This was a different presentation than I expected. I thought it would be about fixing your own appliances, but Sean Riley is the host of a show I’ve been missing on National Geographic, World’s Toughest Fixes. In the vein of Dirty Jobs, WTF focuses on the folks who fix the things we depend on when they break.
Today, he highlighted the dwindling numbers of youth entering vital trades, such as plumbing. He points out that skilled tradesfolk can make a higher wage than many college grads, mostly because of the intensive complicated training.
Tradesfolk are by no means dumb. Math & science are just as important as to them as to college hopefuls. A trade is just more hands on.
Alas, he’s not making a 4th season, so I’ll probably turn to Netflix for prior seasons.