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so as I am sitting here bored at work (not on the clock i might add) and browsing the forums and a question came to my nogan.
who all is hindered by the snow to work? I work at Parr Lumber which mean I am mainly on a forklift all day and when it snows or is icy we are pretty much shut down(bunch of pansies if you ask me, I will work all day in 4 inches of snow)
anyways who else cant work when the weather is bad. or who works outside in it?
I'm a firefighter. Snow and cold increases our workload a bunch. We have a lot more vehicle accidents, but usually not as severe with injuries, because sometimes people do slow down. The slick stuff makes things interesting, hauling the gurney to the ambulance with a 300+ lb patient can be a real challenge. And with really cold conditions, pumps freeze, hoses freeze, nozzles freeze, airbrakes freeze. We had 6 below the other morning, and had 3 engines with cold-related problems on one fire call. Joy. I'm going to start carrying a water extinguisher, but it will probably freeze too ;)
Heck I took up snowmobiling because it is hard to work outside all day, day after day. We pretty much shuter down from mid dec to mid feb.
Heck I took up snowmobiling because it is hard to work outside all day, day after day. We pretty much shuter down from mid dec to mid feb.
I feel the same way. The course stays open but I am gone as much as possible. We need more SNOW!!!
so as I am sitting here bored at work (not on the clock i might add) and browsing the forums and a question came to my nogan.
who all is hindered by the snow to work? I work at Parr Lumber which mean I am mainly on a forklift all day and when it snows or is icy we are pretty much shut down(bunch of pansies if you ask me, I will work all day in 4 inches of snow)
anyways who else cant work when the weather is bad. or who works outside in it?
Hey J- Rad
Do you work with Doug Trowbridge?
Ford428CJ
01-11-09, 11:14 AM
I have to work....Even if the weather is bad. I spent most of my time outside for my job. I'm not complaining!!! LOL :)
master... yeah i do work with Doug he is good people...
Oregongirl
01-14-09, 12:36 PM
It used to affect me, but I started working from home in June. No more snow days for me. :( Unless the power/internet is out - but that could happen any time of the year.
I have to work....Even if the weather is bad. I spent most of my time outside for my job. I'm not complaining!!! LOL :)
Yeah but being your own boss you can choose weather you really want to freeze your bu tt off working or go sledding. I usually choose sledding since we are slow in the winter.
The thing that stinks is when the good spring riding is going on we are full bore 6-7 days a week working.
But have to make money when you can.
Ford428CJ
01-15-09, 05:37 AM
Yeah but being your own boss you can choose weather you really want to freeze your bu tt off working or go sledding. I usually choose sledding since we are slow in the winter.
The thing that stinks is when the good spring riding is going on we are full bore 6-7 days a week working.
But have to make money when you can.
I hear ya! Our job is to make sure jets fly! So if that means being out in the cold all day to do so.........So be it. I would like to go more often myself but times are hard and getting harder!!! My Wife could be without a job in the next few months a head.......:( Snowmobiling will come to a sudden stop!:eek: