When I was in JR High and early High School I could not find a summer job in Colo. Springs that was steady with reasonable pay (If you could clear $10 a day you were doing pretty good) SO I would catch the train (R.I. Rocket) and make the trip back to W. Central Illinois, lived with my grandparents, and de-tasseled for Pfeister's in N. Henderson. Since we worked from 5am to 1pm you could go uptown in Alexis and get on with somebody bucking bales or shelling corn for the rest of the day; life was good!. (The detassel crew was divided into 2 crews, boys & girls :) but they didn't let us 'mix' much! :roll ): So reading the comments here is disheartening to me; There should be no lack of youngsters to 'get the jobs done' whatever they may be but I'm afraid that we've been 'too easy' on the kids and they haven't learned the value of a buck and where money comes from. However, all the kids today (especially in the cities) really need is a CHANCE and a bit of leading by example to pick up some needed skills and common-sense. But, with so many things being phased out by technology and the like there isn't much left that needs to be done so the need for the youngsters' help is dying. I'd hate to see the time when they all have 'higher education' and start looking for a job, there's enough of that going on right now. Technology can be a wonderful thing, but like so many 'good things' it turns bad when there is TOO MUCH of it. As they say ' The road to perdition is paved with good intentions!'. So, whenever we get the chance we need to offer a 'helping hand' to all of those that are being deprived of a 'REAL' education and help them along. 8) :roll:
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