[Crowbob]

I think the allure of laying bricks for a living will wear off quickly. My dad was a bricklayer for 20 years. As a hobby it would be fun but as a day-in, day-out job it would get old. My dad did major upgrades to our home(s) and we built fireplaces from scratch, i.e., digging the hole to topping off the chimney in one weekend. That was pretty fun because there was some design, structural considerations and artistry involved-and time pressures. Homeowners got real nervous when dad would take the circular saw and cut a gaping hole in somebody’s living room on Saturday morning.

I went to college instead of going into business with my dad. He was disappointed. From a corporate job to construction is quite the leap. Different worlds.