Is it just me? Are "people" getting more useless and more stupid as the years go on. I am by no means a rocket scientist or professor material, but I find everywhere I go in this great country of mine ( GB ) "people" are incapable of the most straight forward tasks :confused1:

I sent the wife out to fill up a jerry can with petrol as she was going to town. For some reason she was unable to close the lid on correctly?? She asked 3 people ( all blokes ) to help her close it properly. None could work it out? So in the end the cashier said she could leave it in the shop - 20ltrs un-sealed can

She came home and sent me down immediately to sort it out.

All that was wrong was the pin that locks the cap on was in the wrong place stopping the cap from closing correctly VERY obviously in the way ??? I was stunned ! WTF ? My wife has been trained in jerry can usage, I gave her the extra intensive course. But I wonder what will become of the three grown men, who will train them? How will they cope?

There is a list of stuff which I have seen and heard and continue to see and hear every day of the week which is now causing me to stand still and stare, with my jaw getting even lower each time. It's starting to make me look like a weirdo. Am I "gifted" being able to open and close jerry cans? Or are people just too lazy to learn to do stuff? Actually I think Jamie Oliver has recently got into trouble for saying the same about his fellow countrymen/women

I do still think we are a great country and do some great stuff, but sadly I think it is done by a lot fewer people. I think the turning point was in a supermarket a few years back when I saw grated cheese in a bag for sale sale. It makes me angry !