Lol :).. Yeah, I learned REAL quick why the experienced hands were wearing cotton long-sleeve shirts ;^) (I was about 11-12 when I started.. and I WASN’T getting paid for it :p)
Funny you should mention asphalt.. I was 1 of 3 from my high school that were chosen (through application) to work the TDOT (Texas Dept. of Trans.) work program (summer between HS grad and Uni) before University.
My boss happened to be my girlfriend’s father >.< .. I worked REALLLY hard :D
(She cheated on me while I was away :p)
and I WASN’T getting paid for it :p
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With ME, that was a ‘figure of speech’...though anytime we went by to pick up the kid that lived on the farm always something to eat and welcome most any time etc...AND we did eat well the 3 days we ‘toiled the fields’..small town, small farm, guess somewhat like the ‘Amish Barn Raising’ life..
With YOU, if you lived on the farm am sure you got 3 square etc...don’t think you had 11 bros and sisters for the heck of it did you?>>... more kids, less hired hands....HA HA...