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Summer Jobs
Summertime and the living is easy... sometimes. In this series, Dick Gordon speaks to individuals who had unique summer jobs. From checking toes at the local swimming pool to catching crabs in Alaska, these jobs provided pocket change,a healthy dose of character and, of course, great stories.
Summer Job Series
Tuesday, September 08 2009
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newspaper editor
Connie Jones
Connie Jones grew up in the rural South. Her high school guidance counselor told her she was more likely to go to jail than to college. But a stranger arrived in town to set up a newspaper. Connie tells Dick that meeting this man totally changed the trajectory of her life.Â
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Tuesday, September 08 2009
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Sauerkraut Runner
Bob Goodale
When he was thirteen years old, Bob Goodale had an interesting
summer job. Bob wrote, "I was a sauerkraut runner. In Iowa during 'sauerkraut season,' young men in hip boots
trudged around in huge vats. My job was to get in the vats when the brine
was below their knees and 'run' around until the brine was well over
their knees!"
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Tuesday, September 08 2009
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Toe-Checker
Mel Miskimen
Mel Miskiemn took a summer job as a “toe checker” at the local pool after graduating from high school. Mel tells Dick that she used this low-paying job to take revenge on middle school snobs by enforcing the rules and making them wear unattractive bathing caps. And she paid her way through college.
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Tuesday, September 08 2009
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Horse Carriage Driver
Lucy Carnaghi
Lucy Carnaghi drove a horse-drawn carriage through the
streets of Chicago. Lucy loved horses and she loved her job, but she
confesses that till this day, she has never told her parents that it
involved her driving her carriage alone, loaded with cash, at odd hours
of the night.
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Friday, September 04 2009
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CARING FOR MRS. BLACKBURN
Margaret Sudekum
When Margaret Sudekum was 16, she took a summer job caring for a woman with quadriplegia named Mrs. Blackburn. Margaret says she learned a few lessons, including the idea that circumstances don't necessarily dictate how you must live your life.
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Tuesday, September 01 2009
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selling TIME SHAREs
Eileen Powers >>More
One hot June night in 1988, Eileen
Powers and a friend in a car and
headed to Cape Cod. After days of trolling for jobs at every restaurant
and hotel they knew, the two girls saw an ad in the newspaper for "tour
guides." Eileen ended up selling questionable time shares.
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