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Maybe time for something else so you can have a decent income?

Try working for someone else?

 

I'm thinking the same thing. That's why I said sell a load of firewood.

Cut someone's grass? Clean someones house? (Lots of money here)There a lot of things one can do with little effort I would think to make more than $100 a month!

 

Side benefit of gainful employment is the other people you would meet or work with also. More acquaintances=more friends, right? Helping them with your talents/abilities should only lead to them helping you in return.

Employment=money to be able to turn on the AC and not have to let the monthly's get overdue; be able to go somewhere; be able to fix those unexpected repairs that plague all of us....

 

No doubt that having a decent job and decent income makes life easier. I am a hard worker; my old employers can contest to that. It is sad that the USA has become what it is. Sorry folks; and I will try to keep this apolitical; the real unemployment in the USA is more like 20%. When I came out of university; I saw that the jobs offer had almost disappeared before I went into college and university. Coming out, engineering postings were always 15 or more years experience; no entry level. I was responding to 10 to 15 job postings a week, to actual job listings, and for anything I thought I could stand a chance of getting. I got some interviews; twice was told that I was called in by mistake, that my skill level was too high; I told the guy I was perfectly happy stacking parts in a bin for $10.00 but better for those jobs to go to someone with a 9th grade education I suppose. Isn't it ironic when they use to tell you that an education was important to get a job and now be told that they want uneducated people for the jobs? I am going to end it here; I can write a book on this.

 

I agree unemployment is higher than said. It's all in how it's calculated.

If you don't mind me asking how old are you and when did you go to school?

 

On a positive note; I visited my sister this evening. We walked around her property a bit and she mentioned a tree that went down in a storm last year. I inspected it and was a bit unsure of the species; might be a hickory. The bark was separating but under in most places seems solid. Unfortunately it has been on the ground. I am going to take The Beast over and make some cuts to see the condition of the wood, if it is still sound, there is a lot of wood in that tree. It appeared to have diseased at the bottom like many do and was weakened so the storm could take it down. I will spend some time sharpening chains tomorrow in preparation.

 

Never ask a lady her age LOL
When Bernie was speaking of making state universities free; I had already started making plans to go back to school if only for refresher courses.

 

Do you like the chainsaws ?

 

Yes I do; The Beast is probably about the largest saw I can handle; and it loves to eat wood. The Echo is nice too, a small light saw that is good for trimming the limbs without having to use the heavier saw.

 

So the saw runs??? I thought it wouldn't start? Or is it just difficult to start?

 

Ok so you just recently went back to school? This is why I was confused? I was thinking your older than I am but it sounds like your a recent grad??? If you went to school in your early 20s I would of thought that would be weird that folks didn't want to hire.

 

So if you like them why you dont start to repairing them can give you good money

 

They don't need repair except for the issue of the recoil; MasterMech stated the shaft could be worn so maybe see if I can get that part. Other than that, they run great, start easy (outside of the hard pull on The Beast), no worries.

 

No, I said if Bernie had gotten free tuition at state universities I was thinking of going back. I have been out of school for awhile now. Chose the wrong field, did not know at the time that everything would be outsourced. Of course with H-1B, ITs are losing their jobs at record rate replaced with Indians that don't know anything; big mistake too when hackers steal 10 billion medical records and put them out on the open market; or did you hear about that one?

 

Hello i dont speak for your saw i tell to see it like a job or at least for a extra money

 

The recoil is hard to pull, so hard that at times it jerks the saw off the ground; one has to be careful. MasterMech said it was the pulley and pawls; I replace those and still much the same; he said it could be the shaft that the pulley is on is worn and there is a good bit of play there.

 

Nothings ever free.

 

You got that right! The people with jobs are paying for it!

With an engineering degree, I find it unbelievable that you can't get employed. No, they don't all need experience, there are tons of inexperienced engineers graduating every year that are getting hired.

Start small and work into a better position over years worth of time.
Any job would do, no? You eluded to the fact that you would be willing to take $10 hourly for labor, cripe, what'cha waiting for? Quit living so poorly if you are able to work.
Remember, the best helping hand is at the end of your own arm.

Good luck, start today!

 

You can not force someone to hire you. I applied twice for a job building electrical control panels; I had classes in both PLCs and discrete components using relays etc. My work in class was top notch; you would be suprised at some of the mess the other students created; think of a pile of spaghetti on a plate LOL. Saw the job posted the first time and sent in my resume; saw it posted a week later and applied again. Guess they were wanting someone with a 9th grade education to build those control panels so they could pay minimal wage.

 

I have not turned to the saws; I can not get spark on the 8N. I thought I had located the issue with the switch, the wires fell off of it; however, repairing the wiring to the switch did not fix the issue. I really need to rewire the tractor but that needs to wait for this winter, I need to be hauling wood now. I benched test the coil and it is good; I have put a couple of condensers in that ohm meter tested OK but that does not mean they are not breaking down. Proper voltage at the coil. I am thinking that I need to look at the old top mount coil; that needs to be in place even though it was converted to a side mount can coil. I am going to see if I can do an ohm meter test from top of coil to points with the distributor still in place. Not a lot of room to work with these old front mount distributors.