BAR wrote:



Sure it is. We worked as teams inside boilers, and everyone was
conscious of how productive they were compared to the other workers.

By the end of the first month, my pace had picked up to the point
where I no longer slowing anyone down.

Tough work, working outside on a loading platform in the summer,
inside an old boiler, but the pay was terrific for a summer job.


Were you getting paid $12.50 an hour in 1970 for this job too?


I think it was 1964, actually, and I don't remember the rate. But it was
a hell of a lot more than my buddies were making at their summer jobs. I
had three college summers of relatively high-paying jobs because of
unions. It sure as hell was better than joining the Marines.

Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:



Sure it is. We worked as teams inside boilers, and everyone was
conscious of how productive they were compared to the other workers.

By the end of the first month, my pace had picked up to the point
where I no longer slowing anyone down.

Tough work, working outside on a loading platform in the summer,
inside an old boiler, but the pay was terrific for a summer job.


Were you getting paid $12.50 an hour in 1970 for this job too?


I think it was 1964, actually, and I don't remember the rate. But it was
a hell of a lot more than my buddies were making at their summer jobs. I
had three college summers of relatively high-paying jobs because of
unions. It sure as hell was better than joining the Marines.

I seriously doubt you were earning $12.50 in 1964 cleaning boilers.