[Locke]

And the other thing as well...a little bit about my circumstances.

So...Greyhound was like the Oil-Rigger's Retirement Home.

When people got done on the patch they'd work for the Hound.

However, I was the outlier. I worked there because I could. It was close to University so literally on my way to and from school and it paid obscenely well for unskilled manual labour.

I just never realized how much attention I'd have to pay to not getting hurt.

But I'm just there to pay my tuition. I'm not there for the long-haul.

I remember one day we had to do WHMIS testing? This was a first for Greyhound.

I remember thinking: "Haven't you been in business for a really long time? How is 'now' the first time you're making dock-loaders take WHMIS training?"

Well. It was.

And I will never forget the Supervisor, the GM of the Depot and the Union Head coming to congratulate me on my test scores!

I. Was. Stunned.

"Congratulations! You got a 100% on your WHMIS tests! We're really proud of you!"

Uhm. Thanks?

That test was 'Open Book.' You could literally look up the answers.

The fact that some people didn't get 100% is significantly more concerning.