# Sears Auto

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [April 3, 2009, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sears-auto/202424 "2009-04-03T10:42:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sears-auto/202424/30 "2009-04-04T07:05:29Z")

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> [@FS: 1987 Mustang GT roller](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1987-mustang-gt-roller/39978/24):
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> I’ve used the writing and analytical skills I learned in college to great benefit in my professional life. If you can’t understand why these skills are important, or what benefit they have…well, yeah.

Beneficial yes, mandatory for success, no.

in the four years I should have been in college going towards a business related degree I managed a hotel front desk, managed a hotel’s recreation and pool department, started my OWN company and grew it into a $250,000 in sales business inside of 2 years.

You think I didn’t learn any skills doing all that?

> [@Looking for a Wii?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-wii/40026/4):
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> You use both everyday, Just don’t know it. Common sense all it is.
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> I use it. Will this load shift on truck placed on X spot. can my 60,000 pound winch drag up a dumpster weighing 30,000 pounds at a certain degree of angle ? seems like a yes answer, but have to figure in terrain, truck angle, truck length, dumpster height hitting overhead power lines. etc. common sense. have it or you don’t. sure 60,000 pound winch sounds great pulling a 30,000 pound dumpster. Everything has to add up to make it work. If on a incline, will i run out of fuel from the truck being shifted to one side and cant pump/suck enough fuel. 1/2 tank of fuel will be empty on gauge.
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> Will be a ass calling your boss, " hey i ran out of fuel " can’t get this load on. take an hour to get it restarted. ( no never happened to me ) but a co-worker yes.
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> meanwhile have 40 gallons of fuel on level ground that just shifted to 1 tank on the incline angle …  
> You use algebra / geometry everyday.
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> Yes sir

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Solve the above test questions, and explain to me again why you need to know HOW to solve them and the benefit being able to do so has on your life.

Simple geometry is common sense. Actually most of geometry is pretty damn easy. You need to know a couple laws and a couple formulas and you can figure out most things.

Algebra and Calculus are memorizing a bunch of formulas that you will ever, EVER need to know unless you’re going into a very specific field. That shit pisses me off to no end.

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