"BTW, whenever I see an opinion that implies that working with one’s hands in a trade is somehow beneath someone in a white collar occupation, I feel like I am in the company of a an elitist progressive."
Is that what you got out of my comment?
If so, let me set the record straight.
You couldn't be more wrong...in fact, my position is quite the opposite. And if you doubt that, why don't you take a look at how I made my living for 20 years...and in my post USAF career, I still break my skin on aircraft once in a while, just not as much as before. The evidence is on my home page.
I hold tradesmen in higher regard than just about any other occupation. My father was/is a tradesman...a machinist's mate in the USN, a Marine Engineer on the Panama Canal and currently...a part time general contractor.
I excelled in wood shop, machine shop, auto shop and mechanical drawing classes, not in academics.
Wrenching runs in my blood...
Wrenching runs in my blood...
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I like that.
Sorry, I did not mean to insult you. Apparently, I misinterpreted your comment about white-collar work.
God bless you. And I thank you — and your father — for your service.