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Feb 10, 2023Liked by Richard Buckner

Flashbacks of Labor World days, but we were in Florida, so the beat-up seaside hotels were muggy and hosted flying "palmetto bugs" that looked like knots in the pine paneling - until they rushed you in a panic

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Feb 10, 2023Liked by Richard Buckner

Names. My 11 year second job was pre-dawn hours at UPS at local airport loading and unloading jets. Every new hire received their ‘name’ almost immediately upon sight. We had; High Hat, squishy ass, undercover boss, bench, man bun, pants-on-the-ground, ass man, corn fed, Lurch, the Turk, among others.

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Feb 6, 2023Liked by Richard Buckner

I think I might know this Victorian Inn. If so, I know many who have worked up there in valet, food service, housekeeping. They would likely nod along as they read this. Seems as though workers — even the more permanent ones — are viewed with suspicion and a fair amount of disdain. Love the narrative.

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Feb 5, 2023Liked by Richard Buckner

As a (an?) NC resident who has spent time in Greenville, I concur.

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Feb 5, 2023Liked by Richard Buckner

Yikes. Those are some days. Weighted and nutritionally challenged. 😬

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