Re: Work Ethic, Pride in Workmanship, Sense of Accomplishment

[Jim Davis <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 7:57:59 AM UTC-5, ABLE1 wrote:
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> Jim,
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> Sound like me about 5 years ago.  Three or four big projects in the
> works.  Then out of no where I get a call on Thursday from Customer #1
> that they are ready to drywall next Monday.  Then an hour or so later
> get a call from Customer #2 that they will be ready for rough in Monday.
> Then or Friday get a call from Customer #3 that the final coat of paint
> is on the walls and will be ready for equipment install next week.
> Uncontrollable chaos........................  One guy can only be at
> one place at one time.  It is just a what it is.  Juggling multiple
> balls is cruel and unusual punishment!!  Drop one ball and you might
> as well pull in the dirt.  :-)
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> BTW my Doctor asked the same thing and I just laughed as well.  However,
> just in case you didn't figure it out.  What he really should have said
> was. "Are you getting any exercise ABOVE and BEYOND your normal daily
> activities??
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> I am not and have never been a exercise person.  I even have a few
> exercise gyms as customers and they have give me a free pass to use
> the facilities.  I went twice a few years ago just to see how it was.
> It wasn't for me.  I do realize it would be helpful but.............
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> Later,
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> Les

Yeah but ----- if you weren't doing all that work you'd be going to the gym=
 to exercise  ;->

AND --- What do you mean HELPFUL ???

I just don't see how lugging an 8 foot or 20 foot ladders around all day, (=
10 hours or more) climbing them 50 to 80 times (because I drop a lot of shi=
t), balancing without holding on while sorting/splicing/mounting things. Tr=
eking up and down basement and second floor stairways, Unloading and loadin=
g multiple 40/50 pound boxes of wire from the van along with tool boxes and=
 multiple trips back and forth to the van for other tools -------- My iPhon=
e says that I average close to 5000 steps a day, which is about 2 miles.

 ---------- and that doesn't qualify as exercise !!!!!=20

I think that retired people who go to the gym to exercise don't do that and=
 need to get up off their fat ass and get a job before they go brain dead w=
hile they're watching TV on a treadmill.