Went out working a little on Saturday with D and his friend Tim. Tim, in addition to driving big rig UPS trucks, also does yard repair work. He's contracted out by Knox Chapman which is a utility company so when they go out to peoples' houses to repair/inspect the utilities in the yard (water lines and the like), Tim goes out to repair the yard where they had to rip up the ground.
Saturday, D left with Tim and Tim's dad at around noon and they worked for a few hours, but Tim's dad needed to get back so I got called in around 3:30. We did three more yards after I showed up and I made a total of $20 for two hours of work.
Basically what happens is we smooth out the dirt around where the ground was dug up, lay down top soil and smooth it out, then sprinkle fertilizer, grass seed, and hay over all that. It's definitely physical work, but the muscle soreness felt good after we were done. And let's face it, $10 an hour is more than I'm making not doing anything.
D's already left to go help out again and I may or may not get called in again since Tim's dad doesn't need to be home at a certain time today. Also, Tim has to drive for UPS tonight and he'll probably need to sleep before going in so, if I do get a call it'll probably still only be a couple hours again. Still, I'll get to hang out with D and Tim (he's a really cool guy), get some exercise, and make a little cashola.
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