Posted on 03/22/2023 6:00:02 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
***when they should have been in PRISON.***
Absolutley! She bought the guns used in the Marin County Courthouse breakout!
The FBI had her nailed, but screwed up the case so bad and she walked.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/slideshow/1970-Marin-County-courthouse-shooting-144014.php
A guitar has ruined many. It’s a sad path that rarely leads to success.
Plumbing stinks! But that stink is MONEY! I’ve done it. As for the stench, that is what showers are for.
From what I have read, in ancient Rome many of the plumbers there were women.
Yep, know someone who got a 4 year accounting degree at a great private college. Prefers to live off his not yet wife and cook pizzas part time so he can play guitar at open mics - and it won't go anywhere as far as "success".
The trouble with many US jobs is if it is performed within the 7” between your ears, it can be outsourced to most anywhere in the world and performed by FIVE people continuously at the same aggregate cost as paying one American.
Yes, plumber and electrician are the jackpots jobs nowadays!
I heard there are 1,352 of them.
I’m sure the Professor is just using “Electrician” as an example of the many fields a person can train for a lucrative career besides going to college, not as THE only field to get into.
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You give too much credit to the prof.
Many people name only 4 or 5 careers, DOCTOR LAWYER INDIAN CHIEF....they know nothing else. When there is so much depth in fields, great careers in unknown fields, like oh, tower specialists, or microwave experts.
That does go back! Remember those days well - lived in Sacramento at the time. Our RR was the winner!! Nightly news - not 24/7 news in those days: 6 pm and 6:30 pm and done until? Maybe it did come back on at 11 pm...
Amen. I know the professor picked “electrician” out of his hat as an example of an honest trade, but the first thing I thought was “does his daughter have the physical strength for it?” I suspect that when most people hear “electrican” they envision light finish work — like replacing a light fixture or adding a circuit. Not the real work of wrangling heavy switchgear, transformers, motors, large conduits, bending conduits, trenching for UG conduits, pulling heavy conductors in awkward positions, etc. — all with dire consequences if not done correctly. Being a real plumber has a similar list. Jobs in “trades”, especially for those starting out who are given the grunt work, require knowledge, perseverence, responsibility, and strength. Pursuing degrees in gender studies — not so much.
***People romanticising blue collar trades never worked construction in the heat, cold and rain.***
You sound like my brother-in-law who refused a great job because, as he told me...”I don’t want to do that kind of work!” when he really did not want to do any work at all.
As Zorba the Greek said when asked what kind of work he did...”My hands do the work! Who am I to choose!”
I’ve done it. As for rain, most outdoor operations stop till the rain is done, and you don’t get paid when stopping because of rain.
I’ve worked outdoors in 108F degree heat with no shade, and in steel shops with a sub zero wind chill blowing through the shop.
I would rather be doing those jobs in 108 degree heat than picking beans for a penny a pound in 108 degree heat as I did as a teen back in 1962.
Got one at my house todqy. He has 2 more jobs after mine. He will easily make $3k today.
My philosophy professor told us to come to class enough and pay enough attentiont to pass the tests and course then forget it. Otherwise we’d end up driving a 15 year old Honda teaching a course most of the students would forget.
My oldest is working as a substitute teacher - no college and 3 years after she graduated high school - at the same school district she graduated. She originally wanted to be a veterinarian, and I even got her connected with a veterinarian friend of mine to be a vet assistant, but she never took us up on that opportunity.
My middle one is working at a Dollar General, but has an interview to work overnights at a local observatory (tours, girl scout sleepovers, etc.)
My youngest wants to be a mortician beautician - literally putting makeup on dead people.
I don’t mind doing plumbing, but I won’t touch electrical issues.
I work at a community and technical college and our tech classes are pretty full time and again. Diesel mechanic, HVAC, CDL, nursing, CNA, etc...
My old HVAC guy got exclusive hunting rights on my property and my mother-in-laws. Between us we had over 200 acres and our properties butt up against a national park. This one guy was allowed to hunt the property and we got killer discounts on HVAC repairs. As he told me once, when I pull up to a house it’s $75 out the gate just walking in, then it’s hourly rate, plus parts. My usual bill was around $75 or less for everything.
College isn’t for everyone. If you don’t like academia, get skilled training and you can earn a good living.
Well said!
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