u/notomatoplz

Hey, looking for some advice guys. Sorry if it’s a bit long winded. Back in 2011 I took pre service fire at Algonquin college. I was 19 and Inexperienced. Due to this I never wasted any more money pursuing a career because I felt I was an unfit candidate.

In 2015 I obtained my az license and started driving truck. I drove tractor trailer for 4 years. In 2019 I decided to change gears and started an apprenticeship at the same company for a 310t which is a commercial mechanic. I work on everything and anything. But specialize in trucks. 2022 I received my red seal and I’m currently still working in the trade and still hold my az license.

I’m a marathoner and ironman (long course triathlete) with a much stronger than average v02 I’m 35 and I’ve been thinking a lot lately I now have the skills and experience to compete with top applicants.

My question is how should I restart? Is 35 to old? Should I retake a blended fast track course? I’m assuming my course is out of date. Can I somehow challenge the exam? To my knowledge I do not have level 1 or 2 certs. Or should I go the volunteer route save money and potentially burn 2 more years but gain more experience? Just trying to weigh my options and not sure what direction I should head. Any advice would be great. Thank you.

I just moved into a new house. I’m the second owner and it was built in 2009. This is the original roof. The home inspector pointed out There was a few pieces of fascia missing so I had a roofing company come to replace it. I also asked him to fill some holes on the shingles from the previous owners satellite.. When he was on the roof he took some pictures of the shingles and noted some of the issues with the quality of the install on the front of the roof. He said the back and sides seem to be staggered properly.

I plan to get into the attic and see if there has actually been any damage or signs of leaks present. I was looking for more opinions on it and how concerned I should be? Is this a replace next week sort of issue or do I potentially have a year or two to save and lessen the burden? The roofs pushing 18 years so I’d replace the entire roof. I’ve been here a month so I wasn’t really expecting to do it so soon. The inspector also didn’t make any notes of these issues. The company I hired seems to be pretty honest and to me it does look pretty shitty. But can shitty still be functional?

Hitting the restart button

How bad is it?