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In the little shop sucking up some AC it is only 82 here but damn it muggy working on some alum pieces for the camper and don't want alum dust flying around in the little shop. It is days like this I remember why I hated Texas wearing a respirator in muggy hot weather sucks . Sorry @Kolunatic nice folks down there but to damn hot!

Cypher

 

Gotta be 5 o'clock somewhere

 

No worries I'm a pus in cold weather. Bones no likey

 

just checking.... one never knows these days...

 

Well the framer flaked out yesterday,guess I'm a framer now. If barn guys show up and finish,spray foam next.

 

54 here, still play hockey against 20-30 year olds and hold my own quite well. (oh and I still have a full head of hair with barely any pepper)

 

Got one of those useless pieces of paper, also. Graduated from college as a tool and die maker and within 6 months all the manufacturing went overseas, thankfully I had a background in computers

 

Same here only no hockey

 

I'll be dead and gone before computers do my job,if able.

 

Damn
615pm in Denmark !!

 

I went the other way precision metal fabrication then computers lol by then no one wanted to hire me at my current salary only 7 to 10 k below what I was already making :{ Yeah umm you ever hear of anyone getting womb rent lowered ? ( Sorry Sue) Me neither so here I be falling apart but it is what it is .

Cypher

 

Unfortunately, you can sit in an air conditioned room and run heavy equipment remotely. Fortunately, it's cheaper to hire someone like me to actually go out and do it...and I've yet to see a remote controlled grease gun.

 

The only thing I have to watch is getting burned out. Nobody wants to do hard work anymore

 

Nope. You just don't see folks lining up for trades jobs anymore. I encourage my kids to learn one or two. They may not get rich, but they can make a comfortable living.

 

Yep
Mom always said when you grow up poor you learn more.
Trades have always been around. Everyone is hiring down here.

 

Wish I was an electrician some days but plumbing here pays more.

 

Con and I tried to instill that "thought process" into our two kids.

Dual majors in anything makes life "Easier" when something takes a dump...

Now that our son has decided Florida will be his "New Home" , that "thinking" will ease that transition as home and road construction is gaining steam once again or "borrow" Dads toolboxes and make $$ as a "Wrench" again......

 

I blame the micro wave oven. 30 seconds and the pizza is done. No more watching it so it doesn't burn. That led to all this instant gratification and having it "now". Young people don't have that sense of accomplishment because they don't have to go through the labor of learning and doing. Just push a button. Don't get me wrong, all this shit is nice to have. But when disaster strikes, younger folks don't know the way to work around it. The power goes out and stores come to a screeching halt because they don't know how to write a receipt or count change.

 

I have .. ME !! LOL same as a remote control snow shovel, wood splitter and even back in the day tv remote too lol :}

Cypher