Most boring Job

[Pis-ton broke]

Originally Posted by Rallye Sport

We saw a Stop-Go man loose his **** a while back.

Waiting first in line on a rural road, the guys having an animated conversation over the two way, next thing he throws the bat in the bushes, hops in the ute and speeds off in the opposite direction

Wondering whats going on I kept waiting, another ute come down the road and the guy hops out and asks me which way he went. I point that way and your bats in that bush

thats funny you should say this, i was getting into a heated discussion with a loppy pop man about a road that i must go down, some of these guys have brains like peas. i was going to drive off down regardless (i have important responsibilities to take care of) the "closed" road, but he came around to understand the situation, he thought he owned the road.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

I believe the honorific you’re looking for is “Padrone”.

'Il Duce' is probably more appropriate, I still have hair though

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Rallye Sport

Worked on an automated potting machine in a nursery, occasionally you'd get a dead seedling, highlight of the day.

We'd listen to Metallica all day long, if you hadn't met the quota they'd turn the machine up and put on a faster Metallica album

Reminds me of a strawberry picking machine.

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

after spending a few years as a HV driver trainer, I reckon the most boring job is a side lift garbage truck driver, you know, they ones that pick up your wheelie bins out the front of your house

5 metres stop 5 metres stop 5 metres stop 5 metres stop - turn left 5 metres stop 5 metres stop 5 metres stop 5 metres stop - turn left 5 metres stop 5 metres stop 5 metres stop 5 metres stop - turn left


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Don't they now have the added excitement / authority to write infringement notices?! Imagine thrawling through "suspect" bins for non compliance

[Tonz]

I believe they have video cameras in the dump section and the driver watches his screen, can snap a frame and your in the poo.

[CoupeKing]

Chess coach.

[shedcoupe]

Thinning fruit on trees

[Pis-ton broke]

Originally Posted by shedcoupe

Thinning fruit on trees

i wish i knew how to do that.

[shedcoupe]

Easy. Pay attention to the training for about three minutes and off you go.
It requires enough concentration to make the right decisions about which fruit to pick off yet provides the same stimulation as a diet of rice pudding would give.

[Mont5.0]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Reminds me of a strawberry picking machine.

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how come both women in that pic are red heads?
Is that where all the female rangas go??

makes sense i suppose..

[oldel]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Reminds me of a strawberry picking machine.

When the beatles song "strawberry fields forever" comes on those people might go stabby stabby

[Rallye Sport]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Reminds me of a strawberry picking machine.

Looks like any easy job, some might say money for jam

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

Don't they now have the added excitement / authority to write infringement notices?! Imagine thrawling through "suspect" bins for non compliance

they can 'tag' a bit out and chose to not pick it up if has been contaminated or too heavy, they have no authority to issue an infringement

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by Tonz

I believe they have video cameras in the dump section and the driver watches his screen, can snap a frame and your in the poo.

most have camera's pointing into the receiving hopper but generally the driver is pretty busy and can only give a cursory glance at the camera.

you would be amazed at what people put in bins, particular recycle bins.

After the recycle truck is full the driver takes the load to a facility where it is sorted a 'MRF', materials recycling facility, some of the big ones are pretty much automated but some regional ones, the 'recycles' are sorted by hand and the stuff that comes down the line would make your eyes water

[DJR-351]

[Trevor 57]

Good promo for their business

[wodahs]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

they can 'tag' a bit out and chose to not pick it up if has been contaminated or too heavy, they have no authority to issue an infringement

ive once had one refuse to empty and tag my waste bin as there was a little recycleables in it
tho he had to lift the lid to work that out and it was a foot of rusted small guage 15 mm curtin rod
but didnt get a fine

[Tonz]

fair go, you guys with multiple bins, we have one everything goes in.

[.:4:.]

I think the most booring/soul destroying job i ever had is up there. When i was 18 I was working on a production line in a comercial bakery. So a factory. They didnt move people around to different product lines so your job was your job. My job was being the guy who sprinkled orange rind on the orange and poppy seed muffins destined for quantas flights. And it was manual, so by hand and having managers floating around making sure none of the garnish sprinklers were using too much or too little. And I'd been on a quantas flight in that period and man alive, those muffins were horrid.

[zilo]

Traffic cop with VicPolice Traffic Operations group.

Sit in a car all day pretending to be a policeman.

[Itsme]

I say a speed camera operator would be the worse just sitting in a vehicle all day long.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

When I worked out the RAAF Base, they employed a security company to do the majority of the site security (previously to that, it used to be the military personnel on a roster basis). One of the stations was at the front gate: a guard house, approximately 3m x 2m located on the median strip between the entry and exit boom gates. It was a 12 hour shift. Perhaps not so bad on a weekday, but on a weekend....

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by wodahs

ive once had one refuse to empty and tag my waste bin as there was a little recycleables in it
tho he had to lift the lid to work that out and it was a foot of rusted small guage 15 mm curtin rod
but didnt get a fine

Most garbage collection is done by contractors, they would have no authority to issue a fine, all they could do is notify the council. Reject the bin is easier, leave it siting there full :-)

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by Tonz

fair go, you guys with multiple bins, we have one everything goes in.

3 bins currently, soon to be 4. I have to buy a bigger house block to store them all

1 small one for general waste (red lid)
1 large one for recycles (yellow lid)
1 large one for green waste (green lid)
1 new one for glass (purple lid) - hasn't arrived yet so don't know size. I don't drink much so the smallest one will do

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by Itsme

I say a speed camera operator would be the worse just sitting in a vehicle all day long.

I wonder if they can control who they hit, could a Ford lover operator for instance just target Holden's etc

Cheers Billy