On Jun 12, 2:44*pm, 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 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.

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

With all due respect, Iggy, one of the reasons shop classes (and other
not-strictly-academic classes) are disappearing is because certain
parents are upset that their kids are reading "only" in the 92nd
percentile.

Just sayin'