Uber-Spies And Uber-Roofers Should Have Equal Pay

Magic furbabee Update: Still not eating, still going to the vet all day. But looking much better! So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she will eat today and everything will be fine again.

Okay, total exhaustion has set in yesterday. I've been working till 7-8 pm every day on this huge reroof that I kept complaining about. Since there were storms coming, courtesy of Katrina in Miami, we worked extra hard to cover as much exposed area as possible. We were fortunate the winds weren't blowing too hard because that's when the shingles get flipped over and peeled off. Then, of course, the roof leaks and the phone starts ringing about midnight with screaming homeowners ;-). Don't you want my job? ;-)

It always amazes me that during heavy, heavy downpours, some homeowners will call and expect you to drive out to their houses to stop a leak. Especially at 3am, in the dark. And oh, they don't think that means extra $$$ either, since you happened to put the roof on FIVE YEARS AGO. Do you think getting old also means losing your consideration about other people making a living? LOL. I think so.

Sometimes, they gave me $5 for driving out there to help them out. How nice. And oh, I can say this because I AM ASIAN, but there have been two Asian families now who thought giving me rice cakes for dinner was sufficient payment. And they owned homes in gated communities, so I suppose I just looked like all I needed were rice cakes to survive. LOL.

So how much should a spy charge for her service? And why does she gets better pay than a roofer? LOL. After all, both are about reputation and both have something to do with leaks.

You can tell I'm truly exhausted and my mind is wandering today, can't you?!

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