Comments on: If I Were A Carpenter….. https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/if-i-were-a-carpenter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-i-were-a-carpenter 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Mon, 10 Nov 2014 19:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 By: JLM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/if-i-were-a-carpenter/#comment-1643 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 19:37:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3686#comment-1643 In reply to jim mchugh.

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It is very important to marinate hod before baking them?

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]]> By: jim mchugh https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/if-i-were-a-carpenter/#comment-1642 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:35:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3686#comment-1642 When I was 17, I misspoke (term used by Democrats) about my age and joined the International Hod Carriers and Building Laborers’ Union in central MA. I worked hard for 5 summers (total of about 15 months), saved a lot of $ and paid for 1/2 of my college costs. The size of the construction site (and the overall control of the labor union trades) impacted what ‘tools’ I could touch and use. On the smaller projects I was able to work closely with carpenters and steelworkers and as a result of their mentoring, I picked up many new skills. Overall it was a great experience. I worked with a diverse cross section of hardworking ethnic groups…Irish, Italians, French, and a range of other tax paying American citizens. We recently sold a summer home located on Cape Cod – our town was booming with new construction. I can tell you that the building trade teams on the new homes near us were not made up of the old locals. American jobs gone and if Obama gets his way, it is only going to get much worse. Who knows what a Hod Carrier is?

]]> By: JLM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/if-i-were-a-carpenter/#comment-1639 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:44:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3686#comment-1639 .
Not every blog post has its own song. Thanks, Bobby Darin.

The American carpenter is getting screwed.

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