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I'm working 10-hour days with little A/C. Ten hours in the heat is bad enough, but I'm moving equipment, running cables through ceilings--manual labor kind of stuff. By the end of the day I'm pooped (and dirty and yes, probably a bit stinky).

I've spent a couple of weekends lately helping clean out my grandmother's house. That's a whole nuther post...long story.

I need calgon to take me away!

Actually, Strong, it's the best job I've ever had and I really do love it. It's just the summers that are bad. A few years ago someone in an administrative position got the bright idea that 4-day workweeks would save the system $$ because the buildings would be unoccupied for three days every week. That's fine for all the folks at central office who sit at a desk all day, but they don't think about the folks like me who are doing physical labor all day long.

At my school the classrooms all have air, but the hallways don't. I spend a lot of time going from room to room working, moving and cleaning equipment, etc. Once I am in a room I can hit the air and get cooled down, but I spend a lot of time in the un-airconditioned areas. I've also had to run a lot of cable this summer, and it's always hot up in the ceiling (and a lot of fun working in all that insulation!).

Thankfully it only lasts a couple of months and then we go back to a regular schedule...for what that's worth. Once the teachers come back (even before school starts), I'm hopping. They all have some special request and I always try to make it happen. Of course, that's also why the teachers all love me so much!

It's good to see you posting again. I was just thinking a day or so ago that you hadn't been around in a long time!