Hard Jobs Done Well

This winter has been so rough up here in the Northeast. Even simple things have become more difficult to do because of the cold or ice or snow. Every so often I notice someone doing a job -- a hard and at times undesirable job even under perfect weather conditions -- and I wonder if anyone has stopped to say thank you to these workers or if the workers are ever told they are doing a good job?

I have seen so many of these instances that I decided to take a moment to point them out on the blog. If I don't have the chance to say thanks in person, at least I can commend their work in another way.

For today's Hard Job Done Well, I want to commend the man who has to round up the carriages in the grocery store parking lot and drive them back into the store. Last night we had a wind chill that brought the temps below zero. It was cut-to-the-bone cold and this man was out there rousting those carriages. Have you ever tried to drive a carriage train? It looks near impossible. Yet he did it, all bundled up, and with no complaint.

The next time you're at the store, maybe you could consider returning your shopping cart to one of the return stations in the parking lot? It would be great if you would bring it back to the store itself, but I think the carved out stations in the parking lot is an acceptable compromise. It helps everyone in the process, and it is the considerate thing to do.

Think about it! And thank you to all the carriage return workers - you have a hard job but you do it so well!

xoxo,

bex