MemyselfandI, I absolutely agree. I've read plenty of books in college and continue to do so but I've learned just as much from experienced technicians that I work with all the time. But a certificate or degree does not necessarily mean someone is teaching or learning correctly - plenty of experienced engineers and technicians have moments of lapses when they can teach something fundamentally wrong, and that is not to say they don't know better but everyone has a brain fart now and again. In contrast, there are licensed and degreed persons with years of experience who have, through ignorance and lack of interest, not accumulated comprehensive knowledge and have just memorized things here and there.
As far as the comment about the clip, this is not a forum appropriate for that discussion so I'll leave it at that.
No problem if the unskilled are looking to become skilled, BS if it is just for low wage.
Empty the clip and reload until they stop moving , is what I tell my wife and tell the cops " I feared for my life, I need a lawyer".
I don't understand your comment. Do you mean to say its BS if they there due to the fact that it's a low wage position and they can make some money? In that case that's an issue of the intentions of the owner of the business and irrelevant. The point is that under proper supervision it's very likely that a competent person who can follow directions but is not interested in electrical trade can do an equal if not better job than an incompetent person who cannot take directions but who is very much interested in the trade. Not everyone in every trade has to be involved to make a career out of it.
Also, your wife sounds like a nice lady and it's great to hear that she's receiving such prudent advise from you. Best of luck evading the law enforcement.
