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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH...BUILD IT!

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Contributed by: sheri saunders on 9/7/2009

THIS IS NOT A STORY ABOUT THE POOR ECONOMY OR EVEN ABOUT FINDING A JOB. THIS IS A STORY ABOUT HOW ONE MAN "BUILT HIS JOB"IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT HE LOVED. JIM BEATH, PORT ST. LUCIE RESIDENT FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE IS A WELL-DRILLER. HE IS THE GUY YOU CALL WHEN YOU WANT A WELL DRILLED AT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. JIM HAS BEEN DRILLING WELLS FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS-BUT AS AN EMPLOYEE NOT A BUSINESS OWNER.
WHEN HE DECIDED LAST YEAR TO GO IT ALONE ,HE WAS FACED WITH A HUGE DILEMMA-HOW WOULD HE AFFORD THE VERY MACHINE THAT HE NEEDED TO MAKE A LIVING-"THE RIG"? HE DECIDED THAT HE COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY ONE (RETAILING AT A WHOPPING $20,000) BUT WAS DETERMINED TO BUILD ONE! HE SCOURED THE INTERNET, NEWSPAPERS AND TRADE MAGAZINES FOR PARTS AND WENT TO WORK BUILDING HIS MACHINE. 4 MONTHS, ALOT OF SWEAT AND DETERMINATION LATER, HE HAD A FULLY FUNCTIONING DRILLING RIG. "THE PIPEMAN" WAS IN BUSINESS!
ONE MAN, ONE IDEA AND ALOT OF HARD WORK PAID OFF! DON'T EVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS!

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