IBleedOrange
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I started a side job today to drop 6 trees and haul everything away. I ask a neighbor kid a few days ago to help haul the branches to the trailer while I cut. I thought $8 dollars cash per hour was a good incentive (plus bonus if we finished b Friday afternoon) for a 16 year old. Well, this morning his mother stopped by my house 15 minutes before we were schedule to leave to tell me her son is feeling "like he might be getting a cold" and would not be able to help today. I accepted the reason and thanked her for letting me know. Not 15 minutes later as I was loading the truck he went whizzing by my house on his dirt bike. He couldn't even wait until I left the house before going out to PLAY! The sad thing is he was the most promising of all the young men in my neighborhood, the rest just want to sleep until 2:00 pm and have everything given to them.
Starting at thirteen I worked everyday after school for my neighbor who owned a landscape company and all summer long. I have always had a job (except for a couple years in college, the GI bill money was enough to live on for a while). The tree job is now taking three times longer than it should since I have to stop cutting to haul everything to the trailer.
Is it just me or is the youth of today spoiled? OH no....I'm starting to sound like my grandparents!!!!!
Starting at thirteen I worked everyday after school for my neighbor who owned a landscape company and all summer long. I have always had a job (except for a couple years in college, the GI bill money was enough to live on for a while). The tree job is now taking three times longer than it should since I have to stop cutting to haul everything to the trailer.
Is it just me or is the youth of today spoiled? OH no....I'm starting to sound like my grandparents!!!!!