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Originally Posted by impaul99  It's really weird, but that's just what I've found happens in the world. Any task that needs to be done, there seems to be people out there who are absolutely THRILLED to do it. |
This is exactly what I was thinking in regard to garbage pick-up. I don't know how this would work in the city, but in the very rural areas I've lived in for about 20 years, here's how it goes. On my road, probably 1/4 of the residents pay a pick-up service, and everybody else takes their garbage to "the dump," which includes recycling and a scrap metal area, and is open twice a week for half a day. Lots of people think going to the dump is the most fun thing, although it does seem to be a guy thing.
As one of my girlfriends says, "My dad is all about the dump." (sounds weird) Guys seem to just love piling up the trash and recycling in the back of the pick-up and going out to the dump and letting their dogs run around and shooting the breeze with their buddies. A bunch of retired old dudes run the place and they love it too. They're having the greatest time hanging out there. You should see this. A guy has heart surgery and he's back there at the dump as fast as he possibly can swing it, because he can't stand to miss anything!
I think some of what gets missing when it comes to what we think of as lousy jobs is community. It's like after a big dinner, Thanksgiving or whatever, if you get a few people in the kitchen to do dishes, it goes real fast and everybody's talking and laughing. It loses the sense of drudgery and disconnect.