The scariest job you ever had?

[MongGrel]

I'd rather not have leverage over me with the military though.

It's like signing an employment contract for getting an MBA...you are their bitch unless you can stroke a check for the full education costs back to them.

It's clear you come up with answers that attempt to discredit me, but haven't thought the entire argument out.

Also when I first started college (I took the ASVAB Junior year I think, maybe senior) I didn't want to go military then...as I got more and more phone calls and letters and spoke to more people coming in as an officer started looking interesting esp if you did two full terms at that time. Lot's of re-signing bonus money and benefits.

I was accepted to Pharmacy school prior to my AA, in my third year of college. I had a few pre-reqs to complete between my acceptance and the start of the August term. That said I could have probably completed my Bachelor's fast track and not had a lot of debt quickly and still done it. I choose to take a ton of optional classes which extended my time in college and costs esp the higher level courses. When I had a choice of Zoology/Biology/Botany for example, I took all three.

During that time (spring break) was when my ex-wife broke her neck though so all bets were off.

So in other words, you're in blog mode again.

Did someone ask you for your personal history at some point?

 

[Mai72]

You didn't do anything Mayne.

 

[JDawg1536]

So in other words, you're in blog mode again.

Did someone ask you for your personal history at some point?

He scored perfect "behind the scenes," didn't you know that?

 

[Ruptga]

Fish story: confirmed

 

[Imp]

worked as a grave digger for a year or so in high school, good money, creepy hours.

I want to do that for some reason... It just seems so peaceful and "fun". Just hope the corpse never falls out of the coffin.


Personal scary... Standing on the side of a freeway assisting with the inspection of bridges (i.e. stand and watch the engineer do his shit, there was a single her and we were all pretty sure she liked ladies). The 3 months from retirement people I went with didn't have a problem with walking along 1' wide shoulders while trucks zipped by or walking along shoulders with their backs to traffic on bridges 50' up... I had to go with them.

 

[Ruptga]

Scariest on-the-job experiences for me would probably be working on roofs, or being attacked by bees. I've had it fairly easy, as far as fears go. Actually, trimming a trail with a machete and having it slip out of my hand on an upswing was kinda scary, but I didn't really have time to be scared, I just ran with my head low until I heard it hit the ground. Driving a loaded school bus over solid ice was also scary... for the kids in the back.

 

[Perknose]

Bye Mayne.

Nope. I don't feel bad anymore. You crossed the like you SoB.

You didn't do anything Mayne.

Which is it there, fella? Did he cross the "like" or not?

 

[Tr4nd]

So in other words, you're in blog mode again.

Did someone ask you for your personal history at some point?

Hahaha, nice "blog post" right there

 

[mcbaes72]

I worked as a letter carrier for a year in the post office.

Was attacked by several dogs, pepper spray and running to the mail truck saved me. Chow Chows and Rottweilers were the worst!

Here's something most people don't consider though... newbies get the worst, poorest neighborhoods to deliver. I thought I was going to get robbed, but never happened. Instead, I nearly got into fights with people who don't get their unemployment or welfare checks that day. They would try to grab my mailbag or block me from leaving apartment complex. Of course, I reported it to the supervisor. I'm assuming they talk to the landlord of that building and/or report incident to the police.

In any case, I finally left to work in a safer environment, a nice office job. The worst I deal with there are lazy and stupid coworkers, but at least there's no crazy people or animals are attacking me.

 

[slightlyhuman]

While I don't appreciate what Mayne said either, how is this appropriate? You're just as bad if not worse.

I crossed the line regarding Mayne shitting on vets and you're calling me worse?

Works for me..

 

[Mai72]

Did the kid get banned?

I see that he's still active.

 

[Mai72]

Which is it there, fella? Did he cross the "like" or not?

:hmm:

 

[alkemyst]

Hahaha, nice "blog post" right there

Careful he will start stalking you and begin posting a half dozen unanswered posts in your threads.

 

[Ruptga]

Did the kid get banned?

I see that he's still active.

multi-week, not permanent. People can still view the forums while banned, they just can't post.

 

[Mai72]

multi-week, not permanent. People can still view the forums while banned, they just can't post.

Ah.

OK, Thank you.

 

[JEDIYoda]

You know grave digger and grave robber aren't the same thing, right? :^D

thats funny

 

[JEDIYoda]

I'm not an army guy and you're still a jerk.

that is also funny

 

[JEDIYoda]

wow mayne, you found the line... then you jumped in a catapult and crossed that line so far that nobody's gonna find your body for a while

you can kiss my rookie of the year vote goodbye

also, reported

hehehee..that's was so freaking funny!!

 

[JEDIYoda]

You're a fucking moron. Your parents need to cut your AOL connect off. I'm not saying anything you already don't know.

Let me repeat, please kill yourself.

that's pretty harsh...are you sure its harsh enough for MAYNE...AFTER ALL IT IS MAYNE...

 

[JEDIYoda]

dear mr. E,
i am a vet. I vote for permaban. Any other vet, votes?

i agree!

 

[pcgeek11]

Cleaning a rock crusher while it was running followed by running a hotel kitchen and receiving a call from the lobby telling you the tour group of 200 was there and where was their breakfast? When you had no idea there was supposed to be a breakfast served.

P.S. War doesn't count, it's not a job. It's a bizarre alternate reality you have to fight your way out of.

P.S. War does in fact count. More so than cleaning out a rock crusher. And cleaning it out while it is still running isn't scarey or dangerous it is stupid.

 

[pcgeek11]

Dear Mr. e,
I am a vet. I vote for permaban. Any other vet, votes?
:biggrin:

Got my vote. Also a vet.

 

[pcgeek11]

alkemyst ...

I hear that the recruiters are still talking about you. :\

What a load. Do you really think people believe this crap?

 

[Ns1]

Jesus, you don't learn do you?

You troll your own damn thread.

You ask posters what was the scariest job they ever did. Mongrel posted Marines and you post two bullshit anti-service posts to troll your own thread.

You're going way out of your way to be an asshole and that's what's going to get you kicked off this forum.

Coming down on the people that served this country on Veteran's Day, no less, shows unmitigated gall.

Take another couple weeks off and learn some manners.



esquared
Anandtech Forum Director

w00t w00t

 

[Ns1]

Serving in Vietnam had its scary as fuck moments...but overall, working on the bottom dozer in a "yo-yo" set up was more scary to me. (suspended over a slope of about 75 degrees...dependent on the top dozer to move up, gravity to move down...suspended by a 1" wire rope and winch) One little fuck up on the part of the topside operator and I'd have gone nearly straight down for a couple of thousand feet...ending in the river below.

Got a pic of this somewhere? I can't even imagine this.