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Old 21-Aug-2003, 05:40 PM
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go take a forklift licence course... not sure how much it is... but you can make $18/ hour doing that right away
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Old 21-Aug-2003, 05:45 PM
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18 an hour? really..wow..ok

a lot of the places i delivered to, were big warehouses, and it got me thinking, yeah i could do that, with a little night course...hrmm

i should look into that, not that its a career or anything..but still its something
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Old 21-Aug-2003, 05:54 PM
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any idea what sort of school, thats reputable to look for forklift driver training?

or for insurance certification?

for some things, humber seems to be great, they are organized and cheap, yet they dont have any courses that appeal to me right now.

I live in north york.
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Old 21-Aug-2003, 06:25 PM
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how about a truck driver, you can free lance with that....apparently if you buy your own rigg you can make huge bucks...companys hire you out on contracts and you basically work for yourself...


As for an AME apprentiships usually start around 30,000 a year, senior wages are in the 75,000 a year catagory...its good cash, its fun, and its very rewarding career.. you get a nice tag too..engineer.. I guess it all depends on how you learn...if your a hands on learner..ie. do it once yourself and remember, then its easy to pick up on
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Old 21-Aug-2003, 06:28 PM
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Truck driver training courses offered in lots of different places...not to expensive either, way cheaper than going to college...

electricians make awsome coin also... year or 2 at school or apprentiship...its really easy to find an electrician apprentiship, and you would be really surprised at how easy the work is...just involves drilling holes pulling wire and makeing connections, its very quick to pick up on
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Old 21-Aug-2003, 06:35 PM
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truck driving in the city...would scare the hell out of me, anything besides my civic, i dont feel safe driving in crazy traffic. so thats a no likely

electrician, yeah i know a guy who did the apprenticeship for it, and is making nice coin, but he went got something like 9000 hours...thats a LOT OF HOURS. are their different Levels of electricians?

the other option i have is drywalling...i know a guy that owns a school in missy...know anyone in that trade?
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Old 21-Aug-2003, 06:44 PM
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ah now the problems..im not wonderful at math, and they say you needed to take gr 11-12 physics in hs, which i didnt.

hrmm
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Old 21-Aug-2003, 07:02 PM
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drywalling sux...its hard labour day in day out
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Old 21-Aug-2003, 07:02 PM
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most truck driveing is highway
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Old 21-Aug-2003, 09:19 PM
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18 an hour? really..wow..ok

That's what I do now and that's roughly how much I make. You have to remember that it's not how much money you'll make but also how much you'll enjoy your job.

Up untill a week ago I hated my job so much I wanted to sell my civic just to be able to quit and get a part time job and start enjoying life. Luckily things have gotten better this week and everything is looking up
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Old 23-Aug-2003, 09:10 AM
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thanks everyone for the input, appriciated.

anyone else have any ideas for me? what do you do for work..if you enjoy it?
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