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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (133736)	3/27/2001 8:26:23 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Worked hard physically, my first regular job was as the grunt laborer at an iron foundry. The job paid 136% of the minimun wage and 200% in my senior year. I got to do every dirty job every day and hand place several tons of iron weights at 50 or 75 lbs at a time. For speed I quickly leaned to do double weights. I'd shovel 20 cubic yards of molding dirt every day. The last 3 hours of the shift was bending over and shifting the weights from row to row as the castings were poured. Picture standing astride an 18 to 24 inch wide mold with flames rising all around from the burning gases. Then bending over seeing the still glowing metal in the pouring cup one shifts one or two 50 or 75 lb weights to the next row to be poured. Then you reach down and remove the metal jacket that holds the mold halfs together. Don't do it to quickly or the still molten steel pours out. Consider doing this on a day in August of 90 degrees and 90% humidity. Working as a day laborer in a foundry is working hard and if one is smart one finds a different job. I had incentive to get a college degree. tom watson tosiwmee