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9 ECHO 1
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From: Missouri
What do you WANT to do.
Posting Guru
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From: Tempe
at this point anything so i can go to school. if i were to ask for something in my league without documents i want to work in an auto shop. i did 4 years of automotive in highschool and even have a certificate for basic automotive. also have experience taking motors out and even set up my own car show. ive applied to a ton of different shops and nothing.
was it hard starting your own company?
was it hard starting your own company?
9 ECHO 1
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Missouri
at this point anything so i can go to school. if i were to ask for something in my league without documents i want to work in an auto shop. i did 4 years of automotive in highschool and even have a certificate for basic automotive. also have experience taking motors out and even set up my own car show. ive applied to a ton of different shops and nothing.
was it hard starting your own company?
was it hard starting your own company?
How old are you? You saving up for school?
Posting Guru
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From: Tempe
i am 18 and no i have not been saving up. any penny i get goes into keepin my truck runnin. ive done the FAFSA form for financial aid and it will give me 9k in student loans. the school i plan to go to first for my regular associates in general studies is 5k. but if i dont have a job before i graduate im screwed and odds favor me not having a job.
so what is it you do? do you just loan trucks out for people to haul loads?
so what is it you do? do you just loan trucks out for people to haul loads?
9 ECHO 1
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From: Missouri
i am 18 and no i have not been saving up. any penny i get goes into keepin my truck runnin. ive done the FAFSA form for financial aid and it will give me 9k in student loans. the school i plan to go to first for my regular associates in general studies is 5k. but if i dont have a job before i graduate im screwed and odds favor me not having a job.
so what is it you do? do you just loan trucks out for people to haul loads?
so what is it you do? do you just loan trucks out for people to haul loads?
That last one is the drop down hitch portion of a 5th wheel
Any scholarship luck?
Posting Guru
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From: Tempe
no. the only scholarships i have are for any automotive tech school (UTI, AAI, wyotech) which all cost more then 25 grand at least ive only got a couple of thousand from scholarships
now i see what ya do. so you just work outta your home then?
now i see what ya do. so you just work outta your home then?
9 ECHO 1
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From: Missouri
Have you started school? Most community colleges let you go at your own pace.
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From: Tempe
not yet, i start in january. spent all day yesterday down at the school getting setup. parents told me if push comes to shove they would pay the loans. BUT i just got a call from my aunt who told me my uncles welding company that he works for is lookin for someone. gonna call that guy monday and set up an interview.
how do you get your company name out there? listcraig, yellow pages?
how do you get your company name out there? listcraig, yellow pages?
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9 ECHO 1
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Missouri
not yet, i start in january. spent all day yesterday down at the school getting setup. parents told me if push comes to shove they would pay the loans. BUT i just got a call from my aunt who told me my uncles welding company that he works for is lookin for someone. gonna call that guy monday and set up an interview.
how do you get your company name out there? listcraig, yellow pages?
how do you get your company name out there? listcraig, yellow pages?
You have welding experience?
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: McKenzie River
Some, if it's important stuff, I call a certified welder over to do it right, from another part of the shop.
Believe we have become a nation of college degree holders and no one is left to do the actual WORK?
Believe we have become a nation of college degree holders and no one is left to do the actual WORK?
9 ECHO 1
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From: Missouri
Should a mechanic need a degree?
Post Fiend
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From: McKenzie River
No..........a certification?, yes.
I have seen many a college "whiz kid" get eaten alive by the guys on the shop floor, the degree in engineering should require hands on mastery in the real world, not comp. models.
Is southern Cali better than the bay area?...........I hated San Jose.
I have seen many a college "whiz kid" get eaten alive by the guys on the shop floor, the degree in engineering should require hands on mastery in the real world, not comp. models.
Is southern Cali better than the bay area?...........I hated San Jose.
9 ECHO 1
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Missouri
No..........a certification?, yes.
I have seen many a college "whiz kid" get eaten alive by the guys on the shop floor, the degree in engineering should require hands on mastery in the real world, not comp. models.
Is southern Cali better than the bay area?...........I hated San Jose.
I have seen many a college "whiz kid" get eaten alive by the guys on the shop floor, the degree in engineering should require hands on mastery in the real world, not comp. models.
Is southern Cali better than the bay area?...........I hated San Jose.
In was sense? Better with what?
Post Fiend
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From: McKenzie River
Congestion, outrageous prices for everything, crime, dirty, ludicrous taxes, etc.
Want to know anything about things in Oregon?
Want to know anything about things in Oregon?
9 ECHO 1
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Missouri
Prices? High. I paid $4.02/gal of Diesel 2 today, and thats the lowest I have paid this year.
Crime? Some places are good. My neighboring city is Oxnard, which is 'affectionately' called Little Mexico. Lots of crime here.
Ludicrous taxes? Yes and no. Taxes on ludicrous things, yes. Ludicrously high taxes? Debatable.
I picture Oregon as a green place, where you can do "country" things and get away with it (like finding a muddy field and having fun in your truck). And a lot of rain. Is that correct?