Whats the most bizarre or unusual job you have/had? Some time ago I had the opportunity to work with elephants. I've worked with both Asian and African including muture bulls which was very interesting. Had a few unwanted close encounters with them and respect them very much. Now if I could ever put it together to go and hunt them, what a rush I think it would be. Here is a pic of an eight year old Indian bull I had the pleasure of working with on a daily basis. Notice the tipped ivory. Now if I had only a rifle in my hand to round out the pose. The pouch on my side contained treats to reward with. Rodney.

Had the wonderful opportunity to meet alot of really good people in this job including this young lady posing with one of the critters.

Ok Rodney, Now you have my attention! So tell me Man Cub, did you follow her back to the village?

Alan

She just kept hanging around and we became friends but lost track of her in the spring of '95. Can anyone guess where these pics were taken? I've spent most of my adult life doing different jobs all over and it hasn't been until fairly recent since I had settled down to more permanent employment. Then I had my accident and injured my back so to keep boredom from taking its toll I spend some extra time on "AR". Rodney.

There has to be somebody out there that has had a unusual job at some point, maybe a part time gig while in college. You know the kind of stuff that is on the TV show Dirtiest Jobs would be an example. Rodney.

Well Rodney, It's somewhere that has South Texas Terrain, steel T-Posts, Television antennae's, Indian Elephants and Pretty Girls. I've worked some number of different jobs but none with that combination.

Alan

Rodney...were you a "carney"? Thats the only place I ever saw elephants and pretty women at the same time!

These pictures were taken in the spring of 1995 near what is now Goldfield Canyon Arizona. I've known the owner of the elephants for quite some time and worked for him off and on, besides he is also a neighbor. No I was never a "carney" but have travelled and worked in several of these states working construction and site crew for the outdoor amusement business. With the elephants in the time I was with them worked in TV commercials, a movie, threw opening pitches for baseball, gave numerous rides at festivals and even political events obviously for Republicans. Rodney.

Pretty Lass...

unusual jobs? I owned a coatings and roofing company... lots of unusual circumstances, but nothing noteworthy... i just wanted to comment on the pretty girl

In 95, now 14 years ago... well, Jana would have used all THREE of my proper names and some of the improper ones, to tell me to behave!

and would probably have said "she's here for the elephants, jeffrey, not the jackass, so leave her alone!"

Hows this for an unusual job?????

Or renting your ass as a fireworks display????

Olbiker, I've seen some weird things come from the rear of an ele but thats a first for me. Concerning the firecracker was he using it to ignite gas at the same time. I bet people that work in ER's have seen alot of bizarre things. Rodney.

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Or renting your ass as a fireworks display????

I am going to bet that hurt a lot! I don't ever want to do whatever job that was!

Alan

That looked like the results from a bad night at panchos all you can eat mexican buffet. Rodney.

I own a roofing company and run into some interesting situations and people as well.

When I was in the Air Force I was part of a 4 man Titan II ICBM launch crew. I had the best job of the four, BMAT. Awesome experience. Being trusted with that kind of power, responsibility, and duty has been one of the high points in my life. Down side, it made many accomplishments since seem rather mundane.

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As for the pretty girl, good man if you were able to resist that temptation.

Powerful vidio there ncboman, I can see that being a very unusual but critical job and I appreciate your service. Can't touch that one but 20 years ago I served as a cannon crewmember in a heavy mechanized artillery unit that also had "special weapons" abilities. Rodney.

It doesn't quite answer your question but I thought this was interesting. At a NV State sporting clays championship years ago there were 5 of us randomly squadded together that I thought made a very eclectic group:

I was a full time pig hunting guide.
A friend of mine was a career earthquake researcher.
The lady in the group was some sort of heiress who just flew around the world going to shooting competitions.
One guy was a talent agent for TV sports casters.
The last guy was a professional bee keeper (in a big way, he seemed to have lots of money).

We had some great conversations during that shoot, I'll never forget it.

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Kinda makes "Gun Control" seem like pissin at a Tsunami!

