67 years on a road crew in that weather?

[above_all]

Wow!

 

[GeauxLSU]

Have you ever driven on Louisiana roads, they suck so bad, I wore out a set of shocks just driving to Texas and back. He must have clocked in went to the bar got drunk and clocked out 8 hours later. No way anybody has worked on Louisiana roads in years

If it was i-10, no argument there.

The federal government punished Louisiana with Road building money or rather lack thereof for keeping their drinking age low for so long.

Truth. At the time, this formerly 18 year old was not mad about it.

 

[teearr]

"He could have retired at full pay 37 years ago, but he wouldn't even knock off early on his last day on the job."

35 years ago he would have been 48 years old. I think I would have taken the retirement option and started another career like fishing, sunbathing, girl watching or nose picking. Be interesting to know what his wages were at 48 and when he retired at 85.

Still, he was happy doing what he wanted, and that's great.

 

[BIKER13]

he accomplished something very few will ever do.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

he accomplished something very few will ever do.

Lots of people get boring jobs that require no marketable skills or growth and just clock in and clock out every day wasting their lives away.

Only difference for him is he seemed to enjoy it what exactly are we celebrating here.

 

[Boogar Presley]

Sounds like the guy needed a hobby

 

[GeauxLSU]

Sounds like the guy needed a hobby

Lol. Somebody take the man fishing!

 

[Pistolier60]

The federal government punished Louisiana with Road building money or rather lack thereof for keeping their drinking age low for so long.

I heard they raised the drinking age to 35 over there in an effort to keep the High school kids out of the bars.

 

[rOmiLaYu]

Have you ever driven on Louisiana roads, they suck so bad, I wore out a set of shocks just driving to Texas and back. He must have clocked in went to the bar got drunk and clocked out 8 hours later. No way anybody has worked on Louisiana roads in years

I came here to say exactly this. I've driven all over the east coast and out to Texas. Hands down Louisiana has the worst roads!

 

[Boogar Presley]

Dad and step mom took my little brother and I to Baton Rouge when we were kids for my grand parents 50th anniversary. All I really remember about it was multiple times my dad hanging out the window yelling "learn to drive you cajun bastards!!"