It’s October, which means the heatwave has finally given us a break, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief as we swap sunburns for hoodies. But let’s not celebrate too quickly—because now it’s time for that biting cold to settle in. And if there’s one thing construction workers know all too well, it’s that neither extreme makes those early mornings any easier.
While we’re all enjoying the end of melting in the summer sun, we’re also bracing ourselves for the frosty mornings to come. It’s time to layer up, drag yourself out of a warm bed, and head straight into the chill—especially when that alarm rings at 4 a.m. Nothing says dedication like showing up to the site when the rest of the world is still asleep, with just enough layers on to feel like you can barely move.
To make it all a little more bearable, we’ve rounded up 23 hilarious memes for all the construction workers out there. Whether you’re celebrating the end of the heat or dreading the start of the freeze, these memes are here to make those early mornings a bit more tolerable.