I miss Roofing...

English Roofer

Thats the shortest retirement from roofing for quiet a while lol
Wecome Back!
Dave

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'I can resist anything but temptation'- Oscar Wilde
www.drroofing.co.uk

2ndGen

I guess my destiny "is" written in stone.





Proverbs 25:24
"It is better to live in a corner of the roof,
than in a house shared with a contentious woman. "

2ndGen

Just got my cards in.

I'm back.

roof-lover

Sorry to hear you lost your job.

Welcome back to installing. Right now is the time to do roofs.

2ndGen

Thanks for the sentiment, but actually, I walked away from the job.

I made the choice to leave a $100,000. year job and to go back to the struggle of being a self-employed roofer (at least in my area it's a struggle). That job sucked the life out of me and there were too many things that were out of my control, but that I was responsible for (if you can wrap your mind around that).

Civil work is definitely "not" my cup of tea. The whole work day revolves around you keeping your job. That's it. Everybody is out to protect their jobs so you're constantly looking over your shoulder. I hated that. I hated that culture and work ethic.

But, DAMN I'm happy now!

Just have to keep plowing away at it and be ready for the economy when it turns. All I've been doing over the past few years is acquiring gear, equipment, etc...and getting ready for that big turn around. It looks like this year will be it. Last year started out like gangbusters for me, but ended up really, really bad.

And thanks for the welcome back RL!

I feel lucky to be a roofer.

I just have to learn how to handle the business hits I've been taking and to override the current status where "cheap" is the new black.

aussieroofer

i know exactly how you feel. things have gone very quiet where i am, that is to say the construction industry has collapsed. as a result i am on these forums because i miss roofing. i get my daily fix from these sites. and keeps my brain tuned into roofing. have thought about trying to look for a new vocation but this is what i do.

aussieroofer

dont let the name fool you i`m not in australia, though i wish i was

2ndGen

G'Day Aussie!

I see you're across the pond in Ireland?

I'm a very happy camper right now!

Had to start from scratch and there have been times when I missed those steady checks coming in from civil employment, but I've come to terms with it.

I'm loving my freedom right now!

And, the work is beginning to come in too!

So, all's good!

Welcome aboard mate!