Jobs

Maybe not to interesting, but was thinking of all the jobs I have had in my lifetime-

Mowed lawns and raked lawns at twelve or thirteen, ( Up to a quarter for each )-
In the winter those years shoveled lots of walks & cleaned out in front of the firehouse when it snowed-
Delivered Ithaca paper in Interlaken & then at Interlaken & Bergen beach in the summer-
Worked as a soda jerk in Wicke's Pharmacy some and at Burketts restaurant next door at the age of fourteen-
Worked at the Interlaken Canning factory one summer and worked another summer at Martin's Grocery store in town ( dollar a day & dollar & a half on saturdays )-
Worked at T'burg bowling alley some nights & hitch hiked back and forth-
After being a electrician in the Navy & finishing school, I worked some with a welder & learn a little of that-
Did some carpenter work with local carpenters part time-
Worked for Getman's Gas company in Ovid doing service work on appliances & doing deliveries, for two years-
Worked 32 years as a Rural carrier for the Post office, actually two years as a clerk before getting the carrier job-
Owned a restaurant for a couple years-
Sold real Estate for O'domerick Realty in Ovid after I retired-
Worked for B & P Supply Hardware Lumber company part time for five years after I retired from Post Office-
Also worked part time doing maintenance at apartment complexes where I lived later in life-Along with all this I found time to be on the Village Board & School Board for a number of years-
Also built my first house from scratch & a cottage at the lake, plus remodeled other houses-
Probably missed something along the way, but did have a busy life ( where did all the money go, as today I live month to month )-
Oh well I learned a lot & had a lot of interesting experiences & have a bunch of memories, as I sit in my easy chair & grow old-