Dad did teach us all car maintenance the problem is most modern cars require specialised electronic equipment to do stuff that we used to be able to do on our cars ourselves with just dexterous hands and kitchen towel to wipe off the oil!
"Can't work Excel. I've done the training, managed fine in the session, can't for the life of me remember how to do it when I'm on my own." I bloody LOVE excel! I muddled through using it when it first came into my workplace, then the next place I worked the boss noticed I was doing a lot "the long way round" and sent me on a course. That gave me a taste and I ended up enrolling in a business IT night class and learning all sorts! I'm not current but I find I can still muddle through pretty well. The trick is not to be afraid to try. Give it a go, save as you go along and make changes and even if what you do doesn't work just don't save that version and return to the old working version and try again?
PowerPoint though? Not a Fucking Scooby! Even though it was (barely) inc in the nightclass (don't think teacher was a fan)
"Understand mobile phones, data roaming, Wi-Fi? Whenever we go anywhere, I'm outraged that my phone won't work, until one of my DCs put the Wi-Fi code in" I've started a hundred thread about issues with my iPhone which I'm currently trying to sort out. Long story short I'm going to have to do a hard reset - twice!! (After a very important phone call I've got to deal with tomorrow I'm not brave enough to try it before then) That's how much I've fucked it up!! Also fucked up the backing up to iCloud bit so I've actually had to write out manually all my contacts and calendar stuff (and numerous other bits and bobs) AND email myself the photos I don't want to lose
BertieBotts are you in Germany because dh in army? Because if so you could probably find an army instructor willing to teach you, they're not strictly supposed to moonlight but many do.
"what do you mean you can't google? You just type in a query and it answers it" I disagree - yes that is the basics but to search effectively and know which sources to trust and which to ignore is a real skill.
Knitting - I can knit a square - cast on cast off I can even knit and purl - but no idea how to increase/reduce no of stitches to shape and can only knit in one tension! Can sew a button or a badge (girl guider of many years) on but beyond that? Forget it! Thank god for wundaweb and high street seamstresses (I'm 5'2" with short legs jeans are ALWAYS too bloody long!)