Tell us how you really feel Vic...LOL..
Everytime I see a homeless guy on the street, I point him out to my family and tell them..."There's another retired elevator adjuster"..
Maybe I'm old. Well on 2nd thought there aint no "Maybe" to it. I went through the "Good Ole Days" and it just seemed a lot more fun back then. More elevators got fixed at lunch and at beer joints than on the job back then.
I could go on a rant about too many units, education of elevator proffesionals, and the whole thing but I'll leave everyone this thought.
This is a hell of a trade. If you are successful in this trade you will do better than around 90% of the population out there. It is NOT an 8 hour job. Bring adjusters manuals home and study them. Bring Prints home and study them. Sign up for night courses and take them. And you WILL get to the point where nothing scares you, and be able to fix anything. From old open loop electro-mechancal to the latest and greatest VVVF, CAN network controls. What's that worth to you and your family?
In this day and age if you can actually FIX an elevator, you got a job for life, at great pay. As you can see by this thread, real, live troubleshooters are always in demand and there's never a lack of work.
Sorry for getting on my soap box.
