On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:05:44 -0700, "Matt W. Barrow"
wrote:


The key word here is "build".

Personally, or with tradespeople? Does Matt W. Barrow actually build
anything?

The guy who got me into flying is a very successful high-end builder.
Another airport pal owns a company that restores historic buildings to
original glory. By "restore", I mean state capitol, architecturally
significant, famous building type of stuff. Remember, I'm in the
Northeast, where we don't tear down beautiful 225 year old buildings,
we fix them.

Both guys have nothing but respect for those who train the people who
actually "git-er-done" for them, like shop and trade school educators.
Both have done partnerships with area trade schools.

I'm not disparaging you as a manager. I'm a project manager myself,
so I fully understand the idiosyncrasies and importance of organizing
the whole thing. However, somebody still has to cut out the parts
and drive the nails, and it does require training.

Would you make fun of your A&P's salary because it's smaller than your
own? How about the person who trained your A&P?

Do you think either of them perform important work?

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