Mike Rowe: “We’ve been telling kids for 15 years to learn to code.”
“Well, AI is coming for the coders.”
“It’s not coming for the welders, the plumbers, the steamfitters, the pipefitters, the HVAC, or the electricians.”
“In Aspen, I sat and listened to Larry Fink say we need 500,000 electricians in the next couple of years—not hyperbole.”
“The BlueForge Alliance, who oversees our maritime industrial base—that’s 15,000 individual companies who are collectively charged with building and delivering nuclear-powered subs to the Navy … calls and says, we’re having a hell of a time finding tradespeople. Can you help?”
“I said, I don’t know, man … how many do you need? He says, 140,000.”
“These are our submarines. Things go hypersonic, a little sideways with China, Taiwan, our aircraft carriers are no longer the point of the spear. They’re vulnerable.”
“Our submarines matter, and these guys have a pinch point because they can’t find welders and electricians to get them built.”
“The automotive industry needs 80,000 collision repair and technicians.”
“Energy, I don’t even know what the number is, I hear 300,000, I hear 500,000.”
“There is a clear and present freakout going on right now. I’ve heard from six governors in the last six months. I’ve heard from the heads of major companies.”
@mikeroweworks
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I left work and as I was driving up Main Street I saw one of my best friend’s food trucks parked in front of the music hall, so I did a U-turn and obnoxiously honked at the truck and then they realized it was me and it was fine. Friend/owner hopped out and we went to the one restaurant in town (truck was fully staffed and super slow, so it was fine) 30 minutes later my husband comes in, he knows I’m with my friend, and a mutual friend went up to my husband and said “Bethany is with some guy at the bar right now.” Husband’s response was, “hahah ya it’s probably Casey” I’m still laughing about this. Why are we not allowed to have friends of the opposite sex?! Why are people so weirded out by that?? I don’t think I would survive without a guy best friend, who is a loving asshole, giving me shit about my life. Am I the minority here? In Ohio, it was totally normal to have best friends that were the opposite gender, in Georgia it’s the worst thing you could do. It doesn’t make sense.
Aprils fools day is dumb. Who made this up and why do we need tons of article about a fake Loch Ness monster in various lake around the country? Such a waste of time.
Some more bouquets from this weekend. I’m exhausted. I calculated it all this morning; I made $1245 in bouquets by myself. My wrists hurt, my hands are stained black from all the eucalyptus and I feel like a zombie, but it was all worth it!! Seeing all the girls happy faces when they got their flowers is the best feeling!
@WallStreetApes The govt needs to break up Blackrock, Vanguard and State Street. They own too many rentals (especially single family homes). They set the prices because there isn’t competition. They own everything.