Bad day at the office
True Story: Brian and below is an e-mail he sent to his sister. Anytime you think you have had a bad day at the office, remember this guy...
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. This time of year the water is quite cool, even with a wetsuit. So what we do to keep warm is this:
We have a diesel powered industrial water heater. This $20,000 piece of machinery sucks the water out of the sea. It heats it to a delightful temp. It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden hose which is taped to the air hose. Now this sounds like a 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 I take the hose and stuff it down the back of my neck. 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 rear-end started to itch. So, of course, I scratched it. This only made things worse. Within a few seconds my rear-end 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. This is even worse than the poison ivy you once had under a cast.
I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator. His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with 5 other divers, were laughing hysterically.
Needless to say, I aborted the dive. When I got on board the medic, with tears of laughter running down his face, handed me a tube of cream. The cream put the fire out.
Anyway, the next time you have a bad day at the office, think of me. Think about how much worse your day would be if you were to have a jellyfish inside your suit. I hope you have no bad days at the office. But if you do, I hope this will make it more tolerable.
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. This time of year the water is quite cool, even with a wetsuit. So what we do to keep warm is this:
We have a diesel powered industrial water heater. This $20,000 piece of machinery sucks the water out of the sea. It heats it to a delightful temp. It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden hose which is taped to the air hose. Now this sounds like a 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 I take the hose and stuff it down the back of my neck. 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 rear-end started to itch. So, of course, I scratched it. This only made things worse. Within a few seconds my rear-end 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. This is even worse than the poison ivy you once had under a cast.
I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator. His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with 5 other divers, were laughing hysterically.
Needless to say, I aborted the dive. When I got on board the medic, with tears of laughter running down his face, handed me a tube of cream. The cream put the fire out.
Anyway, the next time you have a bad day at the office, think of me. Think about how much worse your day would be if you were to have a jellyfish inside your suit. I hope you have no bad days at the office. But if you do, I hope this will make it more tolerable.
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Oh my goodness! A Jellyfish!! TERRlIBLE! I got stung by a jellyfish many years ago when I lived in Florida. Lemme tell ya, it hurt!!
Yes, we all think we\'re having a bad day until we hear other folk\'s stories!
Thanks for the smile, Martha! xo
Oh wow, Jellyfish sting so bad! LOL. It really isn\'t funny but I am sure his sister will think twice about her bad day.
Wow! I will definitely smile the next time I have a bad day. We have to find the beauty in our days.
Wow what a beautiful story It reminds me not to focus on how big my problems are but how big OUR ALMIGHTY FATHER is !
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Wow. What a story. I\'ve been bitten by a jellyfish here in Florida many, many years ago. And yes, the burning and the pain are terrible. Too bad for that guy! Thanks for sharing. Blessings, Kelly