still just me <wheeledBobNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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> On 10 Mar 2008 01:09:19 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>>> It seems like
>>>>anything that you want someone to do for you, for some outrageous
>>>>cost ($100/hr for a mechanic or a plumber?),
>>>
>>> No $hit. When did plumbing and electrical work become equivalent in
>>> value to a doctor who maintains people *lives*, not a freaking
>>> toilet?
>>
>>because they often are dirty,difficult physical labor jobs? (that
>>require a considerable knowledge base)
>>If they were easy,anyone could do them.
>
> Neither plumbing nor electrical work is significantly skilled.
Then why are they called "skilled trades"?
> It's
> methodical, precise, requires knowledge the subject and of codes,
and reading and following blueprints.
>and
> requires someone with mechanical ability. But it's not difficult work
Maybe for new construction,but on finished,older homes,both can be very
difficult.And when they screw up,a lot of damage can be done in a short
time.
> and does not require significant training.
define "significant".
>
> If people should be rewarded based on "dirty and difficult" then we
> should pay ditch diggers who use shovels the most: It's dirty, and
> digging all day with a shovel is very difficult work.
>
hard physical labor,yes,but requires little knowledge or skill.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
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