Safeway Salvage
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Summer jobs as a teenager were not always so good,
But we had to make some money so we did what we could.
This poem describes one of summer jobs I did in the heat,
That sometimes would knock me right off of my feet. Continue reading
The Grain Elevator
Graduating from high school is a monumental event in the life of a young person. They are ready to grab the world by the tail and give it a whirl. The first step towards becoming independent is that very first job we get on our own. Here’s the story of my first experience after graduation. Continue reading
The Wheat Harvest
When I was 18, I was anxious to try things I had never done before and get out on my own away from home. The opportunity to join a wheat harvest crew provided an experience away from home out on my own without my parents. I jumped on it and here’s the story. Continue reading
Boot Scuff Goatee
Sometimes even cousins get into minor scuffles with each other when they spend 12 hours a day working together during summer vacation. The money was good and helped tremendously with our college educations but we worked hard and sometimes got on each other’s nerves a little. Here’s the story Continue reading
Summer Of 63
In 1963 when I was 20 years old and going to college, I got a summer job at Philtex Plant in Phillips, Texas. The plant was only a block from my house so this was an ideal summer job for me. Philtex Plant had started out being a research facility for developing speciality chemical processes. The test plants they built were so profitable that they had commercialized the facility and they sold all kinds of speciality chemicals. There were six college students hired that summer. Here are some of our experiences. Continue reading