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My helper/apprentice of the last year is looking for work due to the fact that I’m moving to a different state. He’s smart, hard working, from Wisconsin (so no east coast attitude). Together we’ve done most everything in residential work at least once, interior and exterior, from cedar shingles to custom cabinets. He can paint on his own; most other tasks he needs supervision, but with more “coaching” I think he’ll make a good lead carpenter someday. He’d prefer to work within 30 miles of Somerville, MA on a good crew. Everyone’s looking for “good help”–he’s good help. If you are interested email me and I’ll pass the message on.
Thanks,
Mike
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Atta way, Mike.
*maybe the Silva bros are hiring?T
*Thanks Jim. T, I suggested your idea to him. Thanks!Mike
*I'm a little hurt Mike!!!!!!!!!!!! What is an east coast attitude..
*Dale, if you're hurt you must be from here...if you weren't from here you'd know what it is. I was born here and I know what it is. Not everyone has it...in my experience people from the midwest definately don't have it...also people from such excellent places as Maine seem to be generally clear of it....Maybe I should have just said he has a good midwestern work ethic.
*Thanks for the clarification. I would probably be in the catagory that is generally clear of it.
*Mike, I have clients in Cambridge and would have work for your guy this spring and summer. If he is still looking for work, have him contact me.
*Thanks Stephan. Will do.
*So what is it?
*What is what?
*an east coast attitude..
*Heyyyyyy there buddy. Watch wut ya say about us New Yawkas....attitude? We don't have no stinkin' attitudes@#%%$^#$&@#^$#@!
*Why didn't you just say NY attitude? Everyone in the world understands that!
*I'm framing a massive condo complex in Wakefield...I'll take him if he can handle 11 hour days, heights and lots of lugging. Hate to make it sound so appealing, but at least there's no painting involved. Lots of attitude though!
I tried to e-mail mike,but it was returned. If mike's helper is still out there ( and not building condos),I need a helper. Please e-mail for more info.
Hi Chris, I don't come to this site much since the change. Thanks for the interest in my friend, whose name also happens to be Mike. Email me at [email protected] and I'll give you his email address.
Mike
How did you make out, Mike? Hope you found something.
Hi jc--
After a lot of interviews and phone calls and resume-sending, then a lot of decision-making, I decided to take a job with a design-build company in Yarmouth. I had been interested in a lead carp position, as you may remember, but they liked my portfolio and asked if I would be interested in doing CAD design for them and some marketing-related tasks, and occasionally helping in the field if necessary. The guys in the office and I really hit it off--it just seemed like a great situation. Most of their designs look like the buildings have been in Maine since the mid-1800's, really classy-looking. I'll miss the field work, but I'll get to learn some new things and do what I consider fun, the planning and design part.
One benefit to the job is I work 4 10-hr days, which is why I am writing this on a Friday morning. That leaves me 2 or 3 days a week to do woodworking projects on the side, save up and do some skiing next winter!
Mike
Great to hear that ....was wondering how you were doing? I was laid off in December and found it was pretty slim pickins for a while. Back to work now as an estimator up Thomaston way.
Oh you lucky dog!
When the work starts backing up, don't forget me.
What CAD are you using?
We miss you here but understand, it's been a lot of work to post so I'm getting more real work done by staying away some.
Excellence is its own reward!
Edited 4/19/2002 9:30:25 PM ET by piffin
Thanks guys. Piffin, they have Macs in the office with a program called PowerCad. Very similar to AutoCad, which I used a lot in college. I think it took me longer to get used to using a Mac for the first time than it did to learn the program. It doesn't have true 3D rendering, but a "skew" feature that lets you make an isometric or even a vanishing-point perspective drawing in 2-D. Do you use CAD? Seems like we had a discussion about this a long time ago but I forget. By the way, my girlfriend and I want to take a bicycling day-trip to your island later this spring or summer, maybe we can meet you for an iced tea somewhere?
JC, are you working for the company that was advertising on JobsInMe.com? Thanks for turning me on to that site, I got one good job prospect out of it. You don't work with Alfred McAlister, do you? I know he works for one of the bigger construction companies up that way, either as an estimator or a drafter. High school friend of mine. How's the jail demo going up there? My cousin's husband was the PM on the new one in Warren...told us how to escape if we ever get locked in there....
I use Softplan and am teaching my self TurboCadd and Intellicad by bits and pieces.
The new jail shouldn't be too hgard to get out of. With the electronic computerized locks, all the cell doors openned in the middle of the night not long ago. It surprised the inmates as much as the gaurds so nobody got away.
Excellence is its own reward!
He might have worked here before, not sure. I'm the one and only (a scary thought). Just glad to be working again ......... had a total knee replacement in Aug. and open heart surgery right after Thanksgiving ........ h_ll getting old ;o). The nail bags are collecting dust for the time being anyways. The prison front is full of holes ........won't be too long before it's just a memory. What's yours and Piffin's thoughts on CAD software other than AutoCAD? AutoCAD is what I know ( graduated from the Tech Graphics program at SMTC in 2000) but it's hard to ante up the price of admission for the full program (over $3,OOO).
Sorry to hear about the health problems. Hope you're feeling better.
Compared to AutoCad, I think PowerCad (the Mac-based program I'm using now) seems better suited to architectural drafting. You don't have to worry about all the 3D stuff, and a lot of the drawing tools are more intuitive than AutoCad's. I am still getting used to it, so I'll know more in a few weeks once I am completely up to speed on it.
One of the companies I interviewed with used an integrated design and estimating program. It may have been called Master Builder, I forget. Seemed pretty slick. It measures the walls you draw and automatically figures out how many 2x4's you need, and things like that.
My Dad used to have TurboCad and I've used a friend's 3D Home Architect--both seemed pretty useless to me. But I may be spoiled by the other programs.
Any chance your current employer would help you get through the rest of the schooling you want?
Mike
ACAD versatile but a lot of work
Softplan object oriented residential and mid heavy arch design and list plus 3Dview - fairly easy to learn about 2K price
Chief Arch even easier and cheaper but more limited in power than SP or ACAD
Then you've got Turbocad, Vectorworks, Acad lite, SPlite, and some others. Joe Stoddard over at JLC has broad perspective on all and has written an article on the less powerful under 5oo buchks ones.
I love my SP
Excellence is its own reward!