It may be a new year, but you already know how it will go down. Yeah, there might be a fresh batch of apprentices to mess with, new safety violations to "accidentally" rack up, and probably new energy drink flavors to try (seriously, who's keeping track anymore?). But at the end of the day, the script stays the same: you'll complain about the early 4 a.m. wake-up calls, your back will still hurt no matter how much stretching you pretend to do, and the weather will somehow always be both too hot and too cold.
But the thing is, you still wouldn't give up the blue collar life. Because through all the concrete dust, frozen fingers, and questionable porta-potty situations, there's your crew. The same guys you complain about during lunch breaks but would also trust with your life on the scaffolding. Every year, you grow a little more appreciative of those friendships… even if you'd never admit it out loud.
But the thing is, you still wouldn't give up the blue collar life. Because through all the concrete dust, frozen fingers, and questionable porta-potty situations, there's your crew. The same guys you complain about during lunch breaks but would also trust with your life on the scaffolding. Every year, you grow a little more appreciative of those friendships… even if you'd never admit it out loud.
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