Thursday, January 22, 2009

The Army vs Construction Work

Before joining the world of construction the thought of joining the armed services did briefly flash. As fate would have it construction work a few minutes from the abode intervened and one year later it has delivered a few points

1) Yes, the army and construction work involve building and destroying stuff - however in construction work the emphasis is on building and moreover...
2) It's about building stuff in your neighborhood
3) There's never a point in construction work where killing someone - however annoying - is appropriate
4) With regards to machismo and general manliness - There are way more women in the field in the army than in construction - and some of the women we've got are formidable and friendly :)



probably safe to say the lady on the left is more macho than the punk on the right...
5) There are no medals for being wounded on the job - sure you may get a settlement, however almost everyone, almost every time is gonna think you are a screw-up.
6) Ok - the no guns or grenades thing is tough to overlook... hey - we do get dynamite on special occasions...
7) **Most** of the time you get to go home every night
8) Both construction work and the army require physical strength... in general you've prolly gotta hand it to the Armed Services here.... however there are some buff dudes on the site too....

It might be nice to get to a top ten... submit suggestions below... and remember - it's nothing against the armed services, heck the bluespaders.org folk are some great guys who've rolled me under the table partying more than one night...

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