Today was a good day. It's Mother's day, Sunday the 14th and our 7th day on the job. We had a sleep in today, and got to Jordan's house at 9am. Today he taught us how to fully take apart, clean, and re-assemble many different types of rods. Jackson and I cleaned the salt and grime out of tons of rods this morning, working for over 4 hours cleaning these rods while Sam helped Jordan with plumbing issues and the kitchen sink. Jackson and I worked in Jordan's decked out garage, and learned a lot about fishing rod assembly, which isn't as complex as we thought it was. Afterwards, Jordan told us some life stories of his running several different companies, and we had a lot to learn from him about how to properly communicate with people if you want to work your way up in a business or company. It was a shorter day, as we ended up leaving at 1:30. 

*Some of* the rods we cleaned:






Today's time: 4.5 hours

Total time: 49.5 hours

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