Steves LX
01-15-2009, 03:08 PM
Next time you have a bad day at work think of
> > this
> > > Guy.
> > > Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global
> > Divers in
> > > Louisiana. He performs underwater repairs on offshore
> > > Drilling rigs.
> > >
> > > Below is an e-mail he sent to his sister. She then
> > sent it
> > > To radio station 103.2 on FM dial in Ft. Wayne,
> > Indiana,
> > > who
> > > Was sponsoring a worst job experience contest.
> > Needless to
> > > Say, she won.
> > >
> > > Hi Sue, Just another note from your bottom-dwelling
> > > Brother. Last week I had a bad day at the office. I
> > know
> > > You've been feeling down lately at work, so I
> > thought I
> > > Would share my dilemma with you to make you realize
> > > it's
> > > Not so bad after all.
> > >
> > > Before I can tell you what happened to me, I first
> > must
> > > Bore you with a few technicalities of my job.
> > > < br> > > > As you know, my office lies at the bottom of the sea.
> > I
> > > Wear a suit to the office. It's a wet suit. This
> > time
> > > of
> > > Year the water is quite cool. So what we do to keep
> > warm is
> > > This: We have a diesel powered industrial water
> > heater.
> > > This
> > > $20,000 piece of equipment sucks the water out of the
> > sea.
> > > It heats it to a delightful temperature.
> > >
> > > It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden
> > hose,
> > > Which is taped to the air hose. Now
> > > This sounds like a darn good plan, and I've used
> > it
> > > Several times with no complaints.
> > >
> > > What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working,
> > is
> > > Take the hose and stuff it down the back of my wet
> > suit.
> > > This floods my whole suit with warm water. It's
> > like
> > > Working in a Jacuzzi.
> > >
> > > Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my
> > butt
> > > Started to itch. So, of course, I scratched it. This
> > only
> > > Made things worse. Within a few seconds my but t
> > started to
> > > Burn. I pulled the hose out from my back, but the
> > damage
> > > was
> > > Done.
> > >
> > > In agony I realized what had happened. The hot water
> > > Machine had sucked up a jellyfish and pumped it into
> > my
> > > Suit. Now, since I don't have any hair on my back,
> > the
> > > Jellyfish couldn't stick to it. However, the crack
> > of
> > > my
> > > Butt was not as fortunate.
> > >
> > > When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was
> > actually
> > > Grinding the jellyfish into the crack of my butt.
> > >
> > > I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the
> > > Communicator. His instructions were unclear due to the
> > fact
> > > That he, along with five other divers, were all
> > laughing
> > > Hysterically.
> > >
> > > Needless to say I aborted the dive. I was instructed
> > to
> > > Make three agonizing in-water
> > > Decompression stops totaling thirty-five minutes
> > before I
> > > Could reach the surface to begin my chamber dry
> > > Decompression.
> > >
> > > When I arrived a t the surface, I was wearing nothing
> > but my
> > > Brass helmet.
> > >
> > > As I climbed out of the water, the medic, with
> > > Tears of laughter running down his face, handed me a
> > tube
> > > Of cream and told me to rub it on my butt as soon as I
> > got
> > > In the chamber.
> > >
> > > The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't poop
> > for two
> > > Days because my butt was swollen shut.
> > >
> > > So, next time you're having a bad day at work,
> > think
> > > About how much worse it would be if you had a
> > jellyfish
> > > Shoved up your butt.
> > >
> > > Now repeat to yourself, 'I love my job, I love my
> > job,
> > > I love my job.'
> > >
> > > Now whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, is this
> > a
> > > Jellyfish bad day?
> > >
> > > May you NEVER have a jellyfish bad day.
> > this
> > > Guy.
> > > Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global
> > Divers in
> > > Louisiana. He performs underwater repairs on offshore
> > > Drilling rigs.
> > >
> > > Below is an e-mail he sent to his sister. She then
> > sent it
> > > To radio station 103.2 on FM dial in Ft. Wayne,
> > Indiana,
> > > who
> > > Was sponsoring a worst job experience contest.
> > Needless to
> > > Say, she won.
> > >
> > > Hi Sue, Just another note from your bottom-dwelling
> > > Brother. Last week I had a bad day at the office. I
> > know
> > > You've been feeling down lately at work, so I
> > thought I
> > > Would share my dilemma with you to make you realize
> > > it's
> > > Not so bad after all.
> > >
> > > Before I can tell you what happened to me, I first
> > must
> > > Bore you with a few technicalities of my job.
> > > < br> > > > As you know, my office lies at the bottom of the sea.
> > I
> > > Wear a suit to the office. It's a wet suit. This
> > time
> > > of
> > > Year the water is quite cool. So what we do to keep
> > warm is
> > > This: We have a diesel powered industrial water
> > heater.
> > > This
> > > $20,000 piece of equipment sucks the water out of the
> > sea.
> > > It heats it to a delightful temperature.
> > >
> > > It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden
> > hose,
> > > Which is taped to the air hose. Now
> > > This sounds like a darn good plan, and I've used
> > it
> > > Several times with no complaints.
> > >
> > > What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working,
> > is
> > > Take the hose and stuff it down the back of my wet
> > suit.
> > > This floods my whole suit with warm water. It's
> > like
> > > Working in a Jacuzzi.
> > >
> > > Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my
> > butt
> > > Started to itch. So, of course, I scratched it. This
> > only
> > > Made things worse. Within a few seconds my but t
> > started to
> > > Burn. I pulled the hose out from my back, but the
> > damage
> > > was
> > > Done.
> > >
> > > In agony I realized what had happened. The hot water
> > > Machine had sucked up a jellyfish and pumped it into
> > my
> > > Suit. Now, since I don't have any hair on my back,
> > the
> > > Jellyfish couldn't stick to it. However, the crack
> > of
> > > my
> > > Butt was not as fortunate.
> > >
> > > When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was
> > actually
> > > Grinding the jellyfish into the crack of my butt.
> > >
> > > I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the
> > > Communicator. His instructions were unclear due to the
> > fact
> > > That he, along with five other divers, were all
> > laughing
> > > Hysterically.
> > >
> > > Needless to say I aborted the dive. I was instructed
> > to
> > > Make three agonizing in-water
> > > Decompression stops totaling thirty-five minutes
> > before I
> > > Could reach the surface to begin my chamber dry
> > > Decompression.
> > >
> > > When I arrived a t the surface, I was wearing nothing
> > but my
> > > Brass helmet.
> > >
> > > As I climbed out of the water, the medic, with
> > > Tears of laughter running down his face, handed me a
> > tube
> > > Of cream and told me to rub it on my butt as soon as I
> > got
> > > In the chamber.
> > >
> > > The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't poop
> > for two
> > > Days because my butt was swollen shut.
> > >
> > > So, next time you're having a bad day at work,
> > think
> > > About how much worse it would be if you had a
> > jellyfish
> > > Shoved up your butt.
> > >
> > > Now repeat to yourself, 'I love my job, I love my
> > job,
> > > I love my job.'
> > >
> > > Now whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, is this
> > a
> > > Jellyfish bad day?
> > >
> > > May you NEVER have a jellyfish bad day.