The war started. Working full time at the grocery store was illogical. After two weeks of special schooling, I was hired as a shipfitter at the Risdon Shipyard. It surprised me that most of the workers were unambitious. They just wanted to find a hole where they could hide and sleep. To me it was like having a giant Tinker Toy. I was given two assistants and each had a crew of ten. But only the three of us worked. We would locate the parts of the hull and wire them together. A master shipfitter followed with welders and rivetors. Dad also worked at the shipyard. He was always concerned that I'd start singing on the job and be fired. Most of the money went to mom and the rest was for dating Mollie.