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Construction work aint soo bad,.. your just all pasty white pussy blue bloods,.
ok ok j/k maby we do ned some people to do white collar work. I once ran my own business and I ended up hateing it,.. I hated dealing with fake, whiny asshats all the time. I hated having to get along with everyone and political correctness and backstabbing ball washers.
So I got out of it.
I'm now basically at the top of the construction food chain. I'm a rather highly trained and paid, Electrician. Though my day may be a little easier then most trades most of the time it is far from "easy" work. You end up with a sence of satisfaction when you have built sompting.
Alot of todays metrosexuals have no concept of of how to go about using their hands. No one builds anything anymore. No one builds go karts with there kids or helps build a treehouse. People around me think I am absolutly nutz because I'm building a 28' sloop in my backyard. 30 40 years ago no one would have though that it was a weird thing to do. City life is changing the modern male in scarry ways. Advertising depecting husbands as dithering drooling morons are just as damaging as the 1950's housewife commercials. I truly belive that every man should at least learn what it's like to do some hard work and just have some understanding of how simple tools are used. And before I get anyone arguing that a tough day at the office is just as hard as construction or chopping wood, just remember. I have been in both worlds and know first hand how much bullshit that is. Yes you may come home tired, irritated, stress or drained.. but you'll never feel like someone put you through a meat grinder from pushing paper around an office.
Seriously guys,.. go out and build sompting,.. even if it's just a new fence or a crappy leaning shed in your backyard. It won't make you macho or more of a man or anything like that. But I garantee to you that it will give you a new sence of pride and a new perspective on the meaning of the word "work".
P.S. Paige,.. anytime you want hun,.. I think I could dig out the old toolbelt and hardhat for ya,..
ok ok j/k maby we do ned some people to do white collar work. I once ran my own business and I ended up hateing it,.. I hated dealing with fake, whiny asshats all the time. I hated having to get along with everyone and political correctness and backstabbing ball washers.
So I got out of it.
I'm now basically at the top of the construction food chain. I'm a rather highly trained and paid, Electrician. Though my day may be a little easier then most trades most of the time it is far from "easy" work. You end up with a sence of satisfaction when you have built sompting.
Alot of todays metrosexuals have no concept of of how to go about using their hands. No one builds anything anymore. No one builds go karts with there kids or helps build a treehouse. People around me think I am absolutly nutz because I'm building a 28' sloop in my backyard. 30 40 years ago no one would have though that it was a weird thing to do. City life is changing the modern male in scarry ways. Advertising depecting husbands as dithering drooling morons are just as damaging as the 1950's housewife commercials. I truly belive that every man should at least learn what it's like to do some hard work and just have some understanding of how simple tools are used. And before I get anyone arguing that a tough day at the office is just as hard as construction or chopping wood, just remember. I have been in both worlds and know first hand how much bullshit that is. Yes you may come home tired, irritated, stress or drained.. but you'll never feel like someone put you through a meat grinder from pushing paper around an office.
Seriously guys,.. go out and build sompting,.. even if it's just a new fence or a crappy leaning shed in your backyard. It won't make you macho or more of a man or anything like that. But I garantee to you that it will give you a new sence of pride and a new perspective on the meaning of the word "work".
P.S. Paige,.. anytime you want hun,.. I think I could dig out the old toolbelt and hardhat for ya,..
As a side note,.. you would be amazed at how much trades get paid. Especially the skilled trades. I have friends who work DwnTwn TO in whitle collar jobs living the wage slave life, that have been shocked as shit that I make more than them. Some people almost get pissed off when they feel like they have more education than I do and should make more money. Skilled tradesmen go through alot of training, crazy amounts of school and long apprenticeships. As an electrician I spend 5 years as an apprentice, 28 weeks total of highly compressed very technical trade school and countless training courses. Only diference is I diden't spend 4 years paying someone to teach me how to do sompting. Someone paid me for 5 years to teach me everyting I wanted to know.
