[TheForge] OT - Kids shoveling snow

[Larry Brown]

Bruce
Ya didn't send up to my house!
Damn its snowing like crazy here
Larry
NYC

At 06:28 AM 2/12/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>Well, that's encouraging!
>
>I've been ill for four days so far and was dreading
>going out to shovel snow after the blizzard of '06
>finishes up (it's still snowing!).
>
>Knock on the door, and this kid - maybe 11 or 12, with
>a sidekick of maybe 8 - offers to shovel my "driveway"
>for $20.  I turn that around to my stoop, walk,
>sidewalk, and the end of my driveway (car's parked
>near the end), and he agrees.  And to work they go...
>
>I think there's some parental encouragement, here,
>because there's a car in attendance at the street.
>That's all to the good.  Parents should be involved,
>and this way they're watching out that nothing bad
>happens to the kids.
>
>Oops! A correction.  Daddy's helping with the
>shoveling.  Good for him.  They did a good job, too,
>and quickly.
>
>BTW - these are African-American kids demonstrating
>this work ethic.  Many folks in this area are Black,
>and I don't see any adverse consequence to the
>neighborhood.  I recently checked (remember the MO
>thing?) and found my house was worth 2-3 times its
>assessed valuation.
>
>I gave the father an extra $10 to take  his kids out
>for hot chocolate (which I suppose you still can get
>at a diner) or something.  Little kids chill quickly
>when they quit working.
>
>Just thought I'd pass along some good news about
>people.
>
>Bruce
>NJ
>
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