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This morning I saw a guy standing on the corner of Route 83 and Horseblock road holding a sign that said Carpenter 4 Hire. The guy was white, so he may have been an American.
Maybe he is out of work or figures if others in that area can do that, so can he.
Any guy willing to do anything(legal) for work is ok in my book. That takes balls to hang with the day laborers being the "different guy" in the crowd.
I agree with you hotkarl and LifeInLI. He'll definitely stand out there.
I just didn't like that other guy pretending to be a war veteran. Kind of a slap in the face to the real veterans. I haven't seen him out there since the late summer.
The day I was getting my carpet replaced I saw 2 vans at different times drive up to my house and the guys asked me if I had some paint work or some other work that they could do.
During the past 2 heavy snow falls I could see 4-5 people in a car driving through my neighborhood to see if they can make money shoveling snow (and they did as I saw them cleaning one house about 10 blocks away)
That takes balls to hang with the day laborers being the "different guy" in the crowd.
Yes it does. He was standing on the top of the snow on the corner where the Chase bank is. He really stood out, you couldn't miss him. I was surprised that the day laborers left him alone. Then again, he wasn't holding a protest sign, he was advertising for work.
Hope the guy finds work.
I do have to say, the number of day laborers in that area has dwindled significantly since last spring.
During the past 2 heavy snow falls I could see 4-5 people in a car driving through my neighborhood to see if they can make money shoveling snow (and they did as I saw them cleaning one house about 10 blocks away)
Me too. One guy was drving real, real, slow while 2 guys walked alongside the car with shovels in hand eyeballing everybody and their driveways.
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Off topic, but there was a guy who used to stand on the corner of 83 and the South Service Road in Farmingville...I'd see him on and off for YEARS holding a sign saying "will work for food, hungry and homeless"...he was a white guy with a long white hair and a beard, hunched over and shaking...this was back in the 90's. I always wanted to talk to the guy and find out if he was for real or if this was some kind of sociology experiment. Anyone remember this guy?
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