Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

Sorry to hear you haven't found a new full time job yet.

I was in the same boat until a couple weeks ago but was only off for four months. I had to dump my architecture degree in the trash and go back to my machinist training from the air force to get back to work.

Do you have any previous training or experience you could fall back on until the building trade picks back up?

In high school I interned at an architectural firm, took courses for drafting and design in high school, and took college classes focusing on math and business but still have a bunch of hours needed for a degree....
I have 16yrs experience designing cabinetry on the computer/remodeling/installing cabinets/managing showrooms, etc...related to cabinetry, kitchens, and baths. (19 yrs counting hs and internship) I've found side work but it's slow now obviously...

Other than that my skills are related to restoring trucks or manual labor but man, what some people are accepting for things like cutting grass/cleaning gutters I don't see how they make any money after paying for their gas...

[heeroyue2002]

yup its crazy. get a contractors license and get to work.

my neighbor used to work at a cabinet shop. now he just makes them at home and installs them for people.

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by heeroyue2002

yup its crazy. get a contractors license and get to work.

my neighbor used to work at a cabinet shop. now he just makes them at home and installs them for people.

I have companies I work as an independent contractor for. But I'm too slow/meticulous at labor to make any money at it with the local labor rates the way they are.

[heeroyue2002]

dang! put the girls to sand for u.

im hoping next month maybe ii'll get tow ork on my trucks. i may have to sell one or both soon. i want to buy a house haha

[VA72C10]

Got the front clip off! pictures to follow later this evening...

[71Sleeper]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Got the front clip off! pictures to follow later this evening...

I will be waiting.......

[litew8]

[Zoomin]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Got the front clip off! pictures to follow later this evening...

It's over an hour later. Are you uploading using dialup or something?

[litew8]

[71Sleeper]

or something? Telegraph!

[71Sleeper]

Still waiting on pics......lol

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

later this evening...

Emphasis on the LATER

[VA72C10]

I had a bunch of parts to pack up and ship out as well as family time, helping my wife with the baby, working on parts, helping with the baby, eating dinner, helping with....


...well...you get the idea

I haven't even taken the pics yet....so don't hold your breath guys

[71Sleeper]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Emphasis on the LATER

[VA72C10]

MUCH later....


.....sorry....never found my camera so I'll have to ask my wife where it is tomorrow and take pictures tomorrow evening...(she was taking pictures of our 10wk old the last time I saw the camera )

[71Sleeper]

LOL! I seem to have the same problem sometimes too. And when I do find the camera the memory card is never in it. Then the search begins for her laptop. Women! what can you do?

[VA72C10]

well, I have to fess up....I took the camera to look at a potential side job for someone at my Church and left it in the car....OOPS

[stealthy '69]

Ok it's been almost 7 hours, did you go get the camera? PICS!!

































J/K I thought I'd job on the band wagon too.

[VA72C10]

I TOTALLY deserve that

I have the camera and I'm home now. As soon as I get my girls in bed I'll go out and get the pics and upload them.

[71Sleeper]

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

In high school I interned at an architectural firm, took courses for drafting and design in high school, and took college classes focusing on math and business but still have a bunch of hours needed for a degree....
I have 16yrs experience designing cabinetry on the computer/remodeling/installing cabinets/managing showrooms, etc...related to cabinetry, kitchens, and baths. (19 yrs counting hs and internship) I've found side work but it's slow now obviously...

Other than that my skills are related to restoring trucks or manual labor but man, what some people are accepting for things like cutting grass/cleaning gutters I don't see how they make any money after paying for their gas...

Everybody is so desperate to just keep the doors open that they are taking jobs at zero profit margin just to make payroll. It just ends up driving our wages even lower and making work even harder to come by.

I wish you the best of luck in finding a full time job that pays you what you are worth. There are so many people out there willing to work for next to nothing that employers are able to offer way less money and still find people to do the job. It really sucks. Around here jobs that paid $20+/hr three years ago are advertised at $10 & $11 now with no benefits.

I took a $10/hr pay cut just to get a job again and get off unemployment.

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

Everybody is so desperate to just keep the doors open that they are taking jobs at zero profit margin just to make payroll. It just ends up driving our wages even lower and making work even harder to come by.

I wish you the best of luck in finding a full time job that pays you what you are worth. There are so many people out there willing to work for next to nothing that employers are able to offer way less money and still find people to do the job. It really sucks. Around here jobs that paid $20+/hr three years ago are advertised at $10 & $11 now with no benefits.

I took a $10/hr pay cut just to get a job again and get off unemployment.

exactly!

At $10/hr then after gas/taxes I can make more restoring and selling truck parts. I stopped unemployment a while back (only claimed it for about 6 wks- even though I'm now out of work for 9 months-33 weeks) because I am getting by, but man, it's tempting to take that money BACK from the gov't that I've paid in....

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

exactly!

At $10/hr then after gas/taxes I can make more restoring and selling truck parts. I stopped unemployment a while back (only claimed it for about 6 wks- even though I'm now out of work for 9 months-33 weeks) because I am getting by, but man, it's tempting to take that money BACK from the gov't that I've paid in....

I was seriously considering trying to work for myself but just don't have the place to work since I have no garage at this house. I know I could take home more than most of the jobs out there are offering, especially after you add in child care and fuel.

I did the same thing with unemployment. I could have kept taking the money and holding out for a job in my career field but decided it was time for a change and jumped ship.

[hgs_notes]

I swear there was a build thread around here somewhere. I saw things like pictures of work that had been done, descriptions of work done, some parts were being found/sold/renewed. It was right here not that long ago. I have no idea what could have happened to it. Did the kids take it somewhere and forget it? Did somebody borrow it and not tell me? I'm always losing stuff, but I know it was here just a few days ago and now it's just gone.

[stealthy '69]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

I TOTALLY deserve that

I have the camera and I'm home now. As soon as I get my girls in bed I'll go out and get the pics and upload them.

Sorry I couldn't help myself. I saw all the other on the wagon and wanted a ride. All though I have no room to talk. I haven't done anything with mine.