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Old 02-03-2006, 04:47 PM   #1
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Just Wanted To Say Hi To Everyone

Hi I am a paint contractor in South Missouri. I started painting with my dad after school and in the summer. Started painting full time about 14 years ago. My dad still works with me. We paint new custom homes. Dads whole family are painters but, I am the only one out of all my cousins to carry on the paint brush. LOL The kicker is I'm a woman. I must say it is a hard job for a woman but I LOVE IT. Though those 5 gallon buckets can get a little heavy when you are doing a 5,000 sq ft house. My dad says, "I am not the best, but it takes the best to beat me". LOL Dad has been painting for 51 years now. It is really a prividge to have someone teach you that has as much knowledge as him. He was a union painter at the age of 17 (getting full pay). He said, "I have never worked for a contractor that didn't teach me something". He is getting a little tired now, but don't think he will ever stop painting. It is literally in his blood.

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Old 02-03-2006, 04:52 PM   #2
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Old 02-03-2006, 04:53 PM   #3
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Old 02-03-2006, 04:57 PM   #4
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I could read those kind of posts all day long...nice.
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Old 02-03-2006, 05:36 PM   #5
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Hi I am a paint contractor in South Missouri. I started painting with my dad after school and in the summer. Started painting full time about 14 years ago. My dad still works with me. We paint new custom homes. Dads whole family are painters but, I am the only one out of all my cousins to carry on the paint brush. LOL The kicker is I'm a woman. I must say it is a hard job for a woman but I LOVE IT. Though those 5 gallon buckets can get a little heavy when you are doing a 5,000 sq ft house. My dad says, "I am not the best, but it takes the best to beat me". LOL Dad has been painting for 51 years now. It is really a prividge to have someone teach you that has as much knowledge as him. He was a union painter at the age of 17 (getting full pay). He said, "I have never worked for a contractor that didn't teach me something". He is getting a little tired now, but don't think he will ever stop painting. It is literally in his blood.
Nice post, my son's in 1st yr of med. school in Kirksville. Haven't been out there yet, but I guess it in the boondocks. Glad to have ya here and best of luck to you and your father.
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Old 02-03-2006, 05:52 PM   #6
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Welcome from St. Louis.
As for those heavy fives, this will cure it:
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Old 02-03-2006, 08:26 PM   #7
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Welcome !!!

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Old 02-03-2006, 08:41 PM   #8
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I think Ric Flair said it best...To be the man, you got to beat the man
Of course you being a girl I think his wife said it second best...To be the woman you got to beat the woman... Whooooo!
Sorry, it's a wrestling thing
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Old 02-04-2006, 09:25 AM   #9
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Welcome to the forum. May the brush of fortune stroke your soft skin and the roller of .........well it's just a roller.

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