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What's Your Story? Windows

Posted by kathleen
Filed in City
July 3, 2008

What's Your Story? features the different characters that roam the streets of Toronto. Every Monday and Thursday, a new person shares their story, likes and dislikes about the city, a little secret and more.

Name: Nelson

Age: 30

What neighbourhood are you from? Scarborough

What do you 'do'? I'm a high-rise window cleaner

How long have you been in Toronto? Most of my life.

What's your story?

I'm the father of 8 children ranging from 1-10 years. I like what I do.

Favorite thing(s) about Toronto:

The sights - the Skydome, the CN Tower, museums. The fast pace.

Least favorite thing(s) about Toronto:

The pollution.

You have 24 hours to spend with someone who's never been to Toronto before - what do you do?

I guess I could show them Eaton Centre, downtown, the CN Tower, Skydome, and a big theatre.

One thing that your friends/family don't know about you:

That I'm a high-rise window cleaner. I tell them I wash windows but they don't really know what I do.

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8 children! That's too many. Somebody buy this man a condom!

Posted by: Ben at July 3, 2008 2:09 PM

That's a crazy job! but I appreciate what these people do.

When I procrastinate, I can look at the sky and clouds or I could look at dry deposit and bird poop. Thank you for keeping my view clear!

Posted by: Pamela at July 3, 2008 2:19 PM

what kind of story is that... i was expecting a story about an interesting person...not a hockey card bio...

Posted by: James at July 3, 2008 2:46 PM

i love that the true nature of his work is a secret to his friends and family. Like a superhero, or a prostitute.

Posted by: bemused at July 3, 2008 2:51 PM

@ Ben - That was brutally unfunny stupid and immature. Shut the fuck up next time.

And yes, that was way to short. It feels like the interview got cut off.

Posted by: SCREWFACE at July 3, 2008 7:03 PM

ya, we need more than a few details. I wanna know if he's ever seen naked ladies through the windows.

Posted by: satan at July 3, 2008 9:21 PM

That was bizarre.
Sounds like a questionaire from my family Dr.

Posted by: apetimberlake

at July 4, 2008 11:30 AM

Or maybe Nelson is a man of few words. The strong, silent type.

Posted by: Michelle at July 4, 2008 12:18 PM

@ SCREWFACE

Whoa, take it down a notch. Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see what was so offensive about Ben's admittedly not-so-classy remark. Can't say I wasn't thinking the same thing (about the first half anyway).

Posted by: rocketeer at July 5, 2008 6:28 AM