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Why do you work on a Sunday?
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Sherey Gould
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German to English
because of the skiing! Apr 13, 2010

Because I chose to live in Lake Tahoe and the skiing here is world-class. Unfortunately, the tourists all know that, too(!) - so I work on the weekends when they overrun our little town and enjoy the weekdays when it's much quieter. (same goes for summertime activities here, too)
Plus, 95% of my clients are in Germany, so by the time I wake up on Friday, they're pretty much already gone for *their* weekend, so Friday is my main goof-off day... and late Sunday (as it's nearing Monday morni... See more
Because I chose to live in Lake Tahoe and the skiing here is world-class. Unfortunately, the tourists all know that, too(!) - so I work on the weekends when they overrun our little town and enjoy the weekdays when it's much quieter. (same goes for summertime activities here, too)
Plus, 95% of my clients are in Germany, so by the time I wake up on Friday, they're pretty much already gone for *their* weekend, so Friday is my main goof-off day... and late Sunday (as it's nearing Monday morning in Germany) is my crunch time!

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