Somehow, the perception got to be that only the less gifted students did the vocational classes. The guys in electronics tech got to take some math courses, but they were a little weird though in the eyes of the gifted.
Now the gifted are looking over their shoulders for the HR person coming to see them. The guys who learned carpentry, welding, soldering, drafting, auto mechanics and so on are able to hustle a living.....not a fabulous one, but they can pay their bills since they didn't have all the debts living the good life brings. And they can fix things in their homes and were able to show their kids how to do it as well.
As for made in USA, my wife and I look for the flag on the box or the fine print. Usually the USA item is 10-15% more, but we purchase it. Unfortunately, it seems to have a film of dust on it since those items haven't moved like the cheaper things from overseas.
I haven't looked, but is Atlas track for the most part USA-made?
Yes Micro-trains are made in Oregon, but even with all the quality they have, do they have to be so pricey? That allows Atlas to bring in the Chinese built line and price it $5-10 under Micro-train and make a ton of dough for Atlas whose costs have to be around $5 for the car sold at $12.
Wouldn't MT rather sell a few more cars to spread out their costs over that larger number?
Now the gifted are looking over their shoulders for the HR person coming to see them. The guys who learned carpentry, welding, soldering, drafting, auto mechanics and so on are able to hustle a living.....not a fabulous one, but they can pay their bills since they didn't have all the debts living the good life brings. And they can fix things in their homes and were able to show their kids how to do it as well.
As for made in USA, my wife and I look for the flag on the box or the fine print. Usually the USA item is 10-15% more, but we purchase it. Unfortunately, it seems to have a film of dust on it since those items haven't moved like the cheaper things from overseas.
I haven't looked, but is Atlas track for the most part USA-made?
Yes Micro-trains are made in Oregon, but even with all the quality they have, do they have to be so pricey? That allows Atlas to bring in the Chinese built line and price it $5-10 under Micro-train and make a ton of dough for Atlas whose costs have to be around $5 for the car sold at $12.
Wouldn't MT rather sell a few more cars to spread out their costs over that larger number?