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Yeah, Bill Maher gets it

Discussion in 'General' started by Past Glory, Jul 13, 2013.

  1. Past Glory

    Past Glory I still have several AVON calendars from the 90's

    On last night's (7/12) show, Mike Rowe of 'Dirty Jobs' was one of the guests, invited on to talk about the lack of qualified people available to fill a glut of jobs in the trade industries. He related his own Guidance Counciler experience from high school of being shown a poster featuring an executive type and a mechanic and the caption that read "Work smart, not hard", the point being that a trade profession was a sub-level position. Somewhere along the way, America began to view those who worked with their hands as not quite up to the same level as those who pushed paper while wearing a suit.
    For all the jokes people may make about a tradesman, when they need one, they realize their importance. One may make jokes about plumbers, but when their toilet stops functioning, who's your bestest friend in the whole wide world? Yeah, that's what I thought.
     
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  2. renegade17

    renegade17 Well-Known Member

    How much do you charge to install a water heater?
     
  3. lizard84

    lizard84 My “fuck it” list is lengthy

    My tool box
     
  4. ton

    ton Arf!

    this one's not going to be around long.

    counselor
     
  5. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    I can see massive casualties already. And six months for the OP.
     
  6. nigel smith

    nigel smith Well-Known Member

    I would love to see more good, solid apprenticeship programs in this country. A kid with natural mechanical aptitude but no desire for "book learning" is kind of in limbo because of the emphasis on high school graduation. (Not meant to be a political statement)
     
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  7. Venom51

    Venom51 John Deere Equipment Expert - Not really

    Hmmmm...odd. The first thing I reach for when the toilet is clogged is a plunger...not a plumber.
     
  8. Metalhead

    Metalhead Dong pilot

    :Pop:
     
  9. Steeltoe

    Steeltoe What's my move?

    I saw the thread and the author and thought to myself "that boy ain't hittin on all cylinders". :cool:
     
  10. jp636

    jp636 Yellow Turd

    I didn't see anywhere in the beeb by laws that when the dungeon gets nuked we can tread on dungeon material in the general section. Must have missed that one...

    :Pop:
     
  11. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

    This is suicide by Mod.
     
  12. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    And people wonder why I think they're idjits some days :D
     
  13. panthercity

    panthercity Thread Killa

    Know why I have a plunger permit?

    `cause a plumber is to heavy to carry around...























    :D
     
  14. SupermotoFan

    SupermotoFan deep Clothing Company

    Shouldn't his thread be titled: "Yeah, Mike Rowe gets it"?

    And, aside from the fact that Bill Maher is a political commentator, how is this thread "Dungeon material"?
     
  15. Metalhead

    Metalhead Dong pilot

    +1

    But I got pizza.:)





    :Pop:
     
  16. Past Glory

    Past Glory I still have several AVON calendars from the 90's

    If one sticks to the actual subject matter, the value of the trade professions and the lack of skilled trades workers available for the many open jobs, then what could possibly be the problem?

    Unless one can't discuss such without going on a tirade about how much they hate Bill Maher. That's where the discussion took place, if that's a problem for anyone, that's a pretty weak problem.

    "counselor", thanks for the correction.
     
  17. Venom51

    Venom51 John Deere Equipment Expert - Not really

    I have an alternate plan that involves a neighbors house should that fail to work. :D
     
  18. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    Has anyone been banned yet?
     
  19. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    Pew pew pew.
     
  20. Venom51

    Venom51 John Deere Equipment Expert - Not really

    You make that noise when ever a pebble hits the bowl don't you?
     

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