Alan

I built all of the pieces of the big Sam Houston statue(65 feet tall) that stands on I 45 jist south of Huntsville, Texas.

Then went to Japan and helped with a Texas hill country style Log cabin. I Was there 5 weeks for that project.

That is as weird/odd of jobs that I have had.

Keith

Dang, sending one of the "bubbas" to Japan to build a hill country style log cabin must have been kind a of like when Jed Clampet got to Beverly Hills. Just seems out of place. Kind of interesting though. By the way thumbs up on the statue. I got to observe from a distance the final assembly when I had worked with what was then McMurry Oil Tools. Rodney.

As`an underground miner and being a liscensed BATFE explosives possesor I have the opportunity
to detonate about 3000 pounds of ANFO along with lots of stick powder every shift.

Its a whole lot different underground when you get a bit close
Its also a good way to see if a new guy is cut out for it. You will know instantly if he is. They either love it or Hate it.



Cal30

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Originally posted by cal30 1906:
As`an underground miner and being a liscensed BATFE explosives possesor I have the opportunity
to detonate about 3000 pounds of ANFO along with lots of stick powder every shift.

Its a whole lot different underground when you get a bit close
Its also a good way to see if a new guy is cut out for it. You will know instantly if he is. They either love it or Hate it.



Cal30

What hole you working in Cal30, I do the same thing

I work at Deep post under Newmont in the very bottom of the Barrick pit.


Its nice to see another powderman uses this forum
Where do you work? Chances are if you have some Silver valley guys there I probably know them.
Cal30

I work at getchell/turquoise ridge.

Thats what I figured.


Cal30

Well one thing is right for sure! I know I don't have to go down under the earth and set off explosives to know that I would NOT like that job at all. Not At All.

Alan

Maybe their the ones causing the increased activity at Yellowstone. Rodney.

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Maybe their the ones causing the increased activity at Yellowstone. Rodney.

Don't get that shit started, we already got enough trouble with environmentalist's. Funny thing is, most miners are avid outdoorsman.

I was just poking fun about the Yellowstone thing. Don't believe working explosives underground would be my thing, but give me arm full of them and I'd be pleased to put them to use moving/busting up boulders in some streams that I like to work. Rodney.

I'd make a much better bird than a mole.

... but I like things that go bang.

Probably the worst one in commercial diving is in-situ repairs of sewage treatment plants. I know EXACTLY how the fellow up the elephant's ass feels.

The funnest was blowing jacket legs with C-4 or suitable substitute during salvage jobs.

Here is a couple from better than 20 years ago. And speaking of powder I'm looking for some to send some steel on target! Rodney.





Let freedom ring!

The most unusual, and stupidest job I had, was recovering native Rimu logs that some idiot had felled over a cliff. These trees averaged 15000 kilos ( 30,000 lb)to the first branch, and they were standing on there head. I had to climb the cliff with a 90cc chainsaw and 36 inch bar, cut halfway through the tree, wedge the cut then continue cutting. The helicopter that was lifting the logs could lift 5000 kgs, so most had to be cut into 3, and if done properly you would have 3 logs stacked like beer cans one on top of the other. Often though I would end up clinging to the face as things went crashing down around me. One log bridged across a gorge, and my bright solution was to stand on top and cut most of the log through, then I went and brought some Cordex,powergel and dets ( I'd never used explosives before, but back pre 9/11 you could buy it at the hardware store over here). Then wrapped it in the cut, strapped the stick to the outside, lit the fuse, ran along the log then climbed down the cliff and took shelter. It took me 3 goes before I worked out I had the fuse set up wrong, and I actually got an explosion. Talk about a nervious wreck.

You're a madman shanks

Being a zookeeper for almost 25 years pales to the stuff some of you guys heave done.

I knew the pictures with the elephants were not in Texas, in the oe picture, if you look at the horizon in the background you can see some pretty decent looking mountains.

in texas you ain't gonna see green like that and mountains in the same picture.