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Campfire Oracle
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No matter where technology takes the world, electricity is going to be powering a large part of it for some time to come. Maybe even more than it does now.
Learn the secrets of electricity and you can make money a thousand different ways,
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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Become a farmer on the Hi Line.
Very very seldom do you have to pay taxes.
I am MAGA.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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The water treatment plant guys at our slope facility claim there's always a demand for people to work in that field.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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License is better... Plumber, or electrician.
HVAC is harder work
Machinist is Prince of all skills...
My cousin was not smart, got terrible grades but retired multi millionaire doing dry wall contracting.
Real welders with advanced certs.
Stationary engineer in power plant.
And then there is the merchant marine.
Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Give some thought to the 40's thru the 60's.
Some of the things listed may get hard with age.
I watch these young guys take up warehouse work,
carpet laying, roofing, long haul trucking...
And cringe. When a family comes along, being away sucks.
But many get stuck, with bills that won't let them choose other jobs.
Other jobs destroy your body (so many welding recommendations, really want to do that
to a kid with options?).
Aviation in general. Nephew just graduated PIA. Avaition mechanics are needed,
And well compensated. He was offered $50k to start, and that was leaving school before
graduated or got his license.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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HVAC would be my first suggestion....
And have made a good living in the welding, metal fabrication and repair business.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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Give some thought to the 40's thru the 60's.
Some of the things listed may get hard with age.
I watch these young guys take up warehouse work,
carpet laying, roofing, long haul trucking...
And cringe. When a family comes along, being away sucks.
But many get stuck, with bills that won't let them choose other jobs.
Other jobs destroy your body (so many welding recommendations, really want to do that
to a kid with options?).
Aviation in general. Nephew just graduated PIA. Avaition mechanics are needed,
And well compensated. He was offered $50k to start, and that was leaving school before
graduated or got his license. Yes, those aviation guys got a good thing. Stone mason is hard to come by around here.
Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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Give some thought to the 40's thru the 60's.
Some of the things listed may get hard with age.
I watch these young guys take up warehouse work,
carpet laying, roofing, long haul trucking...
And cringe. When a family comes along, being away sucks.
But many get stuck, with bills that won't let them choose other jobs.
Other jobs destroy your body (so many welding recommendations, really want to do that
to a kid with options?).
Aviation in general. Nephew just graduated PIA. Avaition mechanics are needed,
And well compensated. He was offered $50k to start, and that was leaving school before
graduated or got his license. Turbine and Rotor Type
Even birds know not to land downwind!
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Campfire Regular
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Campfire Regular
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Unfortunately, I've got a few useless college degrees and can't offer him any advice. Have a young nephew about to graduate HS next year and is thinking of a career in the trades. Can any guys here recommend a trade you think will be around in the future and offer decent career prospects for a young person? Electrician / electrical engineer Medical services Power generation REMC lineman
""Mute the Greeniacs. Open the pipeline. Bury the Russians." - JPR - 2022
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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Even birds know not to land downwind!
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Campfire Regular
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""Mute the Greeniacs. Open the pipeline. Bury the Russians." - JPR - 2022
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Campfire Outfitter
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A young man? Sex with rich women for money. If he saves, he should be able to retire after 5 years.
I belong on eroding granite, among the pines.
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I'll second join the Navy even if just for 4 years. I'm a union boilermaker and with that said knowing what I know I'd say either union pipe fitter or electrician.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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Locksmith/safe cracker my phone rings 7 days a week non stop
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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In this economy, pick any trade that greatly interests you.....
I was at a Plumbing convention yesterday, their looking for apprentices right now in a worried way.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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You can’t go wrong as an electrician or plumber.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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Stone mason is hard to come by around here.
Another hard No.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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I am MAGA.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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If I had it to do over again, I'd do something along those lines. First I'd consider joining the military and get trained in working on planes, electronics, or diesel mechanics, those guys pull down some coin. Also cross train in the medical field, either nursing, (never out of a job) or some specialty, like anesthesiologist, or xray technician, there's a lot of good jobs. Get trained in the military. Spend 20 years in, retire, start over with a new job, and retire again.
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