You've found yourself the King of Firewoods
8F this morning. March is coming in like a lion
You don’t need a masters to get hired. You do to reach the top of the pay scale though, and within 5 years of being hired you need either a...
I’m gonna keep a few, and restore the others to sell or give away as gifts
Yup. They also start teachers at chit pay, and it takes forever to get to the top of the scale. Oh and BTW, thst requires a Masters plus $$$$.
The Forestry Service is always advertising, but they are too embarrassed to say they pay $15/hour, so they put XXX amount a pay period (every two...
All the places wondering where all the workers are should look at the pay there offering. I'm gonna say in Massachusetts, if you want your own...
The trades should ABSOLUTELY be pushed more to younger people and pay accordingly.
Agreed. I've always felt college in general was over rated and over pushed as a requirement to go anywhere in life. If you're half way...
That should be accounted for ahead of time though. The costs are known upfront. Many good paying jobs don’t require college degrees. I also know...
A lot of it is the parents for sure. My son is 16 and works 10-15 hours a week.
Very true. People that were pondering retirement took the plunge. My wife’s a public school teacher and we now homeschool. What’s that tell ya....
The pandemic made a lot of people realize a traditional 9-5 brick and mortar job wasn’t a requirement to pay your bills and survive. Lots of work...
Oh, and a bow saw with extra blades
Thanks. There were also some other tools not pictured. A couple pitchforks, and hoes.
I talk about this topic quite a bit with people actually. I think a big part of the problem, is the morale at workplaces is very low in...
Does anyone have/use one? How do you like them?
They're definitely not cheap. Similar price point as a higher end Gransfors Bruks or a Helko
I couldn't either. I have a hard enough time at work dealing with adults who act like little kids.
My wife’s been battered and bruised by the kids in her class all year. It’s pretty infuriating to hear the “consequences”. Imagine if one of her...
