Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for January 26, 2012
January 25, 2012
January 27, 2012
Transcript:
Baldo: Dad, I think I might wanna be a mechanic. Dad: Baldo, I don't care what you are... as long as you're good at it. Baldo: Now he's trying reverse psychology to get me to go to college.
I was a mechanic for 26 years on anything from cars and trucks to all heavy and light construction equipment. You have to provide your own hand tools and tool insurance most of the time. For the work and hrs you put in, you don’t get paid squat. Go to college and get a less physical and costly profession. I have a desk job now and with a worn out body from those days and make more and have more benefits than I ever did. I have to say though, I did love the work.