Overnight min temp so far in E.Kansans and far W . MO are impressive-- seen -9F at Manhattan and St.Joe. Probably colder outside the metars. Pretty sure Manhattan has set a record for the 7th.
I worked in the sewer department to pay for my BA and master’s degree before transitioning to a white-collar career. While white-collar jobs might require you to work 60–80 hours a week, as Fred mentioned, blue-collar jobs are unquestionably harder. I’d much rather work with my mind than do physical labor. The toll on your body from lifting a couple of hundred-pound pipes all day in the sun, compared to sitting in air conditioning, is no comparison, like man