Originally Posted by BlackDragon

Originally Posted by Joseph Davis

Attacking me for what you're pretty sure I don't make on a yearly basis isn't taking things to an extreme?

Go google actuarian tables on automechanics. There is such a demand for them because... the smart ones figure out at some point they can make more money more easily with their skills, intellects, and aptitudes without destroying their bodies with heavy lifting. Turning wrenches is technically adept ditch digging, and nothing more. I don't expect a kid fresh out of the military... young, cockstrong, confident in their body, ready to drop and give me 50 at any point... to grasp what I am saying. One day you will - you are not young forever. You hit about thirty, and all of a sudden you start realizing that all that reaching over blindly and grabbing and yanking starts hurting you - and thirty is still young, strong, and physically able compared to the mean age of 42 you cited. I give AbaZ, for example, another 5 years as a dealer wrench MAX before he's making more money doing something else for less effort.

Now, Joey at age 30 has accrued 9 years worth of post secondary education ranging from the local tech school to the UNC state system to Duke. Joey works 15-20 hours a week, has a nice house built over a full basement/garage, and spends the majority of his spendable income at the bar, or on his daughter. Sounds cush, but I'm not rich by any means, I just structure my life so I can live how I want. Regardless, you walk into Joey's workspace and it's pretty hard not to be able to reach out and touch something worth a minimum of $300 without even leaning over, no matter where you stand. My hobby pays for itself, and that's all I've ever cared about.

I'm here on HMT because the sort of knowledge that flows in DIY circles is of a superior nature to that traded in scenes formed to circle a market driven economy (Honda-Bling's Farced Induction Forum is a perfect example of this). I am not here because I am a brokedick with ***** envy over $$$$$ cars I cannot afford, and can't be accepted elsewhere because I'm an ignorant retard on welfare. There is a minority of people here who appreciate my input, and some of these are voracious minds who will reciprocate in due time.

So, are you a brokedick hater, or a voracious mind? You can disagree with my point in the matter, and we can discuss it, but trying to insinuate that I don't make any money and therefore was an incompetent mechanic...

Originally Posted by mechsoldier

I'm going to go to school for machining and possibly mechanical engineering.

Originally Posted by mechsoldier

I kinda believe in the statement, "Make your hobby your profession and you'll never work a day in your life".

Originally Posted by rsmith2786

Im starting to think that its impossible to be happy with your career. Im just a few semesters away from graduating with a degree in ME. I have a job lined up with Mercury Marine and wouldnt have any trouble staying there permanantly. Lately ive been putting alot of thought into if this is really what i want to do with my life. I see so many other career options that interest me so much more than engineering that i just want to quit right now. Its such a tough decision since im so close to being done and there is an easy path to the finish. But i dont know if i want to, on a daily basis, design some insignificant part of an engine. If im sitting at a desk engineering an oil pump for 8 months am i really going to be happy with my job?


Also, how did this get so off topic?

Originally Posted by explicit

I think what he meant by power steering is that when you take out your keys the steering wheel locks up in whatever direction it is pointing in.