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Then one morning I was coming to work and I saw these guys (click on the picture for a larger view)....!
Sorry for the quality of the picture as it was taken with my cell phone but if you squint at the picture closely, about 3/4 of the way up the building, you can see two guys washing windows! They are each hanging by two ropes and swinging back and forth and up and down washing windows. It was about 42 degrees (F) that morning! Yes, the day was bright and beautiful but it was cold, they were slinging water and suspended about 70 feet up in the air by two slender ropes (not my idea of a fun time).
So, I am thankful for my job. I am very grateful that when the weather is storming lightning and raining cats and dogs or pouring down snow in minus 20F degree weather, that I am sitting in my lil warm cubicle looking at my little glowing computer screens and enjoying a Starbucks white chocolate moca.
I think it is at times like this that we should remember to thank God for the things he has placed into our lives. There are many people not quite so fortunate as the majority of us and it would be a good thing to remember those window washers and other such folks in our prayers daily!
Hope you have an excellent day!
Love, Jerry
2 comments:
Thannks for the shot of your office. I don't think I have seen that.
That is a really frightening job to me. Check out these guys I took in Atlanta!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65095032@N00/779640625/sizes/l/in/set-72157600768640282/
When Scott's Dad was in the hospital I watched a VERY nervous window cleaner get onto his window cleaning scaffold seat that was hanging over the top of the building. I could tell he was really scared as he paced the roof for a long time before he attempted it. Right before he climbed on he made the sign of the cross. Scared me to death! I thought to myself then "He really must need this job."
Wow - those guys have a worse job! Actually I've seen the gentlemen who clean our windows cross themselves before descending the ropes to wash the windows at the roofline so perhaps it's a common practice given that every time they step out on that rope, they are taking their lives very seriously in their hands.
I guess it points out that they at least recognize the transitory nature of life and the fact that we should as followers of God always be at peace with Him because we never know when our last moment will come and it may not allow for a hurried prayer at that time.
I hope these fellows stay safe and I hope they pay them WELL!
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