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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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Some of the hardest manual labor jobs I have ever had were also the least stressful.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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| joshwoodzell wrote: |
| Some of the hardest manual labor jobs I have ever had were also the least stressful. |
It makes sense that all your years as a porn star weren't that bad as long as you had your handy Viagra Yohimbe cocktail before you went to work.
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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People who haves specious graps on Engelish language and stupid opinion are called RegalSouls and probably work as furvert suits cleaner.
Sorry. Got my Irish all up on that one, not trying to flame. It'd be one thing if the language was cleaned up a little and there were actually punchlines, but there's a limit to what I can take.
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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| joshwoodzell wrote: |
| Some of the hardest manual labor jobs I have ever had were also the least stressful. |
Completely agree. The three years I worked on a ranch were three of the happiest and easiest-going of my life. (With the exception of having to teach very young children how to ride, but that wasn't very physically demanding, and not something I had to do all that often.)
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Knyte
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Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
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I would say my wife's job would fit the bill.
She's a caregiver for the elderly. So, she spends all day helping people do everything from getting dressed, to bathing, to eating, etc. She always gets attached to them, and they all eventually die. Some are great to work with, others are insanely demanding. She loves what she does, but she only make about $150 a week doing it. (15-20 hours)
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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| Knyte wrote: |
I would say my wife's job would fit the bill.
She's a caregiver for the elderly. So, she spends all day helping people do everything from getting dressed, to bathing, to eating, etc. She always gets attached to them, and they all eventually die. Some are great to work with, others are insanely demanding. She loves what she does, but she only make about $150 a week doing it. (15-20 hours) |
That's actually exactly what I do. Except I got a full time overnight position.
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JimmyLazer
Title: Always bored
Joined: Feb 07 2009
Location: Philly, PA
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People who haves specious graps on Engelish language and stupid opinion are called RegalSouls and probably work as furvert suits cleaner.
Sorry. Got my Irish all up on that one, not trying to flame. It'd be one thing if the language was cleaned up a little and there were actually punchlines, but there's a limit to what I can take. |
Nice spelling of English.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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I have a lot of respect for anyone that does caregiver / hospice work, it's got to be brutally depressing.
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Pandajuice
Title: The Power of Grayskull
Joined: Oct 30 2008
Location: US and UK
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Same here. I respect anyone who happily does a job that I don't think I could ever do as it shows they are better and stronger people than I am.
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
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I worked and volunteered in a retirement home for about 7 years. It was one of only two jobs I truly loved and yeah, it gets really hard when you become attached to someone and they die. Or when they start to get alzheimer's and/or dementia.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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My grandpa is about to turn 80, and although he's super healthy (think Jack LaLanne) I know that one day on down the road he's gonna need someone to take care of him. I volunteered to do so, but man it's gonna be tough. 
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
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My experiences have taught me that I want my mind to go first, not my body. There is nothing more sad than a stubborn, hard-as-hell, grown man bursting into tears because he can't control his bladder anymore. I want to go apeshit crazy so my kids have to take care of me hahaha.
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