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Salt trucks. Snow plows. And the men and women who give up their holidays to go scrap the roads so we can all drive to see our loved ones safely.
I have 2 uncles (one is a great-uncle, or my mother's uncle) who work for the county back home. They both have, at some point during their tenure, driven the the road grader during the summer to make our gravel roads nice. They also are the ones who get called into work at 4 am on Christmas morning to scrap the ice off the road so everyone can make it to church and over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house. It also occasionally involves working late into the night, on the weekends, and in the blowing wind when you can barely see! They do receive great compensation for this, but let's face it... they'd rather be home with their families too!
So the next time you drive on a newly cleared road, remember the man or woman who went out in the bad weather and away from their family so your drive could be a little bit safer! Especially this Thanksgiving weekend!
Oh this brings back memories. My father was supervisor the grounds dept. of our large school system in NJ. My brother also worked for him and they had to be on call with any chance of snow to keep the schools driveways and walkways cleaned. My dad would make the decision whether school should be opened or closed. I would beg him when he left at 3:00..."Don't wanna go to school today Dada". And surprisingly we didn't have any lol. All those poor folks who do this thankless job deserve a pat on the back. At least save them some pumpkin pie !!!
ReplyDeleteWe don't get snow very often here and definitely not enough for salt trucks, but my brother is a lineman. When we get ice, the lines go down and he has to work for days and sometimes weeks to get everyone's power back on. Those people who work jobs like these are my heroes and they don't get enough praise.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! I also feel sorry for the people who work at retail stores who have bosses or corporate people telling them they have to be open on T-giving. No fair!
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