blue collar workers

I run a huge construction crew in michigan as well. I guess the difference is all the side work I do is with my hands. So I guess you could say during the day I'm white collar and after work I'm blue collar.

Interesting question. My perspective is that blue collar is a frame of mind rather than a type of job. Consider this a compliment to most audiophiles: it doesn't seem to matter one whit. Love of music is a big equalizer.

That being said, my life has been one of engineering design and sales. I choose now to not work for anyone except myself. Maybe that makes me red, white and blue collar.

I is a carpenter. Evan when I am involved in the 'white coller' aspects of my humble yet gratifying career, I am never far from labor and working with my hands.
Besides love of music, I also like to tinker, and create. I also love to exercise my brain. The mechanics and technology of fidelety in a audiophile type system is a great way to exercise this. My stereo is a hands on system. I get as much out of getting it to work better as I do for the purpose of making music.
At the risk of sounding prejudiced at white coller, if I had more expendable income, I would have much more expensive equipment, but I would still take it apart. My system is blue coller, if you will. I wonder how many 'white coller' audiophiles have 'blue coller' systems.

I work in a large grinding wheel factory. I hang my head over 3000lb. grinding wheels ( while spinning 300 rpm )to support my hobby and my home. We all do what we have to do...

i dont want anybody to take this thread the wrong way,while i do enjoy what i do & it is quite a challenge to bring a million $ project in on time all the people i know in my personal life have a more(interesting)profession than industrial roofing.

i see alot of people who post that have jobs that are like engineering & photography & chemistry so i was curious as to how many people have regular joe schmo jobs like me.

mike.