ahh.. the physical end of the spectrum.. after 5 yrs in the environmental field and some personal problems. i to migrated to the drill rig. what an education. i had grown up in a small farm town working my teen years as hired farm help but nothing prepared me for both the physical and mental demands of putting water wells down to 1500
day after day.
this experience later led me to the south pole 96' - 97' where a team of us drilled 6 - 20" x 5900' holes in the antarctic ice sheet for the amanda project. after 4.5 months there i hooked up with a private contractor who provides internet portal development and have been programing ever since. anytime someone says 'Damn my office job'. i just smile inside and think back to the -60 below days at the pole or laying in the shade of the water truck with the temp pushing 100 degrees and 90% humidity.. only to laugh and say yep its 72 degrees year round where i work and im 30 feet away from mt. dew most days
for those that havent been on the working end of a shovel. you should try it. im not talking flipping burgers or cleaning floors. trying something physically demanding. your appreciation of sitting on your ass all day goes up exponetially. i had one bad day at my current position in 5.5 years but really enjoy my job.
and drillers, roughnecks, toolpushers or regular hands can be the salt of the earth.. we all shit, eat, and sleep..
you know there was a post regarding gun saftey training and retention.. let me first say this that in 29 of my 38 years ive handled many guns.. and shot well over 200,000 rounds of ammunition through various weapons mostly shotguns and pistols. with that said.. even i sometimes handle a weapon in an unsafe manner..
why or how could this happen.. well just like driving a car.. which most of us do and do fairly well.. it starts to become second nature and thats when things go to shit.. the minute your not thinking about muzzle control or having the weapon on safe or unloaded when not on the firing line or station is when all trouble starts. the same goes for anything driving a car and taking a cell call. all of the sudden your focus has switched from driving to talking.. you could go on with the examples.
now as for the response as to this will save officer lives. you know we will see. i know several officers that 1) dont use there sidearm except for the once a year range check. 2) dont practice marksmanship, their weapons draw, shooting weak hand and a list of other thing that should be practiced that might save there lives. the fact is alot of officers will go through there entire enforcement career not drawing there weapon and not pulling the trigger.
every year in this country 100's of millions rounds of ammunition are fired at gun clubs and ranges around the U.S. with out problems. but yet we never hear how safe shooting sports really are.
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ahh.. the physical end of the spectrum.. after 5 yrs in the environmental field and some personal problems. i to migrated to the drill rig. what an education. i had grown up in a small farm town working my teen years as hired farm help but nothing prepared me for both the physical and mental demands of putting water wells down to 1500 day after day.
this experience later led me to the south pole 96' - 97' where a team of us drilled 6 - 20" x 5900' holes in the antarctic ice sheet for the amanda project. after 4.5 months there i hooked up with a private contractor who provides internet portal development and have been programing ever since. anytime someone says 'Damn my office job'. i just smile inside and think back to the -60 below days at the pole or laying in the shade of the water truck with the temp pushing 100 degrees and 90% humidity.. only to laugh and say yep its 72 degrees year round where i work and im 30 feet away from mt. dew most days
for those that havent been on the working end of a shovel. you should try it. im not talking flipping burgers or cleaning floors. trying something physically demanding. your appreciation of sitting on your ass all day goes up exponetially. i had one bad day at my current position in 5.5 years but really enjoy my job. and drillers, roughnecks, toolpushers or regular hands can be the salt of the earth.. we all shit, eat, and sleep..
you know there was a post regarding gun saftey training and retention.. let me first say this that in 29 of my 38 years ive handled many guns.. and shot well over 200,000 rounds of ammunition through various weapons mostly shotguns and pistols. with that said.. even i sometimes handle a weapon in an unsafe manner..
why or how could this happen.. well just like driving a car.. which most of us do and do fairly well.. it starts to become second nature and thats when things go to shit.. the minute your not thinking about muzzle control or having the weapon on safe or unloaded when not on the firing line or station is when all trouble starts. the same goes for anything driving a car and taking a cell call. all of the sudden your focus has switched from driving to talking.. you could go on with the examples.
now as for the response as to this will save officer lives. you know we will see. i know several officers that 1) dont use there sidearm except for the once a year range check. 2) dont practice marksmanship, their weapons draw, shooting weak hand and a list of other thing that should be practiced that might save there lives. the fact is alot of officers will go through there entire enforcement career not drawing there weapon and not pulling the trigger.
every year in this country 100's of millions rounds of ammunition are fired at gun clubs and ranges around the U.S. with out problems. but yet we never hear how safe shooting sports really are.