What inspired you to become an electrician - Page 2 - Electrician Talk - Professional Electrical Contractors Forum

shunt trip · 02-07-2009, 03:14 PM

I remember when I was a young'n,(10) being lured into the electrical field by my father, He would not part with any money unless you earned it. He also pushed me into the trade with his large boot and the firm slap of his hand to the back of my head, I never actually decided to become an Electrician. He required everyone under his roof to work when available. 2 older brothers & I are all electricians. By the time we could leave home, we all had enough experience that any other job or school would pay way less, So we all stayed in the trade,At 21, a drunk driver rear ended me & tore my right leg off, Recovery took about a Year(never)& I had to learn to walk again. Instead of Whinning, I enrolled in a trade school and learned All the electrical theory I never knew. Wow. Its a totally new world when you control it. Passed my jw test in 1985. 35 years in the trade & i'm still working on other streams of income to allow me to give up packing tools at 55. If my goverment would quit wrecking my country, I just might make it. I'm 47 now.