I worked in a shop for 12 years, and got burned out to the point I had to do something else. I took my work very seriously, and tried to do an excellent job. But it turned out that I took myself and the job too seriously. It was very difficult to please both the boss, and the customer. When I was offered the "position" of shop foreman by age 30, I had already decided to move on. That was the mid 80's. I quit, and started into the only other thing that I was familiar with, or had a chance at- crop farming! Remember commodity prices in that era? That was 30 years ago, and a tough haul. I have built, at least in part, two houses, several barns, and several grain bins. I have moved/reinstalled three dump/grain bodies on trucks. I bought, fixed, overhauled, and successfully used lots of machinery. That's all history now. The last few years, I've actually had some money! And it's a good thing, because the days of me climbing around on a building, or in a piece of machinery, are gone. I have two good friends, who are not close by, and are busy, but are excellent mechanics. They helped me out two years ago when my combine engine ventilated itself at the start of corn harvest. Otherwise, I hope to keep my repairs on the small side any more. I have hired a few things done. But as you indicate, it's tough to watch, and pay out a lot of money, for marginal work.
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