> Subject: i love my job > > > > > READ THIS AND REALLY THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > 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 your 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > As you know, my office lies at the bottom of > > > > > > the sea. I wear a suit to the office. It's a > > > > > > wetsuit.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 wetsuit. 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 butt 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 at 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..." > > > > > > > --