When you ask somebody to help you with a minor task and they reply ....

[Mace Canute]

That would be the help I would expect from a young person today,, anyways,,
if they do ANYTHING,, they do it with one hand,,


I was taught otherwise when I as about 10 years old,, I was helping a neighbor,, and using "one hand",,
he then told me loudly,,,

"Boy, if you are going to help someone,, always use BOTH hands!!
I don't care if you are just handing someone a screwdriver,, get your hand out of your pocket,, and have BOTH hands ready to work!!"

That stuck with me all my life,, and my daughters know not to show up to help,, and only use one hand,,,

If someone asks me why I have my hands in my pockets I tell them "That's so I know where they are when I want to use them!"

 

[Oaktree]

"Boy, if you are going to help someone,, always use BOTH hands!!
I don't care if you are just handing someone a screwdriver,, get your hand out of your pocket,, and have BOTH hands ready to work!!

Obviously, someone who never worked around high voltage equipment. Rule of thumb is always keep one hand in your pocket. Sounds like a song...