He hitchhiked to Florida, found a job loading racehorses into cargo planes in Miami and decided to work with avionics.

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Already past 50, he had to take a job loading enormous tires onto flatbed trucks and delivering them around the state.

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In 1970 Terry Britt opted to skip college against his mother's wishes and take a job loading trucks at the Lowe's in Lumberton, N.

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Cutting sugar cane, swinging a machete all day and loading lorries is a tough job, made worse in the suffocating heat by having to wear thick clothing to provide protection from the sharp leaves.

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