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Take Your Child To Work Day..............hb

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Glen
Glen Member Posts: 855
in THE MAIN WALL
did that about 32 years ago. My son is now a JM (has been for 6-7 years) - working in the oil patch in Fort McMurray. It all started when I did not have day care and HAD to take him along - he was hooked! He makes me proud every day.

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  • heatboy_5
    heatboy_5 Member Posts: 3
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    Anyone else?

    I had my son, Stephen, with me today on a radiant gig. Beautiful day.
  • J.C.A._3
    J.C.A._3 Member Posts: 2,981
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    Nice Jeff!

    I hope you sun screened him!!!Lest you be thought of as an unqualified parent.(NOT!!!)

    Good for you. I hope he enjoys it as much as you do...and applies himself to the same quality work as you do....if he chooses to follow. JCA
  • Leo_10
    Leo_10 Member Posts: 22
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    Is He

    Is he THE LITTLE GUY you and your wife used to talk about in the Area 51 Chat room days?

    Leo
  • Dobber
    Dobber Member Posts: 91
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    Kids

    I'll have my 16 year old working with me this summer.I can hardly wait. Too bad your son can't afford a decent ball cap :)

    Dobber

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  • Chris S
    Chris S Member Posts: 177
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    work

    I had my 19 year old daughter all last summer. We were on a job one day installing some fixtures, and a filter system. The customer started asking me questions and the next thing I hear the turbo torch going. She had been cleaning & putting fittings together & decided she'd seen enough soldering & that she could do it. And she did not half bad either. This past weekend she came home from college (with a long island boy). Her little brother was digging a hole with a cat 315 ( 36,000 # excavator) which she can also operate. She stayed off it though, I think for the boyfriends benefit. Not to mention my 20 year old who works every day- we take him for granted.
    Yeah I'm proud!!
    Chris
    Yeah I'm proud

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  • John Barba
    John Barba Member Posts: 166
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    Cute kid...

    except for the Yankee garb. Why do that to the boy?

  • Wayco Wayne_2
    Wayco Wayne_2 Member Posts: 2,479
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    My 19 year old

    daughter helped me last Summer. She drilled a hole through a brick wall with a rotary hammer and I taught her to solder fittings, and use a sawzall. She even helped load a CI boiler on the truck for the scrap yard. She quit when she broke a nail. :) She is now in school. My Mom told me when asked about her Summer, she said, "My Dad works real hard." Makes me proud that she figured that out. WW

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  • tim smith
    tim smith Member Posts: 2,763
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    The only problem I see in that picture is the...................

    Yankees outfit!!!!!!!!!! Looks like I fun day even with that one set back. :)
  • Tim_41
    Tim_41 Member Posts: 153
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    service calls

    I've brought our 5 year old daughter on a few jobs that I know she is safe from getting hurt. Just a bit dirty. She points out the boiler drains, elbows, tees etc... Its fun to know they are really listening.
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