[MrPiper]

At 16, I showed up at a construction site and said I would work for free for a week.

"Sadly, that's illegal in our brave new world."

Did I say I did not get paid? I was hired BECAUSE I was willing to show I would work for free to prove I was worth it.

[MrPiper]

PS,,,, broken concrete is very heavy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SnuffaBolshevik]

Did I say I did not get paid? I was hired BECAUSE I was willing to show I would work for free to prove I was worth it.

I must be missing something here, MrPiper.

In high school back in the early 70's, I forked out calf pens for $1.10 an hour. Disgusting work, especially in the summer when the bedding was rife with untold thousands of maggots.

But I dealt with it and bought a 4 year old '69 Z/28 with my earnings. I still have the car.

These guy's whining about no work falls on deaf ears in these parts. You have to start at the bottom and work your way up.

It was always thus.

[dsrtsage]

In this day and age, if you got hurt on site, that construction company would be out of business.

[buccaneer81]

Did I say I did not get paid?

No, but it was implied. And, a 16 year old today on a construction site would be a big problem for his employer.

I applaud your initiative, but the real world of today would be a different scenario.