# My Summer Life

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 6, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-summer-life/307076 "2005-06-06T02:03:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-summer-life/307076/1 "2005-06-06T02:03:47Z")

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Well I’ve migrated down to Fort Myers, Florida for the summer and I am working for Pike Electric as a groundsman. It’s not so bad making $11.50 an hour plus per diem pay of $50 a day in cash and tax free, not to mention overtime on the weekends. Tomorrow is my first actual day of work, but I got a little preview of what it will be like today by riding around with my dad on the job and helping out a little. Yeah I am going to get sunburned quite badly I think.

Some of the negatives however in addition to the harsh sun include living in a shitty motel away from home with no money till