How many people are looking outside their comfort zone? Just my industry there are LOTS of opportunities for machinists. There are retraining programs even in my little city. It is crappy in Obamaville, I know. But after 99 weeks, come on. There is nothing you could have done after all that time?
That is something I have going for me — I have no “comfort zone”. I even tell my work that I’d clean the toilets if they wanted. I’ve got a list of jobs I wish I could have done in my life that pretty much encompasses everything that exists. Want me to paint houses, I’ve done that. Dig ditches, I did that too. Cut grass, shovel snow, write opinion columns, work at a theme park — all on my resume. I’d love to do retail, I’d like to be a greeter, or a cashier, I’d love to work on cars for a couple of years, I might be a bit too old to do construction now. As a kid I sold stuff door to door, but for charity — still, I was highly organized, and could have probably made money doing the same.
I’ve done plumbing, electric, and drywall work for my own house so it was like paying myself. If I worked hard at it, I think I could make some money playing music, not singing anymore though. At one time, I thought about setting up a business where I would just help people set the clocks on their VCRs.