I learned the difference between Philips and Pozidrive at school, thank goodness, and this has saved countless stripped screw heads. I am surprised how few people know about it, even professionals.
It’s particularly important when using power tools. An electric drill with Philips bit will instantly munch a Pozidrive screw.
It is the 45 degree markings you’re looking for, in case that isn’t clear: https://shop4fasteners.co.uk/blog/pozidriv-vs-phillips/
Thank you for this. As an amateur I knew the difference existed, but I was never sure how to tell them apart. And if I had ever actually thought about it I would have googled, but it's one of those things that never occurred to me until I was knee deep into a repair.
Sometimes I would complain, regardless of how good the money was. Nevertheless, I made almost 60k/year at 19 years old with no experience or marketable skills other than work ethic, a smile, and attention to detail.
While college was fun, I didn't make partying or my social life the most important thing. Earning, saving, and improving myself was the goal. One could say I had my priorities straight - a lesson I learned from my parents, but one that seems so obvious two decades later that I shouldn't have needed my parents to tell me.
Whereas my friends at the time were still living at home, still begging mom and dad (and me) for money, and taking the bus or begging for rides.
Just about anyone can work in a restaurant if they are physically capable, and unless you have a physical or mental disability, you are capable. Perhaps unwilling, lazy, or a bit of a crybaby; either way, unless you're missing a limb, you can work hard in a restaurant, construction, landscaping, and other jobs and make double (or more) the money you earn at McDonalds with the exact same skill set.
This hasn't really changed. You can still get server jobs at great restaurants and make decent money with little marketable skills. Of course the point is to not make a career out of it unless your goal is to own a restaurant one day.
Everyone wants to make $1MM a year and wants to live in a 7-figure house as soon as they finish high school; and some demand that taxpayers carry them to the promise land of "equity" ...when we all have the same capabilities, opportunities, challenges despite varying attributes.
According to this US News and World Reports site ( https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/waiter-and-waitre... ) the best paid 25% of waiters made $30,000.
I think you might be misremembering how much you made, or perhaps you weren't working in a run of the mill diner, because making 60K per year as a waiter 20 years ago puts you far on the right of that bell curve even without adjusting for inflation.