Labor Day

Robotic welders and robotic burger-flippers perform repetitive tasks quite well but the hardest working machinery may be the HVAC units that keep workplaces and homes comfortable 24 hours a day and 365 days per year.

The first Monday in September was declared a national holiday in June of 1894. We call it Labor Day and like other holidays we have barbecues, go to baseball games, and ironically, perform no labor. The holiday marks the end of summer although the season does not officially end until later in the month. Labor Day occurs at that time of year when the school year and the football season are about to begin and the weather is beginning to turn cooler. Unlike patriotic holidays like July 4th or Memorial Day, the Labor Day holiday is a celebration of the common working person. Americans are known for being harder workers than Europeans and perhaps a bit less hardworking than our Asian counterparts. That might be a stereotype, but what is true is that no other country can compete with Americans as to the variety of jobs we work at. Another ironic fact about labor is that machines and robotics have surpassed even Asians in their ability to labor long and hard at many tasks. Robotic welders and robotic burger-flippers perform repetitive tasks quite well but the hardest working machinery may be the HVAC units that keep workplaces and homes comfortable 24 hours a day and 365 days per year. If the HVAC units do get a break, it is in the springtime and around Labor Day when the outside temperatures are moderate. Machines can’t celebrate any holiday, but wise homeowners know that September is a great time to treat the HVAC system to a thorough duct cleaning and furnace tune-up to prepare for the upcoming cold season. The furnace that is well taken care of in September will reward the homeowner with a winter of constant labor that will keep the house warm and comfortable through the winter holidays.

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