On Mar 21, 10:35*am, Gary > wrote:
> John Kuthe wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:14:50 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> > >Any work is honorable work and no one should look down on even the lowliest
> > >workers.
> > >From the movie, Caddyshack, "The world needs ditchdiggers." *
>
> > I agree! Funny you mention ditch diggers though, as when I was a child
> > my mother used to stress the importance of an education "else I might
> > become a ditch digger". Today they are called heavy equipment
> > operators and some can make into the six figure income range! ;-)
>
> People think a trash man is a crappy job. *They make more than I do plus all
> the benefits that I don't have right now.
>
> Also...someone wants to diss you for being a trash man? *Just let them go on
> strike and see how everyone realizes how much they need them.
>
>
>
> > >The people that I look down on (and I know one) are those that get layed off
> > >and milk the unemployment until it runs out....rather than go out and find a
> > >new job. *I could have gone on partial unemployment this past winter but I
> > >wasn't brought up that way. *I went out and found my own work to keep me
> > >going until the company work picked up again.
>
> > ...
>
> > I have not since I've been unemployed as a nurse collected any
> > unemployment.
>
> Don't get me wrong. *Unemployment is there for people that need it and are
> trying to get another job and it can be a life saver. *My only problem is
> with those that jump right on it, then stay on it as long as they can vs
> trying to find a new job. *In my area here, there's always a job to be
> found. *It might not be what you want but it can suffice until the better
> one becomes available.
>
> Gary

It's a shame that more people don't think like you, Gary. You sound
like a person that has a lot of character, besides being one!