re: Weep for poor ignorant Tradesman like plumbers.

What about the non college educated oilfield dudes making a hundred grand a year?

Plumbing is a disgusting job. And how would you like to be working in water in freezing weather? If he can learn the trade, you probably could too and save your 350.

I wouldn’t like that at all. That’s why I pay the plumber at a premium to do it for me.

I hate to do plumbing and gladly pay a plumber.

It seems so simple but I always have to make two or three trips to the hardware store to get the simplest plumbing job done it seems.

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Poor bastard probably makes north of $40/hr and has damn near since he started as a journeyman. Especially while you were shelling out $5k/ year for a college degree to make less money. And I say that as someone with a college degree myself.

There’s a lot to shite on people’s career choices. Going into the trades ain’t one of them. Or feel free to learn to fix your own toilets, air conditioner, and electrical work. Those guys professions are going to be in such high demand within a decade you’ll be begging for someone to come work on your shite.

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We trying to set the OT record this week for the number of threads addressing the noblesse oblige of tradesmen?

Think it was already summed up that being a tradesman that owns the business can be lucrative. But being a tradesman that works for a business isn’t the ideal approach to achieve upper middle class status.

But I doubt that baw knows the difference between a Monet and a van Gogh.

If you want to be a plumber there's three things you gotta know:

1. shite rolls downhill
2. Get paid upfront
3. Don't chew your nails

I hope they’ve cut you off at this point at whatever bar you’re at

Blue collar trades make a killing these days. Easily can make 150-250k it you’re willing to do the work

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Plumbing is a disgusting job. And how would you like to be working in water in freezing weather? If he can learn the trade, you probably could too and save your 350.

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Any plumbing job you learn to do for the first from a YouTube video a experienced plumber can do in a tenth of the time, without screwing it up and making three trips to Lowe’s.There are thousands of tricks and shortcuts in ever trade and the only way to learn them is years of experience. Also, if you have to buy several specified tools that likely will not be used again, how much or you saving DIYing.

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Poor bastard probably makes north of $40/hr

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If they are running their own solo business it’s more like $35 per quarter hour after the minimum call charge for coming out.