Comments on: What’s the worst hot weather job?

By: Seth

Seth — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:30:57 +0000

I do attic insulation and it was 132 in my second to last house today

By: Rocketroy

Rocketroy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:06:30 +0000

Gotta include the foot soldiers serving in the desert countries! Loaded down with gear,and always mindful of danger, has to be the toughest hot weather job……and the pay is lousy! On this celebration day,include a little “cool prayer” for them all….guys and gals……many reservists,over 40……tough going! Rocketroy

By: Kitty Conrad

Kitty Conrad — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:29:44 +0000

I grew up on a non-mechanized tobacco farm in the 1950s and had to handle green tobacco all day in July and August heat. I found out 50 years later that the reason I always felt sick was that I was poisoned by nicotine from the sticky gum on green tobacco. I’ve dug ditches, shoveled coal and shoveled manure; all are improvements over the tobacco field.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:43:55 +0000

By: Shasta (Creme Soda)

Shasta (Creme Soda) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:12:11 +0000

Being a prostitute I can honestly say having to work the corner on a Hot Saturday afternoon/night is the worst.

By: Fly like a Eagle

Fly like a Eagle — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:33:50 +0000

Mail carriers have a very hot job also, no air conditioner in the mail trucks. A lot of walking on some routes, but that is better than being in the trucks all day for all curbside delivery routes.

By: catlady

catlady — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:25:33 +0000

Roofers and asphalt layers have the worst job. But I have a friend who locates utilities (before you dig) and that is a miserable job, too, with the walking and carrying and digging, around pavement and under bushes and around aggressive dogs. He suffers.

By: Road Scholar

Road Scholar — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:02:27 +0000

I have worked as a carpenter/roofer, manuel unloader of tractor trailers and rail cars, and on laying asphalt. I made a decision early to get a career that involved AC. I decided that broiuling under the sun, being baked, or fried was not in my future.

By: Delta Slave

Delta Slave — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:01:55 +0000

I have to agree with Scottay, Ramp Rat, and Sarge. It’s plenty hot working as a ramp agent. Not only is it hot on the ramp, it can get hot in the cargo bin with no air circulating and tossing bags. Back for the knees and back too. These planes are coming in back to back and you don’t have time to stay hydrated. Seems like my employer doesn’t care either

By: clyde

clyde — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:51:26 +0000

I spent a good deal of my working career in a boiler room containing 3 very large boilers.I mean 9 stories tall.The soot blower repair crew had a shop on the seventh floor.They were worse off than I was.At least I got to move around and go outside on occasion.