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To: windcliff

I worked at a large butcher shop as a teen. I calculated that for the career-guys there, they averaged one lost finger for every 5 years of work.

It was a real motivation to further my education.


13 posted on 04/27/2014 12:21:51 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

I put in equipment in a plant like that where you could estimate tenure by missing digits. I guess if you lose all 10 they give you a gold watch and retire you.


14 posted on 04/27/2014 12:22:59 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: PGR88

The old timer brothers at the butcher shop where I worked as a teen were virtuosos with a knife. Between the two of them they had 75 years of experience and were only each missing the tip of one finger.


21 posted on 04/27/2014 2:34:36 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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