Thats really hard to do. When theres work. You work. A day off would hurt nothing, cept I'd rather have tha 300 bucks. I totally feel like shyt. I had dinner, turkey helper and peas n carrots. Around 1450 on the day. Theres also the thing that, that crane is MYcrane. If I'm not working, its not working, even if it had a job scheduled. I am the only one qualified and capable. So if I take a sick day on a day we have a job for my crane, my company loses thousands. There are alot of crane operators, and alot of certified ones too. however alot of certified ones haven't even operated a crane... The certification has become a joke. I was required to prove hrs as a oiler, any and all seat time, etc. They don't do that now. If you can do a lil studying and a gay little course with a few cranes, you can be certified operator. Worthless. Now when you have a lifelon boilermaker get outta a man basket that u had him up at 250 ft, and he says your the smoothest operator he's ever seen, and he tells his bosses, he doesn't wanna go up unless its me taking him, hellz yea.