Never thought....

[xbowrook]

I actually just re-registered in school today(welding) , im only 23 but got a kid and wife, trying to look after their future.

cool... i have never welded before, but it looks like it would be a great asset for the workplace. we are expecting our 3rd child in a couple months, and i'm 34 so it's something that i wanted to do quite badly. and i don't find the age thing too bad, i think it helps me take it much more serious actually. i just do not like my current job and i see it going south quickly as they have lost a huge customer ( 20% of their annual gross) and possibly more and they have let some people go recently. not to mention after my shoulder surgery i just don't know if i could do the whole lifting big material over my head and stuff. we will see. i think it's a good thing to have, a heavy equip. operator i mean. backhoe/loader is a good one because i can do snow removal in the winter time, hopefully.. not to mention the instructor today said that just because i've only used the backhoe that i can still use the excavator, front loader ( wheel loader), dozer, etc. i just wanna do something i like to do for 40 - 50+ hours a week. plus i hear the money isn't all too bad either.

[Dash]

Good luck to you guys. More skills and bits of paper = more opertunities.

[FLA-XBOW]

Well best of luck to you buddy, i hope everything works out for the best.

[xbowrook]

thanks all, course is going well, really having fun and taking it all in. seem to be picking it up good. one more day of in class then it's 2 weeks on the machine, backhoe. so far i got a 97% in the course. got 100% on my backhoe written test, TCP test, Trenching safety test. 89% on my WHMIS and 94% on my Confined Spaces test. Things are hoppin along fast and it's all good. 3 tests on Monday for my Surface Mining then the real fun starts. can't wait.

[j.krug]

Good to hear things are going well. It's interesting how we appreciate learning new thing more as we age than we did when we were younger. I went back to school in my mid 30's to get a trade and did well also because I really needed and wanted to learn something new.

I hope it continues to go well for you.

[xbowrook]

ahhhhhhh, last day of in class done.. tomorrow we start the actual machine operating for 2 weeks, can't wait.. got a 97% overall on the inclass testing, not too bad for a fat old fart who hasn't been in school for about 15 years. can't wait to get on the machine, i was told it is a ton of fun to operate. woo hoo..