12/04 Wolfman Wednesday

OMG. I have been half tempted to put myself on NextDoor(im sure you know the app), or CL and just market myself for small repair stuff with the premise that if I can't fix it, than no charge. It would keep me busy, but also make a decent chunk of change. I always answer texts and calls and I bet a book of business could be built rather quickly as long as you communicate with people. It baffles me that businesses and people have as much business as they do when they don't call back. I repaired a woman's oven a few blocks down a few weeks back. Had her purchase the part and I installed it. I also snaked her tub while I was there, saving her a 200 service call. She was pouring potting soil down her tub since it was too cold outside to do it outside with the hose.... You can't fix stupid, but you can sure make a lot of money off it.

My biggest issue is asking for payment. I'm too nice of a guy although it's 100% expected from them that I be paid. She gave me 2 tombstone pizzas and a 30 case of beer. lol. I should have asked for 50 bucks and called it a day.

 

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I've been tutoring kids for years - since college. 1980's - (athletes) to now, and I have to say going into the trades is particularly currently lucrative because all the old trades-people are retiring: tiling, HVAC, welding and plumbing - they are top dollar.

In the Northeast they are booking into summer right now.

It took us a year and a half to get our roof done reputably (could have had it sooner without warranty/slap dash - which is never a good idea in sideways snow and sleet.)

If you have a kid that is an artist --- one of the more specialty trades is custom tiling. It is very, very hard to find someone to design and tile an elaborate sunflower in your shower in tiles on the coast in a million dollar house. Just sayin....

 

English teacher and welding are wildly different - but would encourage him to go to HS Counselor and pressure them for some apprenticeships in both fields ASAP to see what he likes - also get the certificate for welding because it's great money and good back pocket also awesome Michigan trades program. If he crawls under buildings and loves it - welding, if he is present when a teacher rallies kids to read something and loves it - English Teacher. Or something else. Is hard to know at that age.
He might end up being a travelling welder who teaches Lit around the country?

 

A long, long time ago, I graduated from Job Corps with a MIG certification. Sadly, I was young and wanted to graduate and get out in the world about as fast as most teenagers do who think they have the world by the balls, so I didn't learn as much as I could have (or should have) and I never ended up doing much with the skill, job wise. I still fire up our small Lincoln from time to time and dink around with scrap metal and that suits me ok, but those woulda-coulda-shoulda thoughts will probably linger forever.

So, to second your sentiment of young folks getting in on labor trades, I couldn't agree more <3

 

Yeah that's the problem. Pizza and beer don't pay the rent.

Sounds like you have to differentiate between when you are doing a good deed for a neighbor... and billing. If you tell them up front you charge $40 an hour but you will do the job quickly and efficiently you will save them so much hassle - then go for it and invoice professionally.

We have this literally every day with my husband. Our house might leak, but everyone's houses leak, have stove problems, etc - and at some point you have to say - I will come over there Wednesday and fix it for this rate. (Actually at our host's Thanksgiving my SO was taken on a tour of the house and asked advice for many, many house problems including water coming through the floor of a bathroom....) But this is just normal for us at gatherings at this point.

Because you are handy you are in high demand. But you need to charge something (up front) and invoice.

 

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Jeez did a couple MIG projects years ago - because husband worked in a metal shop. That's some fun stuff!
Even if it's not trades would love to see your scrap metal art!

 

spent all night getting ready to sew my first big sewing project in years. I hope you guys have a great morning, I'm going to sleep!

 

I was waiting for CL but apparently not going to happen?

 

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No source. Source is got up early Monday. Nothing. Slept Tuesday dropped. Wednesday up....

 

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I saw them yesterday but was blocked (so I'll probably be blocked again today if they drop). They've come as late as 8:30 EST that I've seen, so give it at least another hour before writing them off for the day.

 

I've been blocked for a week now, wonder how long it takes to get it back.

 

Thank you. This is very useful information as I am soooo tired b/c 5 am......

 

Everybody seems to be saying a week? So you should be good to go?