tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38011298.post542950918440067808..comments2023-09-29T02:24:43.311-07:00Comments on Old Biltwell Blog: The Case for Working with Your HandsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38011298.post-50720492379205838842009-05-27T21:50:02.331-07:002009-05-27T21:50:02.331-07:00"We idealize them as the salt of the earth and emp..."We idealize them as the salt of the earth and emphasize the sacrifice for others their work may entail. Such sacrifice does indeed occur — the hazards faced by a lineman restoring power during a storm come to mind. But what if such work answers as well to a basic human need of the one who does it?"<br /><br />Answer: the world needs ditch diggers too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38011298.post-87409110889487306402009-05-27T12:09:31.170-07:002009-05-27T12:09:31.170-07:00Great post, can't wait to read the NYT article aft...Great post, can't wait to read the NYT article after I get out of this shitty cubicle and get home after my hour long commute. I've been feeling this same way. My nights and weekends are full of wrenching and welding and grinding and biking and my week is full of all sorts of things I have absolutely no interest in.<br />I'm a complete sucker. I bought into the whole thing, and now I'm wishing I had never went to college. Nice work.jmorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423034751938427221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38011298.post-51393456365187504592009-05-27T11:45:02.432-07:002009-05-27T11:45:02.432-07:00I've read this and been thinking about it. Actuall...I've read this and been thinking about it. Actually <br />another big diffenence isn't so much working with your hands as in a cubicle. It's thinkin things thru and making your own decisions vs. being a drone.davidabl2http://www.see360studios.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38011298.post-68507325236772447852009-05-27T11:18:57.136-07:002009-05-27T11:18:57.136-07:00see a yellow sign that says “Think Safety!” as you...see a yellow sign that says “Think Safety!” as you do on job sites and in many repair shops, no doubt because those who sit on the swivel chairs tend to live remote from the consequences of the decisions they make."<br /><br />Amen!A Pure Water Sourcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12063148358396098518noreply@blogger.com