As some have pointed out, it is more difficult now than it used to be for a young person to make it in the building trades, but the opportunities are still there for someone who is willing to work and learn. The societal changes have been going on for more than a half century. I remember working with men who had either run away or been t…
As some have pointed out, it is more difficult now than it used to be for a young person to make it in the building trades, but the opportunities are still there for someone who is willing to work and learn. The societal changes have been going on for more than a half century. I remember working with men who had either run away or been thrown out of the house at the age of 12 or 13. Aside from being a noted 1841 essay, Self-Reliance does not seem to have much value or attraction anymore.
skptc, for nearly forty years I have taught people this trade. One of my biggest accomplishments you may think is putting a building or a house together, but it is first teaching someone to respect a customers property, and second is seeing a person move on and provide for themselves or their family. I’m sure you know the beauty of learning a trade is you will always be able to feed yourself or fall back on it if need be.
It's good to have more than one skill set. My brother was working out of Laborer's Local #270 on the Kaiser-Permanente cement plant construction in 1979 and I needed a job that summer. When he told them that he had an identical twin brother, I was hired. After several weeks I was asked to join the Carpenters' union and did so. A few weeks after joining Local #1408 my foreman walked up to me looking rather disgruntled and told me to drop my bags and follow him. He took me to the office trailer and walked away. It turned out that the secretary in the office trailer had not shown up for work that day and cost reports were due to go out. They knew I was in college so they asked me if I could type. I spent about a half hour with a huge IBM Selectric before going back out on the job.
Took typing in10th grade and paid off many times...particularly when in AF basic. Was stuck at Lackland AFB waiting orders on shutdown because of meningitis epidemic. Orderly room needed runner who could type. Was a lot better sitting in an office rather than endless marching, particularly as was recovering from case of walking ( marching) pneumonia. Yeah. Much better
I must have missed that you were in the Air Force. I have a nephew serving in the Air Force now. I spoke to him last night when I got Dr. Malones post about Biden’s Operation Atlantic Resolve. I put the news on and haven’t heard one word, nothing, on this since.
As some have pointed out, it is more difficult now than it used to be for a young person to make it in the building trades, but the opportunities are still there for someone who is willing to work and learn. The societal changes have been going on for more than a half century. I remember working with men who had either run away or been thrown out of the house at the age of 12 or 13. Aside from being a noted 1841 essay, Self-Reliance does not seem to have much value or attraction anymore.
skptc, for nearly forty years I have taught people this trade. One of my biggest accomplishments you may think is putting a building or a house together, but it is first teaching someone to respect a customers property, and second is seeing a person move on and provide for themselves or their family. I’m sure you know the beauty of learning a trade is you will always be able to feed yourself or fall back on it if need be.
It's good to have more than one skill set. My brother was working out of Laborer's Local #270 on the Kaiser-Permanente cement plant construction in 1979 and I needed a job that summer. When he told them that he had an identical twin brother, I was hired. After several weeks I was asked to join the Carpenters' union and did so. A few weeks after joining Local #1408 my foreman walked up to me looking rather disgruntled and told me to drop my bags and follow him. He took me to the office trailer and walked away. It turned out that the secretary in the office trailer had not shown up for work that day and cost reports were due to go out. They knew I was in college so they asked me if I could type. I spent about a half hour with a huge IBM Selectric before going back out on the job.
Took typing in10th grade and paid off many times...particularly when in AF basic. Was stuck at Lackland AFB waiting orders on shutdown because of meningitis epidemic. Orderly room needed runner who could type. Was a lot better sitting in an office rather than endless marching, particularly as was recovering from case of walking ( marching) pneumonia. Yeah. Much better
I must have missed that you were in the Air Force. I have a nephew serving in the Air Force now. I spoke to him last night when I got Dr. Malones post about Biden’s Operation Atlantic Resolve. I put the news on and haven’t heard one word, nothing, on this since.
Politico and n.y. Post mention it. Hope he comes thru o.k. what they are trying to do to our military.
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