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They took any job they could. That's what I heard. Being Burns Night, I just saw a quote by him about not fearing hard work.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on January 25, 2020 at 7:43 PM
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There have been the same kind problems here in the past. Especially in the country I have been told that men would wait for the farmer to cut grass for hay making and stand by the the field gates hoping to get a day's work. I don't know what they did at other times unemployment benefit was pretty slim.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 25, 2020 at 10:22 AM
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