[Zeke]

I have worked alone for many of my 50 some odd years in the trades. Sitting down to eat alone is a waste of time and boring as hell. I ususally ate on the run. Go to the truck for a tool and grab half a sandwich out of the cooler kind of thing.

On the other side of the coin is sitting with a bunch of construction workers for 30 minutes. Man, do things hit the lowest common denominator quickly. I mean just how much talk about p**sy can one take? Day in and day out. They called me a snob when I went to eat alone. Fook 'em.

Had one job as a lineman for the phone company when I was just out of high school and failed at my first attempt at college. The guys played cards every day. Same game — hearts. After you've played the same 3 other guys 200 times...


...well... it's OK, I quit after 9 months. Gave 'em back their hooks and never climbed again. Didn't ever fall and didn't want to.