Originally Posted by
mpetry912
so true ! a friend who is a helicopter mechanic, flies all over the world working on helos that service oil rigs - makes 300K a year.
got his start wrenching in a bike shop.
which tells me that there are important skills that are taught / learned by fixing bikes - but there are more rewarding and renumerative ways to use those skills
which is sad
/markp
Troubleshooting skills transfer well to more complicated sectors.
(also, how to NOT smash your <explicative deleted> knuckles!)