In the snow and wind, no gloves

If you've had a rough day at work, just put yourself into these workers' shoes. Your working conditions could be worse.

Here they are, hanging by cables, 160 feet above the ground It's snowing, the temperature is about 20 degrees and there's a breeze.  It's downright chilly.

The men are working on the old Met-Ed smokestack at West Philadelphia and North Pershing, replacing old copper cables with new fiber optics, which will make Sprint's system faster and more powerful. They attach and connect cables in the snow, bracing against the wind. None are wearing gloves.

They get a few glances from the people below. Office workers leaving the York County Judicial Center, bartenders heading to a busy Friday night of customers wanting to forget the storm and kids just out to explore York in snow.

Of course, while schools were dismissed early and some office managers sent their employees, there are still the cops, state highway workers, truck drivers.
  
But at least they're inside for most of the day.