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November 23, 2005
Five Day Forecast
My son recently landed a job with a roofing firm. He's absolutely made up, he loves it, it's the perfect job for him. The guys he's working with don't treat him like an apprentice or a gopher, he's jumped right in from day one, learning the job properly. And, from all accounts, he's doing really well at it.
But, like so many things in this country, it's adversely affected by the weather.
Obviously rain puts a damper on things (excuse the pun) but so too do frost, fog, high winds and snow. You can imagine, there aren't many days left in the year once you've extracted all those.
And, of course, when he doesn't work, he doesn't get paid. It's really difficult to keep him motivated... he has a job he loves, a trade with a future but his income is unreliable, sporadic even. It's a great shame because, when spring comes, he's going to find there aren't enough hours in the day for all the roofing repairs that need doing. Let's just hope he can bear with it until then.
Posted by lilliebet at November 23, 2005 07:45 AM
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Plus he gets to wolf-whistle at women all day. Bonus!
Posted by: Gerald at December 5, 2005 01:37 PM