Tuesday July 01st 2008, 08:59 pm
Filed under: business, ineptitude, other shit


Hardly Workin’

‘Member I told you that work is being done on my street? Well, it’s still happening. In front of my house, we are getting our water lines replaced from the street to each house and then they will repave the street itself. They are currently working about half a block up the street.

On the side of the house, the lines are being run from pole to pole by Verizon for the VIOS lines. This has been going on for the past week and a half. I see their trucks one day and there are four or five men busy as hell pulling wires and going up in the cherry pickers. Today I saw a single truck.

This guy must be a union man. It must be against OSHA rules for anyone to work outdoors on a day as pretty as today.

First, he did this.

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Then he did this.

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By 2:30 pm, this was all that was happening out there.

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It must be nice……




18 Comments »

  1. FroggywoogieNo Gravatar said:

    on July 1, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    At least he did it on both ends of the truck. I’d be dead tired

    Froggywoogies last blog post..Why flight pilots couldn’t have a little fun?

  2. libragirlNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 04:15 am

    I want that job. It was nice out so I understand the need to sit and get a tan

    libragirls last blog post..It’s quiz time

  3. MetalmomNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 06:42 am

    Froggywoogie-Do you know how FAR he had to walk to get to the back? I think he got a leg cramp from the effort!

  4. MetalmomNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 06:43 am

    libragirl-I think he was in the sun for a total of 20 minutes. After that, he just followed the shade! Maybe you should apply to Verizon!

  5. bubblewenchNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 07:26 am

    please tell me you sent these to Verizon… that is great.

  6. MetalmomNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 08:34 am

    bubblewench-I knew FOR SURE that you would enjoy this. It chapped my ass to know that he was getting paid for this ‘job’!

  7. FinnNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 08:43 am

    I want that job!

    Finns last blog post..In The Land Of Milk And Honey

  8. MetalmomNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 08:54 am

    Finn-You gotta fight me for it!! b-(

  9. TeriNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 09:04 am

    I’d like to have the cushy job. Being outside all day and not doing anything except sitting in the chair, sipping your iced tea and reading a book!??!?!8->

    Teris last blog post..Guns

  10. RobinNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Now that’s a fun job.

  11. mixednutNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 01:33 pm

    Setting up all those cones AND that umbrella? How does he do it? I think I need to be his assistant.

    mixednuts last blog post..Remember When?

  12. MetalmomNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 01:52 pm

    Teri-I think the hardest part of the day was watching the poor guy drink bottled water instead of iced tea. That really is a cushy job!

  13. MetalmomNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 01:53 pm

    Robin-It sure is fun–just look at the yellow umbrella,ella,ella,eh,eh,eh…

  14. MetalmomNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 01:55 pm

    mixednut-I don’t know about that. You might break a sweat and it seems like that is against the union rules!

  15. FroggywoogieNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 03:00 pm

    I’m shocked you didn’t even think of offering the poor guy some cold drink or something. Where is your legendary sense of hospitality? Paying your taxes for his salary is not enough, really

    Froggywoogies last blog post..Why flight pilots couldn’t have a little fun?

  16. MetalmomNo Gravatar said:

    on July 2, 2008 at 04:08 pm

    Froggywoogie-Perhaps I offered him something other than a drink. Maybe THAT’S why he knocked off early! I’ll never tell! :-$

  17. Nobody™No Gravatar said:

    on July 7, 2008 at 08:10 am

    I did a lot of that last summer, but that’s only because I work for the government AND am in the union.

    Nobody™s last blog post..Still here, still Nothing

  18. MetalmomNo Gravatar said:

    on July 7, 2008 at 10:14 am

    Nobody-Union AND Government? Then you must have done twice as much of that cushy job! Lucky Duck!

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