After an extended period of unemployment I have begun working for the Parks and Recreation Department of City of Olympia as a groundskeeper. Whack, mow and blow dontcha know. Working for the City is very nice for reasons I will elaborate on later.

While making the city a prettier place to be I began to reflect on the best and worst manual labor jobs I’ve had and a funny thought came to me. You know you’re an Olympian Working Class Hero if:

• You know at least two guys at the parts counter at J&I Power Equipment by name.
• You now call that little shit you went to Capital high school with Sir.
• Your resume includes the phrase ‘Strong mechanical aptitude’.
• You don’t drink at the Broho out of respect for what it once was.
• KCPQ 13 is all the TV you need.
  
• A seasonal position with Lacey or Olympia is the best damn job you’ve had in years.
• Driving around Thurston county you point out to your passenger the trees you’ve pruned and the stumps of the one’s you’ve felled.
• You’ve whizzed in a cup in the bathroom of building 405B of the Capital Medical Center.
• Fones road is all about Home Depot.
• Harbor Tools sucks!