[ValentineC]

> I've heard non-stop my whole life that if I join a trade it's going to be grunt labor and I'll be paralyzed in 5 years. Maybe some are, but this isn't hard at all. I lay on a creeper and turn wrenches. Anything over 50lbs we have lifts for.

The first sentence is what I'd think too.

Have you considered if the fully ticketed salary includes risk of serious injury if something bad happens (like, knock on wood, lifts failing)?

The far higher risk of injury and death is one thing that keeps people away from physical jobs.

[Ralo]

Absolutely.

It's not perfect. I risk crushing my hands everyday. Or falling. Or causing 10s of thousands of dollars in damage because I didnt tighten a bolt. Arthritis is likely.

But it's still incredibly rare, and mainly in your control. All my coworkers are major injury free.

[sbfeibish]

I just did a search on "Boron and arthritis". It was helpful but didn't give you the information I thought it would. After Boron and arthritis I'd search on "Boron and arthritis and region" --> "Epidemiological studies suggest a link between geographic dietary boron intake and regional arthritis rates, with areas consuming higher boron having substantially lower arthritis prevalence"

[sbfeibish]

You might want to do a search on Boron and arthritis. (Knowing that it might be mildly beneficial or not help at all)