DIYbanter - View Single Post - Everybody Wants To Go To College; Nobody Wants To Be A Plumber

(Brian) wrote in message . com...
(BroJack) wrote in message ...
and so we have a scarcity of skilled blue collar people. In this
area, you can wait up to 6 months for stump grinding, asphalt paving,
spot welding, masonry repair, painting, etc. More often than not,
messages requesting estimates are ignored. You gotta damn near beg
people to work for you.

Try offering $100 per hour.

Really, what is your area? Maybe I'll move there. Here, wages for
working people are driven down by the illegals, mostly
Mexicans.-Jitney