Re: Friday - 02.28.2025 - Dinner Plans

On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 21:31:13 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

On 2/28/2025 8:55 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

On 2025-02-28, fos@sdf.org <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
 

and yes, i'm around babies all day long 5-6 days a week. you ever
worked with tool and die makers? the least whiny person in the
shop, besides myself and my son of course, is the young lady
(age late 20s) with bright orange hair currently, who finished
her tool and die apprenticeship a few years ago. :)

 
So she dumped a useless, political, college degree and opted for a much
more functional future. Good for her!
If tariffs bring industry back, as they should, she'll never be out of
work, until she want's to be.

>
There is a bit of a trend for people to go into the trades.  You can get
a degree in Interpretive Dance and get a job at Starbucks, or learn a
good trade and make 100k a year.
>
Lets revisit tariffs in 6 months.   I'm not optimistic about them at all.

Tradies always seem to have a lot of work. We just had an electrician
spend 5 days on our property. Great guy, great work. But why are they
always working until retirement? Why aren't they drinking cocktails in
the Bahamas at age 55?

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Bruce
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