What life-skills should a kid have by the age of 16?

I’m very good at getting out the jack and the tire iron and acting helpless enough someone always starts helping me before I get very far along. The truth is I usually can’t get the lug nuts to come off.

My number one is make a phone call to a stranger. My kids hate doing this. You guys can make the appointments, ask questions, order pizza. Why should I do it?

Number two is use public transportation both kids learned how to take trains into the city and use the subway or buses while they were in high school. Sophomore year for both of them I think.