I lived that life. I did service from Ogdensburg to Binghamton to Jamestown to Erie….and a lot of work in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Towards the end I also ran crews in 5 states on overnight work. Talk about sleepless nights!
No layoffs for me though. We worked year round.
Today I went fishing for 4 or so hours this morning then came home to warm up. Had a bite to eat and got my tractor ready for leaf pickup. Sharpened and changed the blades, got the bagger on it and mowed/picked up leaves for a couple hours. Then I put the flower boxes away, drained the hoses, put the potted plants away and killed a mouse. (Been after it for a couple weeks…..squished it with the tractor)
I got dinner ready and now I’m having a cocktail with my Bride.
I really don’t know how I ever managed to work and get everything done.