Things I like about being a steel worker.
1) The wages.
2) You get to play with really big, I mean REALLY BIG, toys,
3) The whole surreal nature of it, flames, steam, noise, molten metals etc.
4) The camaraderie. Did you know, within 3 months of a fresh crew being assembled, they completely synchronize their periods.
5) The 'WTF' moments.
I've just got back from night shift. At around 4.30am, I turned around to see something, only 6 Ft away, weighing 20 tonnes, which should have been horizontal, but was now tilted at 45 degrees to vertical, wedged into, what should have been a 10mm gap in steel floor plates, but which had now, been distorted to 300mm.
I look over at the operator to see him grinning gleefully.
The whole event is witnessed by camera, linked to all the cabins on plant. ( cabins- think Homer Simpsons workplace ) Within seconds, raucous laughter is booming out of the echoing tanoy system.
Priceless!
2) You get to play with really big, I mean REALLY BIG, toys,
3) The whole surreal nature of it, flames, steam, noise, molten metals etc.
4) The camaraderie. Did you know, within 3 months of a fresh crew being assembled, they completely synchronize their periods.
5) The 'WTF' moments.
I've just got back from night shift. At around 4.30am, I turned around to see something, only 6 Ft away, weighing 20 tonnes, which should have been horizontal, but was now tilted at 45 degrees to vertical, wedged into, what should have been a 10mm gap in steel floor plates, but which had now, been distorted to 300mm.
I look over at the operator to see him grinning gleefully.
The whole event is witnessed by camera, linked to all the cabins on plant. ( cabins- think Homer Simpsons workplace ) Within seconds, raucous laughter is booming out of the echoing tanoy system.
Priceless!
posted by Tickersoid at 10:12 AM
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3 Comments:
Take a camera to work in future.
I like #2. In fact, I'm kind of jealous.
Fuckkit- You're right of course. Thing is, I bought a digicam, with the intention of 'ebaying' my collection of belly button fluff and such like. I'll probably hang onto the 'fluff mountain' I've called 'Buhddah in contemplation of brevil toater' for sentimental reasons.
Trouble is, I can't find the sodding thing. I'm thinking, it'll turn up sometime, but months have passed and nothing. I just know, the moment I buy a new one, I'll fall over the original.
Snooze- You have the mind of a sleeze bag sewer whore.
I'm sooooh impressed!
Kicking myself for not seeing a gag there and using it at the time.
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