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Stupid thing I didn't do when I was in my 20's was take the contractors license exam. Back then you took a few classes, took the exam and you had a license. Now

Stupid thing I didn't do when I was in my 20's was take the contractors license exam. Back then you took a few classes, took the exam and you had a license. Now you need to work several thousand hours under someone with a license and then you're only allowed to do that type of work. And then California wonders why construction is sooooo expensive.

defrost 2y ago
Smart thing I did in my teens and early 20's was to work part time at mine sites every vacation break. I got a good lump sum saved up by the end of university and I was ticketed with experience on bobcats, haulpaks, loaders, mini-cranes, heavy rigid trucks, etc. along with trades assistant experience working for electricians, gas fitters, fitter and turners, riggers, plumbers, radio technicians, belt splicers, etc. That meant that while I wasn't a qualified electrician I did know how and what they did and had done most of the work myself under supervision. I veered into Engineering (Trad.) then Mathematics, then Geophysics .. but I was well set up to go into trades had I wanted to .. more importantly I could do a full gas fitting layout for a glass blowing studio (isolation valves, pressure valves, furnace, annealing oven, glory hole, leakproof joins, etc) just not legally connect it .. for insurance and peace of mind I get an actual working tradie with insurance to inspect and signoff on the connection to a large rented LPG tank. It's a very Weddings, Parties, Anything * kind of state (ie. many people here are comfortable taking on many types of work; typical for large area low population places). * Any song you want Playing requests now on the bandstand El Clash combo Paid fifteen dollars a day Weddings, parties, anything And Bongo Jazz a speciality
HPsquared 2y ago
So many of our high prices are due to this "legalized racket" mechanism.
- barbazoo 2y ago
  Chestertons fence comes to mind.

defrost 2y ago

Smart thing I did in my teens and early 20's was to work part time at mine sites every vacation break. I got a good lump sum saved up by the end of university and I was ticketed with experience on bobcats, haulpaks, loaders, mini-cranes, heavy rigid trucks, etc. along with trades assistant experience working for electricians, gas fitters, fitter and turners, riggers, plumbers, radio technicians, belt splicers, etc. That meant that while I wasn't a qualified electrician I did know how and what they did and had done most of the work myself under supervision. I veered into Engineering (Trad.) then Mathematics, then Geophysics .. but I was well set up to go into trades had I wanted to .. more importantly I could do a full gas fitting layout for a glass blowing studio (isolation valves, pressure valves, furnace, annealing oven, glory hole, leakproof joins, etc) just not legally connect it .. for insurance and peace of mind I get an actual working tradie with insurance to inspect and signoff on the connection to a large rented LPG tank. It's a very Weddings, Parties, Anything * kind of state (ie. many people here are comfortable taking on many types of work; typical for large area low population places). * Any song you want Playing requests now on the bandstand El Clash combo Paid fifteen dollars a day Weddings, parties, anything And Bongo Jazz a speciality

HPsquared 2y ago

So many of our high prices are due to this "legalized racket" mechanism.

barbazoo 2y ago
Chestertons fence comes to mind.