"Grant Erwin" wrote in message
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Mike H. wrote:

For those interested, Kizer Sheet Metal is hitting the auction block in
McMinnville, OR on Thursday - January 26

http://www.murphyauctions.net/kizer.html


I heard a rumor recently that China has been making a lot of sheet metal
ductwork and shipping it to this country in containers, and that this is
the
reason a lot of sheet metal shops on the West Coast are shutting down,
particularly in Southern California. Does anyone know anything
definitively on
this subject? I'm considering routing my teenager to a union
apprenticeship
program, and I don't want to pick one in a dying trade.

Trouble is, there isnt much of any skill trade that is not subject to the
same fate either now or in the future. At least not without some serious
changes coming about.


GWE
Washington State