I’ve been hearing more and more lately about guys in my area taking up work on riverboats down South. One of my relatives has been working in this profession for years now, but I never really knew what the work entailed. To my gratitude, he was gracious enough to share with me the insider’s view of what it’s like. Read on to learn about this fascinating profession!
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In this world of commerce and innovation, it seems like every day I hear about another way to make a living in the United States. The list is dazzlingly limitless. One profession that I’ve wanted to know more about since I first heard of it is boiler making. I had several classmates whose fathers were boilermakers, others who started in this line of work right after high school, and as an adult I know still more who are connected to boiler making in some way. Consequently, I’ve heard about it frequently. But I’ve often wondered, What is boiler making? Is it literally building boilers? Can there really be that much demand for such a specific job? What does a boilermaker actually do?”
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Preserving the Present 