I’d prefer “ultra-processed, non-whole foods & beverages that especially contain added sugar beyond naturally-occurring density and absent of regulating soluble fiber increases diabetes risk” but yeah

We’re by no means struggling relative to what many are going through right now, but we definitely already lost multiple safety-nets in a very brief amount of time under Trump’s 2nd term.

Don’t do welding, or pipe fitting. Speaking from the counsel of family whose profession was this (and they were one of the best, truly). In their own words they’d never advise anyone to go into that these days.

To do things over, as much as they loved it, they said they’d probably join the sparkies. Electrician or lineman.

Meanwhile hvac trade is a wash with really terrible people, the most conservative trade, low union, and highly variable in competency.