Re: [TruthTalk] On Echad

[Dave Hansen]

Bill Taylor wrote: DAVEH:  Yeah.....I do, Bill.  That's exactly why I got out of the trade nearly 4 decades ago!   I very much enjoy laying brick, but I don't like how it makes me feel. My back hurts all the time, and in the winter my hands are always cold. DAVEH:  With me, it was my feet.  I would not be doing it if I didn't need to be doing something to make a little money during this time that we're droughted out in our other ventures. When I quit laying brick back in '85, I didn't expect or desire to ever do it again -- but then I always missed it when I wasn't. I am very thankful now to have a trade-skill to fall back on. I've been teaching my oldest son the trade (he's been carrying hod since he was twelve) DAVEH:  I started that before I entered the first grade!  Guess that's why I didn't find it enjoyable....never new much of anything else. and it's not so that he can be a bricklayer when he grows up, but so that he will always have that skill, should he need it to fill in some blanks along the way. DAVEH:  Yep.....And, facing a life slinging mud makes being employed doing something else much more palatable!   :-) I know you know this stuff and understand why I'm saying it. DAVEH:  I do understand, Bill.  Just ponder how much fun it will be as you/he approaches retirement age.  That trade is not only tough on a young body, but brutal on an old one!  I found that I much rather enjoyed doing anything else that was unrelated to cement.  A few years ago I learned why....I'm allergic to chrome, a key element of cement.  Not that it matters much, as I also found out I'm allergic to leather for the same reason!   :-(   God bless you,   Bill -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain six email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF, MOTORCYCLE and CLIPS.