sweat, blood, and staples

Yesterday was disgusting. It was so hot and humid and I was working in an attic with no airflow. There was a steady drip of sweat from the tip of my nose. Working on these old houses is really not fun. I really hope that we get some new construction jobs. Today was a lot nicer outside. My boss is giving me a lot more stuff to do and leaving me to do it. I like it. Didn't think I would be left on my own to do so much wiring in my first week but he apparently likes my work. I had a few close calls today with injuries. I almost took a hammer to the face. It was my hammer, in my hand. I was pulling old nails out of the joists in the basement of the one house because it's a really low ceiling and I can't stand upright and I could easily smoke my head on one of the nails and do some serious damage. But in an effort to make it safer I almost struck myself with the hammer trying to get a nail out that didn't want to budge. The nail ended up breaking in half which is why I almost got hit because I wasn't expecting it. Then later I was wrapping up the one fish wire and it came undone and snapped back and almost hit me in the face. Then at the end of the day I accidentally nicked the hot leads on a receptacle while it was live. Not the first time I've felt 120V going into my arm, but it's never pleasant. Hooray for insulated steel toe boots. I was supposed to get a 4 day weekend but my boss got a call today and the only time he could do the job was tomorrow. So I gotta work tomorrow. Y'arr.