[rickss69]

Gynecologist in a psychiatric ward...

[thebanik]

Originally Posted by rickss69

Gynecologist in a psychiatric ward...

qft......

[Neuromancer]

Originally Posted by rickss69

Gynecologist in a psychiatric ward...

Isn't that a redundant statement?

[Witchdoctor]

Originally Posted by Kal-EL

Ah yea, all you OCA cats from CP are the shiznitty bombdiggity (kool dudes) but fess up Bones, whats our boy Scotty got himself into as far as work?

Ahhh.... I thought he was a Federation engineer putting his life on the line for galatic peace

[Mr.Scott]

Originally Posted by Kal-EL

Ah yea, all you OCA cats from CP are the shiznitty bombdiggity (kool dudes) but fess up Bones, whats our boy Scotty got himself into as far as work?

I don't know about "life on the line" but, I'm a construction heavy equipment operator/mechanic. That includes the big trucks too. Of course that's during the "green" season up here. We also have a "white" season, as I live in the Great lakes snowbelt region. So in the "white" season, we do snow and ice management. Not driveways either, I mean full size malls and the like, along with subbing out to the county for a lot of lesser roads and highways. I'm a three county supervisor, although you couldn't tell. I"m a "hands on" kinda guy, and along with my supervisory tasks, I'll still climb into a tri-axel Mack with front, left, and right blades and a 25 ton saltbox on the back and take care of a few hundred miles of highway, or run a Cat 500 wheel loader with a 20 foot snow pusher and clear a couple thousand acre shopping mall. It makes no difference to me. I'm fully capable of doing either and everything in between. "Life on the line" would be more like what Kal does.

[Witchdoctor]

Plenty of snow to go around this year bro ..........

I am about sick of it

[Mr.Scott]

It's white gold to me.

[Bones]

Originally Posted by Mr.Scott

I don't know about "life on the line" but, I'm a construction heavy equipment operator/mechanic. That includes the big trucks too. Of course that's during the "green" season up here. We also have a "white" season, as I live in the Great lakes snowbelt region. So in the "white" season, we do snow and ice management. Not driveways either, I mean full size malls and the like, along with subbing out to the county for a lot of lesser roads and highways. I'm a three county supervisor, although you couldn't tell. I"m a "hands on" kinda guy, and along with my supervisory tasks, I'll still climb into a tri-axel Mack with front, left, and right blades and a 25 ton saltbox on the back and take care of a few hundred miles of highway, or run a Cat 500 wheel loader with a 20 foot snow pusher and clear a couple thousand acre shopping mall. It makes no difference to me. I'm fully capable of doing either and everything in between. "Life on the line" would be more like what Kal does.

I'm thinking about all the idiots you've undoubtedly ran across (hopefully not into) doing your job.

Some jobs really are as stated and I used to risk my well being everyday with what I was doing once, namely operating a 769C Caterpillar truck in a Limestone quarry on a mountaintop.

Between the numerous caves we uncovered (Sometimes the cave's roof was the road we had been driving on until it collapsed!), high explosives we were around, heavy amounts of lime dust everywhere, steep grades (Fun when wet - You'll SLIDE down with 40 tons of rock loaded on your ass = ) and the conditions in general, it's a wonder we didn't have anyone killed and I did have some close calls on a few occasions myself.

In my case, what I did didn't affect folks directly but your job does. I know Kal's does too and it's even riskier than what the both of us do but it's for the good and benefit of us all.

Without guys like Kal around willing to risk it all, I don't know how we'd come out.

[Kal-EL]

I wish I could share half the shit I've been thru with you guys, but with attorneys lurking everyone, I can't risk talking about some of the god awful crazy shit that make for THE BEST STORIES EVER! over a couple a cases of beer of course

Whatever it is that you do for a living, just be safe, adrenaline junkie or not, your family needs you.

[Chuchnit]

Originally Posted by Bones

Some jobs really are as stated and I used to risk my well being everyday with what I was doing once, namely operating a 769C Caterpillar truck in a Limestone quarry on a mountaintop.

Sweet Jeebus Bones you are old!! Hell 777C/D was old news back in the 90's. I went away for a few years and now the 992G (electronic control) is old. Lemme guess... hmmm 769C..... that was late 70's early early 80's (or longer)??