kids these days rant

[GoldenRivet]

So my brother in law (age 13) wants to do "anything he can to make a buck" so he can buy his video games and save up for a car in a few years etc.

I happen to be in need of an airplane washer... its a less than glamorous job, which has to be completed when weather is often cool, breezy, foggy (keeping training aircraft on the ground) and it often requires the individual to get soaked to the bones with water, covered with oil stains on hands, and arms and face etc and the job doesnt pay a whole lot.

I might expect somone to professionally wash and vacuum the aircraft as well as wax the leading edges of the wings for $200

I told him "tell you what, just rinse, soap it off, scrub off the bugs, and put a little shine on her... dont worry about waxing or vacuuming, ill do that... and i'll pay you $50"

a fair price to a 13 year old who has to do little more than spit shine some aluminum IMHO.

so the first question i get

seriously is...

"How do i go about doing this without getting wet or dirty?"



"if you find a way... please share it with me." i said

so... the youth proceeded to do a fair job of cleaning the aircraft, within an hour all of the bugs were removed from the leading edges, and now he was onward to degreasing the belly.

a chore which soaked him through to the bones!

"poor kid" i muttered to myself as i watched out the window sipping a cup of joe watching him wiggle under the belly of the airplane scrubbing for all he is worth.

i have to admit, he did a fair job... but throughout the ordeal complained heavily about being wet and covered in grease and took three "brunch breaks" between about 9am and 11:00am.

whats with that?

do kids these days go to the beach and bitch about all the sand?

surely he knew he would get wet???

funny!!!

rant over