Posted by Mike (WA) on February 18, 2012 at 09:28:58 from (174.24.193.201):
In Reply to: Too old or too young? posted by TonyIN on February 18, 2012 at 07:09:30:
And sometimes, its good to recognize your limitations in the manual labor area when you are young.
Used to play chess on Saturday mornings with a guy who retired as a Commander from the Navy. Grizzled looking guy, looked like a pirate. One day, I enquired as to how he ended up making a career of the Navy.
He said he signed up for a 3 year hitch during the Korean war to avoid the draft- didn't much care for it, was happy to get out and seek his fortune. His dad got him a job with a construction outfit. First day, they put him on a jackhammer. Boss told him to take it easy until he was hardened in to the job, would probably take a few days. Drink plenty of water, etc. etc.
Bill said he started fine, but as the morning wore on, the water trips got more frequent, and longer. By noon, he was completely worn out, and in his words, "It had become obvious that I would never be the construction king of Schenectady." Told the boss that he was not going to be able to give a days work for a days pay, so why don't I just draw it now. Boss offered to put him on something less strenuous, but Bill's mind was made up.
He ate his lunch in the car, on the way to the Navy recruiter's office. Went to OCS, and said once he had decided on that career, and with the officer's bars, thoroughly enjoyed his Navy career.
He was put in charge of the ship store on one cruise. Said the most maddening part of the job was making the till balance at the end of the day. Always seemed to be off by a few cents. So he bought $20 worth of change from the till, put it in a cigar box under the counter. If till was short, he added to it from the cigar box; if it was "long", he'd take some out and put it in the box. Balancing the till took only seconds. At the end of the assignment, there was still money in the box, so he "sold" it back to the till, and left a happy man.
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