The electrician has a portable skill that CAN'T BE OUTSOURCED, is convertible to similar skills with minimum training, and complements other trade skills.
You can barter skills with other tradeshumans to enhance your living space, shop, or trade for vehicle work/parts. Plenty of opportunity to human network for side money.
You can be self-contained, with all your gear fitting in a truck or trailer.
Electricians are like auto mechanics. They may not get rich, but I've not seen one starve.
That's pretty much exactly why I'm studying to be an electrician. The training I'm receiving will enable me to work in industrial, commercial, and residential fields of the industry. I can work for myself making no more than 25k/job (my part only; state max for LLE (Limited License Electrician), state min for contractor's license). I may never be rich, but I'll never starve. (:
As an electrician, one can make (under ideal circumstances) around $40/hr. As long ago as 1999 (not sure how true this is 10 years on) I heard that a *nix admin could make as much as $80/hr (under ideal circumstances).
aiplex will only load the title and it just kind of sits there. Haven't tried the MPAA. While I legal torrent I don't like hackish (and amateurish) attempts at using more than web server logs to record my IP address.
Muslim terrorists seem to be doing pretty good with RPGs, AK-47s and guerrilla tactics.
Don't forget, the British army during the American Revolution was the best army in the world. The UK was the superpower and a bunch of under-trained, under-armed rebels beat them down (with some help from the French Navy (which has never seen a successful engagement since:p)).
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The electrician has a portable skill that CAN'T BE OUTSOURCED, is convertible to similar skills with minimum training, and complements other trade skills.
You can barter skills with other tradeshumans to enhance your living space, shop, or trade for vehicle work/parts. Plenty of opportunity to human network for side money.
You can be self-contained, with all your gear fitting in a truck or trailer.
Electricians are like auto mechanics. They may not get rich, but I've not seen one starve.
That's pretty much exactly why I'm studying to be an electrician. The training I'm receiving will enable me to work in industrial, commercial, and residential fields of the industry. I can work for myself making no more than 25k/job (my part only; state max for LLE (Limited License Electrician), state min for contractor's license). I may never be rich, but I'll never starve. (:
True enough I imagine (I've never heard of an electrician making hundreds/hr, but hey, I haven't had an insider source in nearly 15 years)
True enough (by the way, I'm studying a trade right now).
As for the figure, I'm not surprised its that high.
As an electrician, one can make (under ideal circumstances) around $40/hr. As long ago as 1999 (not sure how true this is 10 years on) I heard that a *nix admin could make as much as $80/hr (under ideal circumstances).
I saw it happen on an episode of Robot Chicken about 3 years ago. ):
It's a double-edged sword. Lets see how the trolls like being sliced with it.
true, true
that stopped being funny about 2 months after the song came out. :p
what?!
I thought it was unpredictable winds around a mountain.
then explain why "old school" techniques in Africa are so inefficient and ungreen (e.g. huge releasers of CO2).
Too true. Win at consistency? But I smell fail in the win(d). Ah well.
lol (:
Yay! I'm cute! :p
aiplex will only load the title and it just kind of sits there. Haven't tried the MPAA. While I legal torrent I don't like hackish (and amateurish) attempts at using more than web server logs to record my IP address.
Fail at web server administration.
Let the slashdotting commence!
Let's find out! Next on "As Slashdot is Moderated". lol (:
agreed.
The companies were already engaging in the free market solution.
):
so true
Stop. The more I know the more I want to scream.
no kidding, that was my first thought.
Muslim terrorists seem to be doing pretty good with RPGs, AK-47s and guerrilla tactics.
Don't forget, the British army during the American Revolution was the best army in the world. The UK was the superpower and a bunch of under-trained, under-armed rebels beat them down (with some help from the French Navy (which has never seen a successful engagement since :p)).