Welcome to the trade Kbrown. Forget all that, "you can't make it" baloney. I'll be 61 in a couple weeks and I am still doing it. I worked for a guy like Gmack a long time ago. I threatened to toss him out a fourth floor window on the job and we got along much better after that. Eventually I was forced to tell him where to stick his job.

For you, just listen, do what your told, have thick skin, be safe, and keep your eye on the prize - a Journeyman card. The work can be hard, like the guy who mentioned wrestling with 350 MCM wire. It can also be pretty darned easy, like bending conduit and pulling #12's. The job varies. That is what I love about it. You might too. Watch the jm's and the masters. That is what you can look forward to.

Good luck to you and hang in there. I started my first year in 1968. And I'm still here.
JR

Last edited by jrclen; 12/20/07 07:16 PM.