PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

Take this with a grain of salt....

This is hard to answer for you Charlie. You went to school for writing if I remember correctly. Does this not interest you at all?

What do you do for your parents business? Do they want to retire and have you keep it going?

Some people say money is the root of all evil, or money can't buy you happiness, etc...

Personally, I think those people never had any money and shouldn't comment on such topics. I've been on both sides of that fence, and I will chose having money in my bank account and assets every time.

-You can't have a lasting relationship if you don't have some money. Period. I would like to see someone prove me wrong on this one.

-Having no money sucks, and leads to boredom, which leads to an unhappy place.

-Living at home with your parents is nice (this guy was out of the house two weeks after graduating HS), but no woman is going to say "hey, this guy has his shit together" living with your parents. There's something to be said about walking around in your own place naked. When you can watch your lady get out of bed naked, turn around and ask "do you want something from the kitchen" and have her get you a glass of water and come back to bed the way she left...priceless. If there's one thing I miss about having kids, it would be my privacy.
Take baby steps, once you have a solid income. Get a place with a roommate, then get a place without one....etc.

When I was 25 years old, I had to sit down, break open a case of beer, got rip roaring drunk, had an epiphany of where my life was going. I truly wasn't happy. Dated girls that were just "fun girls" but never ones I would bring home to my parents. This is what I came up with:

-What criteria in a woman do I want for my "soulmate?" I had a few simple rules that worked for me, because life is to long to be with the wrong soulmate, and visa versa with the right one.
1) Had to have her own place.
2) Have obtainable goals and goal oriented. WTF is she doing in life and where is it going?
3) Have transportation. This was mind boggling to me on how many women didn't have a vehicle.
4) Have a career or going to school to get that dream job.
5) Most importantly, want me, does't need me. Let that sink in.... My wife doesn't need me, and thats for sure.

-What can I do for a lasting career? What do I like? Any past training I've had that can be used today? I worked a job that was kick ass, but was taxing on the body. There is no way in hell I could do this labor intensive work in my 50's and older. I watched some of the guys in there 60's just get hurt all the time. Pay was awesome, but for how long?
These are the things that only you can figure out.

 

Your last GF would not have been an option for me, unless it was just dating casually.


Your requests shouldn’t be that hard to find and I wouldn’t settle until you do.

 

Have you ever considered Blue collar work, take an apprenticeship on?

Have you looked into Power Generation field?

 

HVAC is a great career choice. Lots of OT, but you will work independently and with a team. Go for it!

As for power generation:

Bismarck State College offers online degrees for power station operators, transmission system operators, etc.

Lots of ex-military: Turbine mechanics, Navy Nukes, etc.

Plenty of welders, mechanics, electricians, Instrument and controls, operations, gas trading, power marketing, and engineers. The list goes on.

 

Nope.

 

Have you worked around HVAC?

 

Sounds like HVAC is the place for you.