Topic: I got good news

[EE]

I am now employed.

I am working with a friends dad at his business doing electrical contracting. he is going to train me and I start out at $9 hr. bad part is its 8-12 hours a day 5-6 days a week but its worth it, its a trade skill. anyways, I got to run, only had 2 1/2 hours sleep today. I dont start till monday but I got to wake at 4am every morning ( BAH! ).

[TB613]

Congratulations on the job and condolences on the wake up time .  

[Khalee]

Bad part!?!? at least you got a job, Myself id work all the hours they would let me. But be carfull you dont get zaped.

[Toasty0]

Good news!  May you now pay more taxes than you can stand!

Best,
Jerry  

[Death_Merchant]

Good news!

So, you turned down the record deal??

SHE BANGS! SHE BANGS!  

[EE]

Well, I got a bit more to add, had friends over and could not chat long heh. Lets put it this way, it was down to the wire. 1 Month and 1 day from being homeless, 41 cents to my name and about 10 packs ( 4 more with the 41 cents ) of ramen to eat before I starved. This was a close one. I spent $80 on my tags because cops came by 3 times looking at my car, I had planned putting it off for 1 more month but could not do that. Another $27 for a used tire because one of mine was half bald, I had that thing down to steel tread but could not risk it in the heavy rains we had.

this was a close one lol.

Thanks for the thanks. Unforuntatly I wont be around much for a while since it appears its going to be work/sleep/work. I only got 2 1/2 hours sleep yesterday and I need to stay up until 5am today so I can wake at 8am and kick it with the bosses daughter all day ( tee hee ) and watch movies until 8pm then I will go to bed and from there, wake at 4am and get ready for work.

well guys, see ya whenever.

and thanks again.

[Capt. Mike]

This is great news.  Wiring a house is a good trade to know, it will always come in handy.

Just remember, the other contractors can have a tendency to turn the power on to run thier saws etc. without telling you as you wire up an outlet.  If you can, pull the circuit breakers out of the box and keep them in your pocket  

Mike
 

[JMM]

Darn EE, now I will not be able to reach you to ask about dance or techno songs anymore.  

God has looked out for you brother, take advantage of it and learn all you can, try to be the best you can be, and above all else (considering you will be working in electricity) be SAFE and take your time and do it right.

Yes, it is a trade skill, but that is a great thing, as us Americans are slowly losing our basic trade skills, hence part of the influx of illegals and legal immigrants with those trade skills needed. It's not the whole picture, but it is part of it. Once you learn your skill and have a few years under your belt, you will be making some very good money indeed as the population needs new houses and work sites, city services, etc... and all that requires new construction and jobs for people like YOU. Not only that, if you ever need side cash, there are many people that buy older homes and want them restored. I saw it all the time in Austin before I left as property values are going up so people would build additions to the houses near downtown or buy an old house and have them restored.

I have been learning here in Mexico as well, though I will never be a hard charger like I used to be. It shocks me as to how skilled some of the Mexicans are with ceramic tile and cement work (the roads still suck though).

You never know, maybe one day will come that all 3 countries (Canada, Mexico, U.S.) will have a true trade pact and there will be job opportunities for Americans in Mexico. I look at Chihuahua every day and see so much potential, yet as EZKill and others know, it is our govts. that keep us down.

Congrats EE, and I really mean it! Do not be a young fool like I was when I was 19 and had a dream job at a life insurance company (owned by friend of the family), and wine, women, song were more important than my job   I made myself look bad and lost a great opportunity, all in almost a year.

Now that being said, 80's dance scene, heavy bass and electronic beat "break em baby, shake em baby... break em baby shake em baby... This is the sound, this is the sound, this is the sound of hell... Where did she come from? The guy singing has this weird voice and he is talking about when you are stuck in the wrong place temptations...  

[ferretlxix]

Wow!  Great new EE.  Are you going to be working on your journeymans for this to?

Well hope the hours don't kill ya man!    But as a military man, I know how you feel about those 8-12 hour days.

[EE]

I dont know if I am going to be working on my journymans or not. I know in So Cal I dont need a licence because I am a trainie but Cali may make a new law saying everyone needs to be licenced and if that is so then I will have to work during the day and take night classes. Well, I need to go get showered up and get ready, The Bosses daughter and I are going to the mall and then going to watch some movies, tee hee.

[JMM]

Boss's daughter? Out with EE?    

[EE]

lol.. yeah so?

Funny thing is umm... I am 29 and she is 19    

Problem is... shes already taken but thats all well and good. She is the one who put in the good word for me and helped me get the job. You never know, if it were another time and place and her boyfriend was not someone I know ( not a friend but someone I hang out with through mutual friends ) then things could be different. Not worried about it, just friends hanging out and stuff. I just like throwing in the "Boss's Daughter" part because it seems... wrong and you all know me, wrong and EE makes a good time.

[EE]

Day 1 is over. Got up at 4am with only 1 hour of sleep. That makes it umm, 8 hours of sleep since Thursday. Just got home from work, granted I did spend 3 hours kicking it with the bosses daughter, the boss and mrs boss, they even made me tri tip steak! heh. Anyways. First day has left me destroyed. I am sore, tired and my brain is full of all kinds of new information. I am going to sleep now and if I dont post much this week or so, you will know why. Ill try to hit back saturday night when I have energy.

[JMM]

Ahhhhhh, I remember the days of getting up at 6 a.m. and being at the auto shop at 7 a.m. and working until 6 p.m. Lunches? It was all on you, I usually ate on the fly.

Congrats on your first day EE, you'll be a lean, mean electrician yet!  

Hey, when you get your skills up, do us forum members qualify for a discount on side work?    

[Capt. Mike]

That's a go with me...need a spec an fixed, an o'scope, multimeter, sig gen?  I even do pressure gages and micrometers  


Glad you're working...it is always good to something, and when you use your hands, it seems really special.


Mike

 

[EE]

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That's a go with me...need a spec an fixed, an o'scope, multimeter, sig gen?  I even do pressure gages and micrometers  


Glad you're working...it is always good to something, and when you use your hands, it seems really special.


Mike

   

some people tend to disagree that busy hands are special

Please!.....Dont......Stop!......

its not telling you to go on but really telling you to stop.

[EE]

I am now employed.

I am working with a friends dad at his business doing electrical contracting. he is going to train me and I start out at $9 hr. bad part is its 8-12 hours a day 5-6 days a week but its worth it, its a trade skill. anyways, I got to run, only had 2 1/2 hours sleep today. I dont start till monday but I got to wake at 4am every morning ( BAH! ).

[TB613]

Congratulations on the job and condolences on the wake up time .  

[Khalee]

Bad part!?!? at least you got a job, Myself id work all the hours they would let me. But be carfull you dont get zaped.

[Toasty0]

Good news!  May you now pay more taxes than you can stand!

Best,
Jerry