cm23uoc
Old Man with a Hat
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Hookers will last forever.
Eventually no one will have jobs
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Big blubber
Senior Member
I concur again Stan ,Youngsters just don't seem to want to work today ,It a different world now , they get everything handed to them on a plate and don't know the value of money and how hard it is to earn it what's the answer I don't know .
Big blubber
Senior Member
They will always have a job ,Them and undertakers lol
Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
LOL, didn't you ever see the Woody Allen movie "Sleeper"?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
And who's writing all that code. Indians at 1/4th the cost of an American programmer.
Chinese robots, Indian programers, automated warehouses...
It all adds up.
We're f****d.
btw...
72Fury
Senior Member
Terrific masonry work. You'll never be hungry.
CanCritter
Senior Member
thanx...grama said git a trade and if ya wana try something else you can..if its not what you want you have a trade to fall back on
l feel secure in my trade as nothings ever straight ,plum,and or level...masons basicly hide everyone elses mistakes..
in the end is the path l chose and is paying for the GTs restoration..cant be all bad...
was never a suit and tie type person,not that that's a bad thing...some are good with their hands and others chose different paths
300rag
It's Not Going to Shift Itself
Absolutely. The trades are going to be short qualified people. They are currently bringing in "temporary" foreign workers to help with the shortfall, but from what I have seen, they are not that qualified. These workers are from the wrong part of the world. I've done my part by having my three sons all become electricians like their old man.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Long , LONG, story, short: Did both, one saved my life. Literally.
furyus 67
Senior Member
That's some nice work !!!! I spent 9 yrs in the trade myself. Brick,block and a lot of stone !mason..30+ years...the few that tried to replace me called back ,appoligized and asked me to fix the work they thought someone else could do
furyus 67
Senior Member
I think we did this in 02. Sorry guys. Don't mean to hijack.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
From rocky New England myself, I heard 10 years was all the body could take.
My hat is off to the critter.
furyus 67
Senior Member
Absolutely!! Lift with your knees!!Id still be doing it if the bottom hadn't dropped out. Between the "immagrants" and the economy building homes quickly became not so lucrative. Now tho, the body is feeling the 9yrs I did!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
There's a Irishman outside of Boston that still installs and maintains thatch roofing.
furyus 67
Senior Member
Is there a pocket of tiki bars there??
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
No. There's a ton of rich people ouside of Rt. 128 with way too much money and too little sensibilities. They are just wonderful for New England's Nor'easters and blizzards.
furyus 67
Senior Member
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Oh wonderful!! Gotta love it when your wallet out weighs your sense!No. There's a ton of rich people ouside of Rt. 128 with way too much money and too little sensibilities. They are just wonderful for New England's Nor'easters and blizzards.
Landyacht
Active Member
It's the millennials. Don't blame us Gen Xers.
Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs was on a crusade not too long ago trying to promote skilled trades. The problem is that these jobs are now being viewed as low brow. Kids today would rather waste thier parents money by going to college and studying liberal arts.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I will go to my grave adamant that immigration that built this country because it was the land of opportunity is now sending our country down the toilet because it is now the land of government handouts.
In the early part of the 20th century, an immigrant right off the boat was taken in by a sponsr, handed a paintbrush, a broom, a sewing needle, whatever, and given work to do.
Today, an immigrant is greeted by a social worker advising them of all the freebies available to them.
The Democratic Socialists running this country starting with FDR have literally risen to power by bringing in immigrants, giving them freebies, and therefore buying votes using money from the coffers filled by stealing from the Middle class.
We are now a lazy, worthless society manipulating the poor and protecting the rich.
In the early part of the 20th century, an immigrant right off the boat was taken in by a sponsr, handed a paintbrush, a broom, a sewing needle, whatever, and given work to do.
Today, an immigrant is greeted by a social worker advising them of all the freebies available to them.
The Democratic Socialists running this country starting with FDR have literally risen to power by bringing in immigrants, giving them freebies, and therefore buying votes using money from the coffers filled by stealing from the Middle class.
We are now a lazy, worthless society manipulating the poor and protecting the rich.
72Fury
Senior Member
That's pretty cool, and I never thought of hiding mistakes, but your right. I've done a little bit of everything. Some tuck pointing, block laying, and also foundation & flat work, wiring, plumbing, framing, roofing, etc. Funny thing an old crazy guy (and he was a crazy ****) told me once was "concrete work you do with a jack hammer, cement work you do with a trowel". lol.
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