 7 #17

Driver's Ed was an elective in my High School... malthaussen Aug 9 #36

high school: typing (I hear that's obsolete.) middle school: printing and drafting/mechanical drawing Eugene Aug 7 #19

Funny stories about shop Marthe48 Aug 7 #20

Home Economics catbyte Aug 7 #21

Typing Diraven Aug 7 #22

Penmanship. Cursive. Oopsie Daisy Aug 8 #25

In grade school it was Penmanship. Ritabert Aug 8 #26

Cursive, Civics, U.S. History, Home Economics, PE. Polly Hennessey Aug 8 #27

Shorthand (Gregg) snowybirdie Aug 8 #28

Music appreciation. surrealAmerican Aug 8 #29

mechanical drawing and shop, one semester each in Junior High. malthaussen Aug 9 #33

We had to learn to dance LogDog75 Aug 9 #37