PegLegs and Me

I am definitely old school, and I had the privilege of doing my mechanical training under real old school tradesman. The skills I learned as a young apprentice was what made me into a good mechanic. I was born to be a worker and I enjoyed it. I grew up on a small farm and loved every bit of it. School was not my happy place, on the contrary, I hated it and left when I was sixteen years old. My heart’s desire was to farm, but I ended up becoming a diesel mechanic apprentice instead. I soon learned that this was a hard trade and that tradesman were tough as nails and loved to curse. I had some amazing tutors (qualified mechanics) who taught me my trade. I quickly learned that it’s a really tough job and very often, an ungrateful job. There are many white-collar people who look down on tradesman and this is something I encountered many times, even as a business owner. But what would the rich and famous do if there were no tradesman and laborers? Do the job themselves? Growing up amo...