Would you move to Northern VA if you were a Blue Collar Worker?

[spencgr]

Originally Posted by whiskeytangofoxtrotalpha

I grew up in a family that owned several homes, a fishing cabin in upstate NY, Condo in Flagler Beach Fla, new cars, Harley Davidson motorcycles, and a 3 story home in the country worth about 1.2 million.

My family were commericial and residential electrical contractors.

I'm sure that lifestyle is the case for many skilled blue-collars.

Do you have any added insight into the specific topic of blue-collar workers in the NoVA region? Your posting history suggests you are not from here.

[whiskeytangofoxtrotalpha]

I'm from NY originally and live outside of Charlottesville in Orange, I'm blue- collar and work in Fredricksburg, 24.50 an hour 40 hours a week as a certified technician and certified vehicle safety inspector.

[whiskeytangofoxtrotalpha]

My wife is college I was military and 2 year tech school in refrigeration and mechanics. We have a 4 bedroom 2 bath ranch out in country on just under 2 acres of agriculture land where we have 3 potbelly pigs.

[whiskeytangofoxtrotalpha]

If you want to have a good job there are 3 ways to do it:

1. College.
2. Skilled Technical Trade.
3. Military.

[spencgr]

Originally Posted by whiskeytangofoxtrotalpha

If you want to have a good job there are 3 ways to do it:

1. College.
2. Skilled Technical Trade.
3. Military.

All of your posts are accurate; but you seem to fall into the "living outside of the NoVA immediate area" that this thread is indicating. I believe this thread is trying to discuss those blue-collar workers (and their challenges) who live in the immediate area.

[Eagle4Life]

I'm wearing a blue collar today at work and I can afford to live in NOVA.

[whiskeytangofoxtrotalpha]

It benefits blue- collar workers to be around their white- collar counterparts because most highly educated high salary workers appreciate and seek out the specialized skills of tradesmen when their home needs a repair or improvement.

When I was with Audi those customers were actually interested in their cars, would come out and talk with you, could afford the services and repairs, and really were pretty decent people, we had some of those customers bring us bottles of Kentucky Bourbon, bring us steaks, it was great.

When I worked for Chevrolet their customers always wanted to argue, ***** a service takes too long, how come its not under warranty, you're just trying to rip me off, the list goes on and on.

Blue- collar people have educations as well, it take takes at least 4- 6 years of apprenticeship to become a journeymen then another 3- 5 to be a master, believe it or not it takes education and training to become a plumber as well, white- collar and blue- collar biggest difference is one gets dirty and the other does not, either is fine, do what you like and what can afford you a decent living.