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BACK TO WORK
Exactly four years ago this month I was suspended from the job I’d held for seventeen years. It was actually three different jobs, porter, doorman, handyman then doorman again but all at the same place, 144 West 86th … Continue reading
Posted in do-it-yourself, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, finding work, handyman work, hardware, hope, job search, middle age, new beginning, New york, observations, stagnation, unions, work
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NIKE AT THE BANK
A week ago today it was cold as hell, and I spent most of it outside. I picked up a nice gig from my friend Van doing a load-out at the Williamsburg Savings Bank on Broadway. It was also the … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, bule collar, Carhart guys, gattitude, loading, Nike, production work, restoration, trucks, unions, Williamsburg Bank Building, work
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TRASH! Oh, pickitup…
The Department of Sanitation of New York was great at plowing the streets after the last snowfall, pushing all that snow against parked cars that then had a hard time getting out. Let’s see, that was January second, two weeks … Continue reading
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Tagged ACORN, Christmas tree pickup, DSNY, garbage pickup, humor, Mayor Bill, Mayor Mike, mulching, Twinkies, unions, wood chippers
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Back To Work
So as many of you know, I entered limbo six weeks ago, almost to the day. Six weeks where I could not collect unemployment, since I had not been terminated, six weeks where I could not plan for the future, … Continue reading
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Tagged arrogance, humility, publishing., retirement, stress, unions, work, work schedules, writing
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