Field Labor

[alexbrock]

that is tough work. it gets reaally hot!!! drink lots of water!!!

 

[PrettyInInk87]

I have worked up in Alaska on the fishing boats in the Bering Sea since 1995. The boat I'm second in command on now is 170 ft. When I was in my 20's working on Deck we worked 120hrs a week in all conditions, no days off, no sick days, only more overtime for offloads for atleast 3 months at a time. Now, When I work, it's only 2 month stretches at a time and my work load is only about 12 hrs a day in a dry seat, instructing and organizing the work and lots of paperwork. I mostly set and haul our fishing gear. HArd work like that and what you do~ you may not realize it at the time~ it wears your body out in ways you only notice in the future. When I was 30 working on Deck, I felt like I was 50! I'd rather use my brain than brawn any day! Though, I wouldn't take a second of it back!

Wow, that must be pretty exciting but tough at the same time. I'd say that is a cool job. I actually agree with you... I think all of the working out in the fields has done SOME damage to my body. Not saying it did much but I actually quit my job. My body could not and would not handle it. My WHOLE body ached and every day I was there I wished I wasn't... I don't know if it was from lack of sleep, the sun, or just the hacking at weeds, and walking in the sun all day. I guess I had forgotten how tough it really was.

Haven’t worked in the hot sun (unless Basic Training counts, July at Ft Jackson in 2001!) I have however froze half to death in full bibs, Ski attire, and much more when I worked at Purdue in GA I worked on the Filet line and froze my Arse off on graveyard shift 15degrees in there if you were lucky!!!

I'd have to say cold weather is just as bad as hot. Last year I worked at a job where we had to bring in the drip tape from tomato and cotton fields. We used machines to reel them in, replace old cupplers, measure, look for holes and rips. If it was a bad piece we had to pull it out manually (PAIN). To the point, we had to work through 110 degrees plus and also went through times where it was 20 degrees out. For us, that is damn cold. It was terrible.

I do some weeding, mowing on my front/backyard but that is about it. You are tough!

Lol! Thanks. Those are things I wouldn't do though... No yard work for me! Unless it was my own house.

 

[PrettyInInk87]

that is tough work. it gets reaally hot!!! drink lots of water!!!

Thank you!