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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 03:48 PM Original message |
Question to 20 somethings (or younger) re: blue collar jobs |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think it would be neat |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. Funny, I was just reading about even one year of experience in that industry |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. This is probably more reflective of an education divide |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
28. I need to understand what you are saying. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
44. The fact is that the economy is moving toward more highly specialized |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Those PhD's can work at Kinko's. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Right. The tasks that are increasing in need are... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. It is wasteful to purchase specialized education for a skill you will be unable to apply. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. I don't see it as a waste of skill |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #56 |
77. and yet it is a waste and think of all the broken hearts |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. If your argument is that education is too expensive, then I agree |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #50 |
74. Those jobs are dwindling due to NAFTA and the like and |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
52. That is BS. It's because there are no apprenticeships anymore.Companies pass training off to workers |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Exactly right. |
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Wabbajack_ (669 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 05:09 AM Response to Reply #52 |
90. "I have even seen Microsoft ask for 3 years or experience using |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
73. What a load.... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. When I was a 20 something I found I preferred physical work |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. That's what I was just thinking. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
36. My Dad Made Me Promise Him I'd Never Take a "Factory" Job |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
84. I did concert and club lighting in the 60s |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. The ones I know would |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Well, I live in Seattle, which is very expensive, but I don't think 52K is chump change |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. it's actually more like $48k |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #5 |
24. I asked that question a while back and got no response either. $52K is crap?! |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. "Is there some kind of stigma about manual labor?" |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. LOL! |
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toadzilla (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. I live in Baltimore, you bet they would be lining up. |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. Ok ok I have to ask |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
9. Think more along the lines of if there were factory jobs, mind numbing eternities of unfathomable |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Robots do much of that repetitive factory work nowadays.... |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 11:03 AM Response to Reply #11 |
29. And the people who used to do them are jobless. What have we accomplished? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. They become robot repairmen, robot salesmen, robot manufacturers. |
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kcwayne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. No they don't, do the math |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
59. Well, there's always nursing and teaching, there aren't enough of those about. |
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kcwayne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. You have never worked around people that do manual labor |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #61 |
93. Well, I have. Your erroneous declaration notwithstanding. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #9 |
31. Why is "blue collar" |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Those industries are simply one of many subsets of blue collar. |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. I'm garlic and onion collar. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #39 |
94. Ooooooh, a vegetable omelet please, made with egg beaters, and a side of homemade toast, please? NT |
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Theres-a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Exactly. |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. If there's money in it, I might do it. |
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tired (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
12. Absolutley I would! |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
15. Around here people would line up for those jobs |
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Pakhet (308 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm in my 40's and I would do it |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'm 23, and ... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. I really bristle at this sort of "they won't do the work" rhetoric |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. The News is twisting the hell out of that... |
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sergeiAK (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
19. I have done many of those |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. I'm 57 and finally getting out of the trades, kinda |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
45. "Learned a Lot of Math" |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-26-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. i used to do construction work, and loved it- but i would NEVER work in a factory. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
68. Amen |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
75. Some of my best jobs were in factories. The people were awesome. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 12:25 AM Response to Reply #75 |
79. there were plenty of crappy/cold days where i did kinda wish i was working indoors... |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
23. Electricians, plumbers, mechanics, lots of people in trades are fairly well-paid... |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
25. Manufacturing? Maybe, although I wouldn't prefer it. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
26. The trades I know which are in highest demand right now are |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Kids want to work at the mall, or cool sales jobs, or Internet related jobs |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. It's not all bad. |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
27. I'm not a 20 something but I think ANY job that pays a truly living |
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Indy Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
35. depends if you are talking about skilled or unskilled labor |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. One of the good things about "blue collar" |
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kimmylavin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
40. My husband has a degree in Marine Biology. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
42. People certainly would |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. Do you know any couples who both drive a truck? |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Yes I know of families where both partners are blue collar workers |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #49 |
64. HUH??? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Okay, YMMV |
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BluePatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
43. *shrug* |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
47. I have a Degree and am just under 40. $15 is the most I've ever earned on a job to start. |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #47 |
62. What is your degree? |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #62 |
81. I don't have a useless degree. I could teach with my degree. This is EVERYONE in my generation |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. I must have misunderstood your post |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 02:22 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Yes I am saying that I have only made $15 an hour to start. |
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durutti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
57. I would -- and I'm college-educated. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
58. When I was 20 I would go for the blue collar jobs |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
60. Manual labor is for people too uneducated to do anything else. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. No. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #60 |
76. Like you'd even know! Stop talking out of your ass! |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #76 |
80. LOL |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
63. They aren't working the jobs because they aren't there! |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
66. I would for a few years |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
69. Here in Southeast Virginia |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
70. Where do you live? |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
71. That would be good for people just looking for jobs but |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
72. I have back problems, so that might be a limitation |
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margotb822 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-27-08 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
78. Not me personally |
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BigDaddy44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
82. Its hard to send plumbing jobs to India |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-28-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
85. I've worked construction |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 04:54 AM Response to Original message |
88. My girlfriend works in carpet cleaning, restoration, and repair. She's 28. |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 05:03 AM Response to Original message |
89. I would jump on it |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
91. if it was regular hours with a reasonable commute, i'd do it. |
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RadioactiveCarrot (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
92. This 20 year old would. |
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