I reccomend aprenticeships for all teademen. You can had off to some schools and get a ticket but in reality, nothing beats learning from the pros. With an OJT and classroom you have to advantage of being in real situations, as opposed to controled. You also leave serious material handling and what it really means to screw-up.Cute In A Kilt said:Yup, my buddy works in Drywalling, he's on a Company contract full time and takes gigs' on the side. On a really good week he can pull in $1500 - 2000 in ONE week, if he's lazy he can make 60 - 80k a year, if he works hard more like 120k. Office workers don't generally make that much
Welcome to my Nightmare
I don't have the choice of using fancy air tools in my job with concrete foundations just the plain old estwing 22oz (think i have broke 3 in the 17+ years I have been in concrete and other trades.tboy said:
watch the trends....
There is a severe shortage of skilled trades out there. I know that projected construction budgets are almost double in price due to the shortage of workers.
I have projects being delayed due to the worker shortage, not to mention that construction companies are actually getting to pick the jobs they want now as there are so many projects and not enough workers.
You can expect the workers to be some of thest paid people in Canada within the next few years.
There is a severe shortage of skilled trades out there. I know that projected construction budgets are almost double in price due to the shortage of workers.
I have projects being delayed due to the worker shortage, not to mention that construction companies are actually getting to pick the jobs they want now as there are so many projects and not enough workers.
You can expect the workers to be some of thest paid people in Canada within the next few years.
Hammerstein said:
Although I have worked in an office all my life I have done the odd stint of manual work . I have nothing but respect for anyone doing construction work or anything physical . I worked for a short time in a metal stamping plant and found it hard but satisfying something I never found all my years of office work.
It ain't for the faint of heart...
I've built 2 recording studios in the past and one is still operating as such on Polson St under the Zolis Audio name. Tried to bribe the bugger to leave but to no avail so now I'm starting construction on my 3rd. even after I swore I'd never do it again. lol
A firend gave us a major hand by doing the framing of the control room and studio floor. Got the whole damn thing floating on hockey pucks. Now for the drywalling... damn. Gonna be breathing dust for the next month as I'll be doing the taping and sanding myself. Any volunteers out there?
For the past week, every joint in my body has been screaming in pain. Carrying sheets of drywall up two flights of stairs will do that to a guy I suppose... If not for my firends, and others helping out, I'd be in traction right about now.
I've built 2 recording studios in the past and one is still operating as such on Polson St under the Zolis Audio name. Tried to bribe the bugger to leave but to no avail so now I'm starting construction on my 3rd. even after I swore I'd never do it again. lol
A firend gave us a major hand by doing the framing of the control room and studio floor. Got the whole damn thing floating on hockey pucks. Now for the drywalling... damn. Gonna be breathing dust for the next month as I'll be doing the taping and sanding myself. Any volunteers out there?
For the past week, every joint in my body has been screaming in pain. Carrying sheets of drywall up two flights of stairs will do that to a guy I suppose... If not for my firends, and others helping out, I'd be in traction right about now.
Marshall Stack said:Now for the drywalling... damn. Gonna be breathing dust for the next month as I'll be doing the taping and sanding myself. Any volunteers out there?
There is a sanding system available at home depot that uses a 5 gallon pail, water and a shop-vac. Takes some getting used to but does a great job of keeping the dust down.
I just finished a basement reno. Y'know how much it cost me to watch a couple of guys from the supplier carry 26 12' sheets through the house and down the stairs???? $52 bucks!Marshall Stack said:
Money well spent!
Well, not to be "one better" but try doing that with 3/4" 4 x 8 MDF at 100 lbs a piece....or how about 1" MDF at 160 lbs!!Marshall Stack said:
tboy said:Well, not to be "one better" but try doing that with 3/4" 4 x 8 MDF at 100 lbs a piece....or how about 1" MDF at 160 lbs!!
Don't forget Marshall Stack only wieghs 98 lbs soacking wet... so that would be a feat for him for sure. <LMAO>
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lol
Ya, and they were 10' x 5/8" thick.
Now picture me and Jesterz hauling that crap up two flights. We weebled and we wobbled (but we didn't fall down).
Ya, and they were 10' x 5/8" thick.
Now picture me and Jesterz hauling that crap up two flights. We weebled and we wobbled (but we didn't fall down).
I SO hate drywall, the feel, the dust, the grit, I'd rather eat the asshole out of a dead skunk than work with that shyte.....Funny though, I was working witha drywaller and he was complaining about MDF dust...I was like, I'd rather that than drywall dust, least when you pick yer nose you have natural wood filler
Me too.tboy said:
Kudos to Skilled tradesperson.
Know few went south for the Katrina rebuild, making great money.
