Work or starve

[pennwalk]

We are having a little remodeling done and the painter was in to get the walls primed before the cabinets go in. I heard him groaning pretty frequently. Apperently his back was really hurting. I guess he really needed the money. Talk about hard labor! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif Sometimes being self employed is the best but that day it looked like the pits.

Chris

 

[NewToy]

Good for him! I, also being self employed have had to go out and work with my back hurting. Even when I was working for someone else I went to work with my back hurting. It does take a certain type of person to be self employed. You have to stay motivated and not talk yourself into a day off for some frivolity.

John

 

[GeneD14]

One of the other problems with being "self employed" is that the boss can be a jerk! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[pennwalk]

<font color="blue">
One of the other problems with being "self employed" is that the boss can be a jerk </font>

That's for sure. If he worker for me I probably would have told him to take a couple of days off. I hate to see a person suffer. Maybe that's why I wouldn't be a good boss. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif When I used to "work" I used to say if you ain't suffering you ain't workin. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Come to think of it if you ain't suffering why would anyone pay you to do it? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Chris

 

[dubba]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Come to think of it if you ain't suffering why would anyone pay you to do it? )</font>

Exactly my problem. I can't force (pay) someone to do a job I wouldn't do. Therefore a lot of stuff around my house doesn't get done /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[pennwalk]

<font color="blue"> a lot of stuff around my house doesn't get done </font>

It's just a darned good thing our wives don't tell us to work or starve . /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Chris

 

[NewToy]

I remember a day last year when I had a trailer load of merch coming and my back was killing me. I stopped at Walgreens and got a tube of that capsicum(sic) rub made from hot pepper extract. I put a liberal dose of it on and 15 minutes or so later I didn't feel any heat so I really slathered it on. Then I began to crack a sweat and that stuff really kicked in. I was in agony, the area where I had applied it was on fire. I thought it was going to blister so I attempted to rinse it off to no avail. Finally after an hour or so it began to subside to a tolerable level. Funny thing was that awful burning took my mind off of a back ache. I threw that stuff away!

John