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Originally Posted by Simple Man

I've seen it takes 7 Indiana State DOT workers to cut grass along the highways. 2 running tractors, 5 riding in trucks. But when a private contractor does the same job on the same highway, they use 3 people. 2 running those same tractors, and one in a truck who uses the weedwacker.

why the difference?

A wonderful person, I used to work for, worked for the WPA, as a young man. He said it took 8 guys to mow someones yard, 2 a com'in, 2 a go'in, 2 a sh**'in, 2 a mow'n....a government entity...way back...

not knocking ANY body...