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August 27, 2005
What the hell have I been up to lately...
So what does a fresh Econ grad do with his degree?
Cut lawns.
Yes, that's right, I'm in the landscaping industry for a while. Working long hours outside for little glory. It's tiring work, that's for sure. Most nights, I come home and try and put together the energy to make dinner but it rarely happens. But that may be a good thing cause I'm goin out less and that's saving money. Working 8-6 does have it's drawbacks though. I really don't know how people accomplish anything while working these type of hours. You can't deal with any business that runs normal 9-5 hours. I've twice had to catch a ride home from work with a co-worker when the garage closed before I could pick up my wheels.
Some things I've learned while cutting grass:
- Large hills suck ass. There's nothing worse than walking sideways across a slope trying to push a mower. Some of these slopes are 45 degrees or worse.
- People are crazy about property lines.
- Keeping up with the Jones. When a neighbour gets his lawn cut, the others around a forced to cut theirs to maintain the 'natural order' of things.
- City folk spend lots of money. They pay to have their lawns cut to look better. Then they install irrigation to have greener lawns, which means that they have to pay more to have their lawns cut more often.
- Rich people have beautiful pools. I'm talking stone walled pools with a hot tub above from which water flows over a mini waterfall into the pool. Pretty nice, I guess.....
Posted by Dr.Unk at August 27, 2005 11:51 AM
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