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Reply to "We have lost more than just the LHS as a source for Trains."

Hi Mainline Steam- A guy that can work with his hands can make good money.. in the trades...more so than those with a  piece of paper with a degree. Our plumber of  40 years  recently offered to hire an apprentice and pay for the kids schooling  explaining to him that the potential was $120,000/yr . The kid lasted 4 months and said the work was "too hard". 

Kids today don't think they have to wait to learn a skill before the big dollars roll in. Just wait until politicians force business to start paying full wages to todays youth at the start of their careers the work will still be too hard and its **** near impossible to fire someone these days.

I don't care what you do as long as it is 1) legal 2) you are passionate about what you do 3) have integrity. We need excellence and passion in the workforce in every field. We have "dumbed down" our posterity with techy as a culture but lost the ability to be handy and think and solve problems  and be creative...and live within our means.

You would be amazed how many young men don't know how to use tools and young women don't know how to do the basic household skills i.e cooking but "want to eat out" all the time.  We have morphed in to a "push button" society interested  in immediate answers, gratification and robotic responses. The new generation uses their thumbs-but what else can they do with their hands and head?

Being handy is intertwined with Toy Train Hobby... and will always be so!

You nailed it when you said- "I am concerned where we are headed. The hobbies and skills we develop as kids influence the path we pursue in life". / " but in the past it just developed naturally in many of us when we "played" as kids." There is no substitute for hands on experience.

We have a beautiful young grand daughter getting married this Saturday. The young man she has chosen is nice, handsome, they care for each other deeply, has a full ride presidential scholarship in math. They are a good match and have  our blessing for the future.

As the Grandpa  I wanted to ask- Is this guy handy?

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