Ignoramus1737 wrote:

Appx. 22 years ago, as patr of my school curriculum, I underwent a
vocational class that culminated with me getting a lathe operator's
license.

I took industrial arts many years ago until a drunk driver wiped out David Blume, my
instructor, and his family. He managed to instill an interest in using my brains and
hands to make things before his life was ended way too short.

I loved the class, though when we visited the actual factory where I
was told people with my training work, I realized that higher
education was the way to go.

I'm a big fan of education when it encompasses real things like math, physics,
engineering, chemistry, and medical related activities. Fuzzy things like polysci and the
boutique activities like race history and other non core liberal arts crap do not seem
worth the expense


Without that class, I am sure that I would not end up with a garage
full of machine tools.

Thinking people need outlets to channel their creative energies. Using your brain in a
non working environment keeps your mind agile and is a healthy form of relaxation.

Wes
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"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller