People will ask, 'how's the new job going?', and I'll say 'OK'. That doesn't really adequately describe it, though. In some ways, sitting and calling people all night isn't exactly the most interesting/stimulating job description. On the other hand, when you're actually talking to people and not just leaving messages on machines, it can range the gamut from tragic to comic to educational to...whatever.
There was the guy who described how his horse and his dog team up to hunt coons and rabbits, which was the best mental picture all night.
And the guy who is essentially out of business because he lost all his bees to the CCD or whatever that was going around, and can't afford to replace them.
And the people in the Prairies, who've had several years of drought and this year had all the backlog of rain, and fields so flooded that growing rice would be a better option than about anything else.
And the 90-year-old man who still works in the family greenhouse.
And the lady who has sheep and is also a spinner, who I would have loved to chat with, except I was working...
And the guy who commented that he figures about 150$ would be a good payment to him for the effort it takes to fill out the form. (Note it usually takes well under an hour to do the form on the phone, based on what I've been seeing. That means his hourly wage would be 10X mine.)
And the guy who manages his mother's farm, while living and working halfway across the country from her.
And the ones who refuse to participate, but who can be gotten around by calling back another time and speaking to their spouse.
It's a jungle out there. But the work is getting done. And I, for one, am looking forward to the weekend.
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