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OF LABOR OF LOVE.TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BE A SIGNS AND MARKINGS TECHNICIAN.
BEFORE HEADING OUT WITH THE SIGNS TECHNICIANS, THE DAY BEGAN INSIDE THE CITY SIGN SHOP WHERE TECHNICIAN LEO DEMONSTRATED THE LARGE VINYL CUTTER.
IT'S A MACHINE USED TO PRECISELY CUT THE MATERIAL FOR CITY SIGNS.
WHAT DO Y'ALL DO? I'M JUST KIDDING.
OKAY, SO WE FINISH THIS STOP SIGN.
LEMME SHOW YOU NOW IT WAS MY TURN.
HOW SHARP IS THIS? I'M KIND OF SCARED.
DON'T POKE YOURSELF WITH THAT.
SHOULD I LIKE WEAR THIS? MY NAME'S STACEY.
I WAS HANDS OFF FOR THE REST OF THE PROCESS, LETTING LEO DO WHAT HE DOES BEST AND HAS BEEN DOING FOR DECADES.
NEXT WE HEAD OUT WITH SIGNS AND MARKINGS.
TECHNICIAN ELLIOT, WHO'S SHOWING ME HOW TO CHANGE A STOP SIGN.
YOU WANNA POP ONE TO THE RIVER TOP? SURE, SURE.
CAN YOU GRAB THESE RIGHT HERE? MM-HMM
I'VE NEVER RIVET POPPED BEFORE, SO, ALRIGHT, SO I'LL, YOU GOTTA R IT.
I'LL DO THE TOP ONE AND YOU CAN DO THE BOTTOM ONE.
TAKE YOUR HAMMER AND JUST HIT IT.
YOU JUST HEAR THAT LITTLE, THAT JINGLE? YEAH.
THAT MEANS THAT THAT MIDDLE PIECE FELL OUT THE BACK AND WENT WHERE? OH, IT'S JUST IN THE POLE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO SUPER HARD.
YOU CAN HIT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT.
YOU'LL HEAR THAT NOISE, THAT JINGLE.
NEXT THE OLD SIGN GETS TWISTED OFF.
LET'S SUB IN THE PROFESSIONALS.
OH, YOU HAD TO USE A LITTLE, OH,
I WAS LIKE, ALEX'S GONNA TWIST TIME TO HAMMER A NEW RIVET BACK IN.
I ONLY GOT LIKE FOUR SCUFF MARKS ON THE ACTUAL SIGN.
BY QUICKLY WE A NEW REPLACEMENT.
ELLIOT'S FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB IS INSTALLING NEW SIGN POLES USING THE HYDRAULIC HAMMER TO DRIVE THEM THREE FEET INTO THE GROUND.
WAIT, ARE WE GONNA DO THIS TODAY? DO YOU HAVE ONE TO REPLACE LIKE THAT OR NO, WE DON'T HAVE ONE TO REPLACE.
THAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY GET ENGINEERING REQUESTS FOR A FULL REPLACEMENT.
THAT'S WHAT HE WAS SAYING IN THERE.
DON'T GIVE ANY IDEAS BACK INSIDE THE SIGN SHOP.
WE ASKED ELLIOT WHAT HE LIKES MOST ABOUT THE JOB.
I ENJOY JUST THE INDEPENDENCE AND BEING ABLE TO WORK AND GET PAID BY WORKING BY MYSELF OUT IN THE FIELD.
ELLIOT'S MOM WORKS IN THE CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO HE ALREADY KNEW TEAM PLANO WAS THE PLACE TO BE.
I WORKED CONSTRUCTION BEFORE COMING HERE AND THIS IS LIKE THE BEST THING FOR ME WITH THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE.
AND I MEAN, PLANO, THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR PEOPLE.
HE APPRECIATES THE STABILITY HE HAS HERE IN THE CITY.
PLUS IT'S A FUN, CREATIVE JOB THAT WE ALL ENJOY OURSELVES HERE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING THIS EPISODE OF LABOR OF LOVE.
WE'LL HAVE PLENTY MORE TO COME.
THIS IS LABOR OF LOVE WITH THE CITY OF PLANO.