5 Replies to “Reminder: how good I’ve got it”

  1. I worked in con­struc­tion
    I worked in con­struc­tion dur­ing sum­mers in col­lege — pri­mar­i­ly putting up fences. When­ev­er we’d com­plain about the job, my fore­man would say “Things could be worse, you could be dri­ving the sh*t‑truck…”

    Every thurs­day, a tanker truck full of unhap­py look­ing guys would pull up along­side the Blue Room*, hook up a huge hose to the bot­tom and vac­u­um out the con­tents. Now, there’s a job for you. I won­dered what those guys got paid.

    * Blue Room == portable toi­let, Port-o-let™, Sh*tter, The Office…

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