I had some fairly awful jobs when I was working my way through college.
My longest running job during college was delivering 160 pound soft-water tanks into people’s basements while their dogs snarled at me.
The oversized metal tanks I lugged into the houses made the dogs absolutely crazy.I remember a big German Shepherd viciously biting the tank I was holding at the same time the lady of the house was telling me not to be afraid of the dog.
However, as bad as I may have thought my soft-water tank delivery job was, it does not compare to the job of the Chinese soldier, pictured at the left.
Can you imagine a less appealing job – holding up a target while other soldiers shoot at it?
At least it does not take much effort and it is one of the few jobs in the Chinese Army that allows, even encourages, you to sit all day.
Using targets in trading can be like that – easy to do, but
