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EDITION OF LABOR OF LOVE.TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE A PARK MAINTENANCE WORKER.
BEING A PARK MAINTENANCE WORKER FOR THE CITY OF PLANO ENTAILS MANY TASKS LIKE LEAF BLOWING AND MOWING.
THAT'S PROBABLY 90% OF IT, 95% OF IT DURING THE GROWING SEASON.
SO I WANTED TO LEARN FROM ASSISTANT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR CRAIG ROBINSON, WHAT IT TAKES TO UPKEEP THE DOG PARKS OF PLANO.
THE BEST WAY TO LEARN IS TO DO SO.
THEY DON'T MAKE YOU TAKE LIKE SAFETY COURSES BEFORE YOU DO THIS, THIS IS IT.
SO I WANT YOU TO TRY TO GET USED TO THE STEERING FIRST.
I'D SAY I PICKED UP ON IT REALLY QUICKLY.
I MEAN, BUZZ AROUND A LITTLE BIT IF YOU WANT TO JUST GET USED.
WE'RE STILL, I DID A FEW CIRCLES IN PLACE BEFORE TAKING OFF.
STILL NOT ACTUALLY MOWING, THOUGH.
WHAT? THIS TURNS IT ON, SO, SO NOW YOU'LL BE MOWING.
IT WAS DEFINITELY A LOT HARDER THAN IT LOOKED.
DID I MISS THE WHOLE LINE? MISSED A LITTLE BIT ON THE FIRST ONE.
CRAIG, LET ME MOW ON MY OWN PRETTY POORLY.
I MIGHT ADD, I MAY HAVE GONE A LITTLE OFF COURSE HERE.
I WANTED TO GET SOME MORE INSIGHT FROM CRAIG ABOUT WHY HE COMES TO WORK EVERY DAY AND WHAT HE LIKES ABOUT THE JOB.
I WANT TO HAVE TO HAVE A JOB, MONEY COMING IN, AND AFTER THAT I JUST, I ACTUALLY ENJOY THE WORK.
AND I LIKE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. YOU KNOW, WHEN THE ISSUES COME UP AND SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE.
RATHER THAN JUST SITTING AT A DESK AND JUST STARING AT A COMPUTER.
CRAIG SAYS TO BE AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, YOU HAVE TO COME IN WITH EXPERIENCE.
BUT JUST LIKE ME, YOU CAN HAVE NO EXPERIENCE AND COME IN AND GET TRAINED AS A PARK MAINTENANCE WORKER.
IT'S ABOUT HAVING A GOOD ATTITUDE.
GOOD WORK ETHIC, DEPENDABILITY.
I MEAN, THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE TOP THREE.
BECAUSE YOU CAN ALWAYS TRAIN PEOPLE TO, TO DO THIS.
I MEAN, LOOK, YOU, YOU WERE ABLE TO, AND I HAVE A DO
AND IT WAS FUN AND I ENJOYED IT.
ONE OTHER TASK THE MAINTENANCE WORKERS DO IS USE A LEAF BLOWER THAT CLOSELY RESEMBLES A JET PACK.
LET'S FIRE UP THE LEAF BLOWER.
IT STARTED DRIZZLING AND THE GRASS WOULDN'T BLOW OFF THE PAVEMENT.
AH, I'M GONNA LET THE PROFESSIONALS HANDLE IT FROM HERE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING THIS EPISODE.
WE'LL HAVE PLENTY MORE TO COME.
THIS IS LABOR OF LOVE WITH THE CITY OF PLANO.