[TheForge] OT - Kids shoveling snow
Mark A Pesetsky
pesetsky at Princeton.EDU
Mon Feb 13 09:46:18 EST 2006
> 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.
THIS is what the local/world news teams should be covering/promoting youngsters to do...NOT all the gang banging/reality "Give me a million dollars for being an idiot" shows that are forced down our's/their throats...
Glad you got some quality work and rewarded them above and beyond what they asked for Bruce....
Mark
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