Last night I was watching Modern Marvels. I love that show; they always have something interesting to show you. This episode drew me in cause they were talking about my job and how the truck was designed. The part about my style truck was great. They were talking to a guy who does this type of work for a living and he was saying that he credits the truck for doing all the work. Well, I beg to differ. You see, the truck is just a tool that helps make your job easier but it does not do all the work. The truck gets you to the site but not without the driver's help. Sometimes driving the trucks can be a task all in itself. A lot of the job sites have debris lying all over the place: nails or two by fours with nails, re-bar, or even a sharp rock. You also have to watch out for yourself. You have to watch out for stepping on stuff, tripping over stuff, etc. That's when you can start sucking out the unit. That's when the real job comes in to play.
A lot of the toilets, as you can see in some of my pictures, are pretty bad off. All the ones they showed on TV were still clean, but that is what this blog is all about. I'm out to show you the truth and the dirty side of the job. Don't get me wrong, I love my job. It's (usually) a great job to have. It has its ups and downs, but there are more ups than downs. All the different places you get to go and see, all the interesting people you get to meet along the way. The only downs are the toilets where people obviously have no aim and you have to really scrub them to get them clean. But I find that to be fun: taking something ugly and turning it into a restroom someone would be comfortable going in and using. At the end of the day you can walk around with your head held high knowing you are making the world a little better one toilet at a time. Ha ha. Sometimes a customer will even call in to give you a compliment. That makes you feel good about what you do. I will end with saying the trucks don't really do the work. They just make it a little easier.
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