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    Quote Originally Posted by Buster View Post
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    Ah you're right... Title is less specific.
    One day I'll get the hang of this forum thingy.
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buster View Post
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    Never heard of this.
    I never heard of it either until my cousin bought a really old house. I was like wtf is that..? Can't you get a bricklayer to do it? The answer was actually no. Some old houses have specifics you cant change too much (i.e window design, roofing style etc). Then I realised its good to have sub specialism in specific trades.
    The plumbing is another one, but specifically drains. Unblocking poo clogs and having a understanding of old drainage systems(UK) can be a asset.
    This also applies to people in telecoms and networking. I know people who have had to go drains and muck. Not very nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tonytiger55 View Post
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    I never heard of it either until my cousin bought a really old house. I was like wtf is that..? Can't you get a bricklayer to do it? The answer was actually no. Some old houses have specifics you cant change too much (i.e window design, roofing style etc). Then I realised its good to have sub specialism in specific trades.
    The plumbing is another one, but specifically drains. Unblocking poo clogs and having a understanding of old drainage systems(UK) can be a asset.
    This also applies to people in telecoms and networking. I know people who have had to go drains and muck. Not very nice.
    Yeah, in my contacts I have a regular plumber and a drain-only guy. I chatted with him about it. He says that plumbers hate doing drain work, just like anyone. So he got used to dealing with shit, and that's all he does. Bunch of specialized tools and cameras to see what is going on.

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    re-pointing is probably a pretty viable career in Britain, less so here in western canada.
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ExtraSlow View Post
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    One day I'll get the hang of this forum thingy.
    I can think of more white collar jobs that need bodies than blue collar, but that's probably because of my job.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msommers View Post
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    Do you have to work a lot of OT to make a decent go of it?
    I would say, yes. Most of the guys I work with like it and I can tell you you won’t last too long refusing to work some OT, some nights (or lots), having an on-call rotation with almost guaranteed 2am emergencies, including possible Christmas Day. Years in this trade will make you a Renaissance Man, pipe fitting, insulating, wiring, controls design, lots of programming, insulating, need to be self managed, plumbing, sheet metal, keep a cool head under actual emergencies especially when the fire department beats you to site and wants to cut into your high pressure lines with a demolition saw.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nufy View Post
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    What do you do...when your teenage son expresses an interest in becoming a historical expert in weapons making...and is actively planning on building a forge in YOUR back yard / Garage...

    Sigh...
    A very good friend of mine started making traditional slip joint pocket knives about 6 years ago and now he has a backlog of over 5 years of knives on order and his pieces can easily fetch a couple grand or more depending on complexity. His fixed blades less but still extremely high dollars. He makes two knives a week. You have to be absolutely incredible and accept nothing but top notch quality control of your work.
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    I like all these blue collar suggestions. Some days I dream about putting my coveralls on and heading down underground into the programming mines. There's something about jackhammering lines of code out of ore that seems strangely tranquil.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buster View Post
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    Yeah, in my contacts I have a regular plumber and a drain-only guy. I chatted with him about it. He says that plumbers hate doing drain work, just like anyone. So he got used to dealing with shit, and that's all he does. Bunch of specialized tools and cameras to see what is going on.
    Drain camera only guy is the way to go… stay way cleaner, charge more, and all ya do for your money is throw the camera down the drain and go “yup, ya see that there at 50ft? Roots…. Good luck with that”

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    Originally posted by Thales of Miletus

    If you think I have been trying to present myself as intellectually superior, then you truly are a dimwit.
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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SKR View Post
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    I like all these blue collar suggestions. Some days I dream about putting my coveralls on and heading down underground into the programming mines. There's something about jackhammering lines of code out of ore that seems strangely tranquil.
    You must be programming COBOL. These days all the C# code is fracked out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SKR View Post
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    I like all these blue collar suggestions. Some days I dream about putting my coveralls on and heading down underground into the programming mines. There's something about jackhammering lines of code out of ore that seems strangely tranquil.
    What’s the difference lol
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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    I think industrial electrician is the way to go. Specifically learning how to install and program things like variable speed pumps for lift stations or water treatment plants. I have a buddy who does that for a living and he gets to see some pretty cool stuff. Because they serve the surrounding Calgary area as opposed to chasing to much in City work he ends up driving around a lot but rarely works too late and is almost always home to put his kids to bed. Probably 1/3 of his time is spent at the shop building these panels and packages, 1/3 is installing them, then maintenance or fixing stuff is the last 1/3. He makes pretty good money and has a good work/life balance. Sometimes he deals with actual shit because of where he is installing pumps, but most of the time its pretty clean work.
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    Meh, they all look like Jackie Chan to me
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    Quote Originally Posted by cjblair View Post
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    You might as well be talking about becoming a successful actor.
    Yea, becoming a YouTuber with a 2.5M subscribers is obviously not the norm.

    There are thousands of successful blacksmiths though. I'd estimate that your odds of ending up making $100k+/year blacksmithing vs $100k+/yr with a university degree aren't that different.

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    Put on a thong and be a hot tub twitch streamer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by davidI View Post
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    I'd estimate that your odds of ending up making $100k+/year blacksmithing vs $100k+/yr with a university degree aren't that different.
    I'd estimate that they are outrageously, wildly different. Agree to disagree, I guess haha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cjblair View Post
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    I'd estimate that they are outrageously, wildly different. Agree to disagree, I guess haha.
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    Originally posted by Thales of Miletus

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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cjblair View Post
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    I'd estimate that they are outrageously, wildly different. Agree to disagree, I guess haha.
    Agreed except add a qualifier for a *useful* degree. Arts degree graduates definitely bring the chances down haha

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    You peasant’s clearly don’t have enough wrought iron in your properties

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    Quote Originally Posted by davidI View Post
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    Yea, becoming a YouTuber with a 2.5M subscribers is obviously not the norm.

    There are thousands of successful blacksmiths though. I'd estimate that your odds of ending up making $100k+/year blacksmithing vs $100k+/yr with a university degree aren't that different.
    There are only at most 10,000 blacksmiths in the USA. 10% are professional. I guess that's the thousand that make $100k.

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