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Stomachmonkey,

Embarrassed because of the way "others" will look at these guys as being a bunch of jerks.

I have come across this quite a few times. I have done plenty of clean outs and know first hand what a day of hard work is, many a boiler removal.

Agreed that these guys are hard working and don't ask for anything they don't earn.

Stomach, I am glad that you feel the way you do. But I don't think the rest of the country understands the Brooklyn culture and never will.

My shop is in Williamsburg/Greenpoint and the neighborhood has gone through changes, gentrification. People from the Midwest have settled in the neighborhood.

They don't understand the way things work, hell; they step off the curb reading a book and don't look up to see if traffic is coming, that doesn’t work here, people do not yield to anyone.

They are not from Brooklyn and never will be, but they look down on the locals.

A few years ago my wife and I went to Italy to visit my family and to take a tour as my wife had never been there. While on the tour we had to introduce ourselves and give a little information about ourselves in order to get acquainted.

I stood up and introduced myself and mentioned that we were from Brooklyn and was in the construction business in NYC.

We had a couple from the south come over to me a dinner and asked if I was in the Maaafia because of whom I am what I did and where I came from. I told them yes, and to mind there business. Well, so much for having anyone want to sit at my table for dinner.

Anyway, it's a just a feeling I get. I don't see the show helping the image, that's all.

Jersey Shore, now that is a TV abortion.