Goombaw

Dominance on both lines.

I agree. The focus on everyone going to college to get a 4-year degree and neglecting the trades was a massive mistake for our country.

I know a lot of you consider this a cut and dry issue, and I’m not unlike you in most cases. They need to come legally, but there is some nuance a lot of people might miss if they aren’t in any type of construction.

Here’s the reality: any Mexican (they’re not all from Mexico, but I can’t ever tell who’s who) crew for roofing, concrete work, or just about any hard labor job will outwork American crews 2/1. Not only that, they actually show up when they say they will and do a good job.

I can’t speak for factory or farm work, but construction work needs laborers, not just for cheap labor, but for guys that will actually get the work done on time and correctly.

Case in point: I had some flooring done recently. American guy said it was a 3-day job. We scheduled him, but then he flaked out, wouldn’t come out to the job for one reason and then another. Finally got fed up, contacted a Mexican guy Friday night, him and one other dude showed up the next Monday morning, they did the job in one day, and they did a great job. We paid them the same as the American dude was going to get.

Anyone making this about just “cheap labor” isn’t in the construction world - the American labor force is severely compromised. I’m not saying amnesty is necessarily the answer, but we cannot lose the guys that are actually doing the hardest work in America today.

Interesting that he’s already working out for other teams. His agent says he’ll likely be signed in the next 45 days.

I’ll go on record and say something about this seems fake to me.

I regret that I have but one downvote to give.

Does everyone around you clap?

And that vents outside? I saw some that recirculated, but I’m not really interested in having to regularly change filters, especially if it doesn’t work as well.

Need some advice here. We’re buying a house that has the range top in the island in the center of the kitchen. It’s an electric range, so I don’t have to worry about gas ventilation, but I’m not sure how these folks have been getting by with no exhaust while cooking. Complicating things is that the kitchen is on the first floor, below a bedroom upstairs. I would much prefer to vent outside, but I’m not sure that’s going to be possible.

How difficult of a job am I looking at? Are there other viable options?

Kinda sad that you couldn't come up with funny names for all of them. You're falling off in your old age, Willy.

I mean, almost every draft prediction had him going at the very last of the first round if at all on the first day, so I don’t think I was way off in being worried.

Also, some of you seem to think I was hoping Ty wouldn’t get drafted, which if you read the post wasn’t the case. Ah well, reading comprehension isn’t everyone’s strong suit.