A recent post pointing out that DU has a rather smart base of members has me wondering--

[GulfCoast66]

193. Right there with you.

I do not too often play up my redneck upbringing and people at work are surprised when they learn it. I travel the world and have even learned a good bit of French.

But I can use a bush hog, box grater and most any implement pulled behind a tractor, fell trees, hunt, fish and tons of other things some on DU can’t relate with. It’s what rural folks learn. You probably know as well as I do that framing out a door is not easy and takes a good bit of what my grandfather called figuring. That’s math in the academic world!

My degree got me in the door. My ability to get shit done and rally my team is why I am successful.

And I have learned there is really no difference between street smarts and book smarts. Just smarts. And hard work.

Working people are the heart of our party. We lose them at our peril!