Today is the Feast of St. Joseph the worker! Before I share a memory I thank St. Joseph for his intercession, for today Joshua was hired on a new job.
Now since this is the Catholic Day for the Worker, actually established in contradiction to the the Communist May Day , my memory will be about early work experiences.
One was as a dishwasher at the Queens Terrace. This was an establishment that provided venues for weddings, bar mitzvahs, engagement showers, confirmations etc. etc. There were ten rooms each held up to 300 people. On a fully booked day we served 3. Washing 3000 fruit cocktail cups, 3000 dinner plates, coffee cups and saucers, utensils etc, etc makes for a very hard day. In those days we did not have a dishwasher and everything was done by hand. The day ended with scrubbing uncountable pans in which they roasted the prime ribs which was the principle menu item.
While I never delivered newspapers I do have an interesting work resume for my youth. I tested water for a city sewage treatment plant over a high school summer. I was a courier for a package delivery service in Manhattan during my high school, I was an ambulance attendant for the city EMS while a college student, as well as morgue attendant, and a surgical assistant.
Then I went into the Army and had a 22 year, 10 month, 14 day, 8 hour career which ended in 1989!
San Giuseppe prega per noi!
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