Jude Doty is fighting state laws that prohibit his sons Zach, left,
and Stephen, from working with him in his business.Link to story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001974593_judedoty08.html
The rules were the same in California in the early 50s, you just have to be smart enough to keep the "authorlities" and schools uninformed.
I started using power tools by the time I was 5 years old and went to work plastering for my dad when I was 14 durring vacations but I knew the rules and kept my mouth shut and of course never applied for their stupid permit which would have been denied because of the work I was doing.
When I was 12 the kid up the street and I worked on weekends rebuilding D-8 Cats for his father.
I also drove my first flathead rail at Santa Ana drag strip to 128 mph when I was 12.
The authorities can take their safety and stick it where the sun doesn't shine!
Where did he ever get that goofy idea? They actually belong to the government...
Thank goodness all the work these kids did wasn't just on a farm with combines,hay balers, manure spreaders, tillers, silage screws, tractors, corn pickers, dangerous livestock and chemical fertilizers, etc etc . IMHO the state, and most here , would'nt have issue with it if it was on a nice safe farm.
But becaue his business wasn't confined to his "own" property the are having a cat it seems ?
Oh well.....Stay safe !
This guy is not playing with a full deck!