It’s trash day in my neighborhood!
Sanitation Worker: All this gripping really messes with your hands, man.
Me: I believe it. How long you been doing this?
Sanitation Worker: Sheeeeeit. Too long. Four years?
Me: That’s a long time for such a hard job.
Sanitation Worker: After the first month of working here, I woke up with my hand cramping so much I couldn’t move it. I almost went to the hospital before I remembered my boss told me all kinds of things were gonna hurt that I never thought could hurt before.
Me: That’s a hard job.
Sanitation Worker: Really fuckin hard, man.
Me: You guys are union right?
Sanitation Worker: Yeah
Me: 33*?
Sanitation Worker: Yeah, how’d you know?
Me: I’m 33, too.
Sanitation Worker: Shit, who you work for?
Me: Library.
Sanitation Worker: The one around the corner?
Me: Nah, I’m at Central.
Sanitation Worker: Shit, I think I owe y’all some money.
Me: I get that a lot.