You don't know schitt if you actually took the time to type that.

When I was young and stupid that's what I thought as well.
That's OK, I was a scab at one time and didn't know schitt...you can recover from it.

If you want to build shacks and nip at the edges of commercial, be a rat carpenter.
And then try to live on Social Security when you're old and broken.

The skilled workforce in the Pacific Northwest is union.
It is not the type of union where slackers can hide....if you fuk up you are gone instantly. Many people don't know that about construction unions in the PNW.

Most all large structures, bridges, etc. in the PNW were built by this workforce.
There is no other skilled labor pool that can handle such jobs.

I've been in both groups in leadership positions.