Real physical work
July 5th 2007 18:58
My nephew emailed me a couple of days ago to say that there was a three month research job going at Norwich University, and that if I was interested I should apply quickly. However, I don’t want to commit to three months in terms of temporary work, and that would also commit us to being in Norfolk again for three months. Apart from that I had to have a PhD, which I don’t, so that was that. Obviously my nephew thinks I’m more qualified than I am!
But we did do some real manual labour the other day. My brother-in-law had a load of roof tiles arrive, and they were plunked down on his front lawn. He wasn’t too happy about that (he’d been out at the time and my wife and I thought that
was the only place they were going to go easily), so last Monday we set to and shifted them to the back of the house, beside the garage they’re going to go on.
We’ve been lacking in real physical exercise, let alone physical work while we’ve been on holiday, so it was good to shift barrow load after barrow load of the tiles from one place to another, in the sun (and some rain) and generally feel as though the muscles are being used. It’s not easy to make the muscles work while you’re away from home and normal routines. We’re going to have to figure out other jobs like this to do. Travelling in cars, and strolling round National Trustbuildings doesn’t quite cut it.
But we did do some real manual labour the other day. My brother-in-law had a load of roof tiles arrive, and they were plunked down on his front lawn. He wasn’t too happy about that (he’d been out at the time and my wife and I thought that
We’ve been lacking in real physical exercise, let alone physical work while we’ve been on holiday, so it was good to shift barrow load after barrow load of the tiles from one place to another, in the sun (and some rain) and generally feel as though the muscles are being used. It’s not easy to make the muscles work while you’re away from home and normal routines. We’re going to have to figure out other jobs like this to do. Travelling in cars, and strolling round National Trustbuildings doesn’t quite cut it.
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