tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post512141031982587096..comments2024-03-18T19:45:58.932-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Boiler GuyOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75940074555972407372015-08-15T19:08:15.248-07:002015-08-15T19:08:15.248-07:00I knew what those were, just didn't know the c...I knew what those were, just didn't know the company (Taco) who manufactured such things.<br /><br />Live and learn.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50867204644089276822015-08-15T18:44:00.888-07:002015-08-15T18:44:00.888-07:00When you talk about your heating system remember t...When you talk about your heating system remember this. Taco's (take-o) are for heating and taco's (talk-o) are for eating. <br />For those that are wondering, that is that bronze colored valve with the wires. They open and close from thermostat signals to separate heating zones.jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45665360045665305602015-08-15T17:12:36.956-07:002015-08-15T17:12:36.956-07:00This is excellent news. Sounds as if, once again, ...This is excellent news. Sounds as if, once again, Texas is showing the rest of the country how things should be done.<br /><br />Let's hope it catches on!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70930175291603715322015-08-15T16:25:44.671-07:002015-08-15T16:25:44.671-07:00The Vocational classes at our HS have increased dr...The Vocational classes at our HS have increased dramatically in the last 5 years. In addition to the traditional shop class teaching carpentry, a kid can now weld, work with 3d printing and design. learn autocad, intern at the local hospital. The auto shop features both gas and diesel tracks. Kids even design and fire rockets, to include some that require trips to White Sands to launch due to distance and altitude capabilities. <br />It took a huge fight from the Superintendent and the election of local manufacturing business owners to the School Board, but the counselors no longer demand everyone prep for college. That's a good thing in my book.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37063605153286265762015-08-15T14:07:16.758-07:002015-08-15T14:07:16.758-07:00Ah, so you know exactly what I mean.
Sounds like ...Ah, so you know exactly what I mean.<br /><br />Sounds like you fought the good fight, as best as you could. Who knows? Maybe one or two of those kids listened and entered the trades.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20237316915524041152015-08-15T13:14:06.782-07:002015-08-15T13:14:06.782-07:00When I was on the Board of Education for a decade ...When I was on the Board of Education for a decade in Connecticut - I always championed vocational education and the trades. Got a lot of grief for it too from the over educated mothers. Kind of place where the head of the PTA was an MBA. Vocational training was a bad word. Now, these kids might have been on the smart, white and spoiled side of the spectrum - but there were probably 25-40% of them who were not collect material. Not interested - were artists, musicians, liked electrical or plumbing or HVAC or whatever - good with their hands. <br /><br />Trying to convince parents that a kid WANTED to be a welder was like convincing Catholic school parents their daughters liked sex with their husbands. They knew it was technically possible but you 'needed' to go to college. <br /><br />I then moved to another community with 6 colleges, 2 graduate schools and seminary and lots of over educated parents. Same problem. <br /><br />I would bet that for the average college grad, if they instead entered the trades - at the age of 60 they' be in exactly the same financial place - kids who are younger make much more money in the trades than if they were in debt through college. The problem is the lack of discipline - if they saved the money instead of spending every dime on cars and partying - they'd be able to retire at 60. . . . You probably know mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763947725406197372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39134676553185372382015-08-15T08:50:12.036-07:002015-08-15T08:50:12.036-07:00I read somewhere about the old governor of Texas (...I read somewhere about the old governor of Texas (Perry) challenging the state's schools to offer a four year degree for $10K. Of course all the pointy-heads pooh-poohed the idea.<br /><br />Well, it happened now other states are following suit.<br /><br />College is no longer about education, it's now just another way to harvest cash. For little to no return in my estimation.<br /><br />Ah, you noticed the computer monitors? I can't speak for the rest of the country, but yeah, there's a few down there.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-889430972776577702015-08-15T08:11:03.690-07:002015-08-15T08:11:03.690-07:00Kollidge is a real racket these days. If I did in ...Kollidge is a real racket these days. If I did in my business what today's kollidge goons do, if I blatantly peddled damaged and dangerous goods and practiced usury, I'd just be shot out of hand.<br /><br />Now, who do you like in the Big 10 this season?<br /><br />BTW, is there any basement in America where there are not old computer monitors stored? ;)PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21797031268664695352015-08-15T07:31:04.238-07:002015-08-15T07:31:04.238-07:00Actually the boiler is only a couple of years old....Actually the boiler is only a couple of years old.<br /><br />And I took the picture right after the boiler guy had left. He made it shiny.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58488487397270126402015-08-15T07:29:44.290-07:002015-08-15T07:29:44.290-07:00Holy Moly, You Service Guys! Cleanest friggin boi...Holy Moly, You Service Guys! Cleanest friggin boiler I've ever seen. What do you do, hit that thing with a tooth brush once a week?<br /><br />Have a friend whose son went to trade school and is a boiler guy...well HVAC whatever. He is doing very well. As you say, college should not be the be all and end all.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52183172130795129222015-08-15T07:01:54.774-07:002015-08-15T07:01:54.774-07:00$124.24 per month? Those were the days!
Seems tha...$124.24 per month? Those were the days!<br /><br />Seems that the Providence Bank is still in business. Kind of surprising the way some banks morph and change over the years. My first checking account was with the Colorado National Bank. Which is long gone.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11132347231395583912015-08-15T06:59:56.072-07:002015-08-15T06:59:56.072-07:00Gives me hope.Gives me hope.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16174649462976869412015-08-15T06:49:19.638-07:002015-08-15T06:49:19.638-07:00Pretty neat. Your "Boiler" looks just li...Pretty neat. Your "Boiler" looks just like the "furnace" I had in the first house I ever had built--Portsmouth Rhode Island (off Turnpike Avenue) 1967. Mortgage was $124.24/month, from the Providence Bank.Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47869989607313422015-08-15T06:35:33.412-07:002015-08-15T06:35:33.412-07:00Yesterday the apartment manager had a carpet clean...Yesterday the apartment manager had a carpet cleaner working on some vacant units. His equipment was in a one ton van with long hoses snaking around the building and up the stairs. Hot and humid work by your honest hard working American.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.com