Hey Buddy, Why Don't You Come Over Here And Try It Again, Okay?

Here's what preoccupied me during store-closing tonight:

Sweep vs. Mop: The Grand Debate

I always thought I liked mopping more than sweeping. Who wouldn't?! Mopping is easy, PLUS it has water, which is always a winner.
BUT IT TURNS OUT:
Sweeping is tons better because
a) to mop, you have to sweep in the first place, and you have to sweep very well. To sweep, you don't have to do anything in the first place - the floor can be as dirty as it wants to be. (no prerequisite)
b) mops get really heavy sometimes, but brooms are more or less manageable. (minimal physical strain)
c) if somebody sucks at sweeping (e.g. the guy who swept the store tonight), he brings down the whole operation because the mopper (e.g. me) ends up just pushing shitty trash-water all over the floor. The sweeper might as well be somebody who likes to do it so the floor can actually get clean before the water comes in. (anal retention)

Sometimes, it's hard to learn such surprising things about yourself.
I never wanted to know that I prefer sweeping to mopping.
And neither did you, probably.

Sorry guys.