kap73
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scored a nes gig travelling around AUS, 3week swings. 12 hour nightshifts, 60pound jackhammer ... forearms are shot lol and i trained shoulders after last nights shift... getting a good 6 meals a day tho which is helping
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Like a fucking boss!!! Gotta have that PPE!!!
Keeping busy like a boss. Congrats getting that gig and it should keep you outta trouble for a while lol.
Hows the Kaps Gym going bro? Any new additions lately?
kap73
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only new addition i got is a jackhammer
nah its goin good mate, havnt been using as much as i would like. had been working mad hours down home hence why i ended up working away again so when i am home its for a couple weeks straight meaning quality with my daughter and fiance
tricks of the trade, rope to take the weight
kap73
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another shift underway, all overhead work
Rockclimber
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Damn, you make me feel like such a pussy, that's mad manly work brother!
kap73
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Ive done enclosed work with Hazmat suits but never with a jackhammer 
Good job @kap73
PS--do you still get bouts of claustrophobia ? Others ? lol
Good job @kap73
PS--do you still get bouts of claustrophobia ? Others ? lol
kap73
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Ive done enclosed work with Hazmat suits but never with a jackhammer
Good job @kap73
PS--do you still get bouts of claustrophobia ? Others ? lol
i had a moment the other night, smashing the work and holding my breathe, putting it all in then started gasping for air thru the mask but couldnt get enough and ripped my mask off but the dust was so thick i started struggling more. so i backed out into the corner near an extraction fan to find moving air, then started to over think the whole confind space situation. took me a good 15min to gather my thoughts. lesson learnt to always control breathing.. kept
that to myself aswell couldnt be fucked making a scene
i had a moment the other night, smashing the work and holding my breathe, putting it all in then started gasping for air thru the mask but couldnt get enough and ripped my mask off but the dust was so thick i started struggling more. so i backed out into the corner near an extraction fan to find moving air, then started to over think the whole confind space situation. took me a good 15min to gather my thoughts. lesson learnt to always control breathing.. kept
that to myself aswell couldnt be fucked making a scene
I know , you earn your pay . I used to clean out fuel containers with PRPS full respirator suits . Controlled breathing is all you got , it got better with time with me
kap73
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I know , you earn your pay . I used to clean out fuel containers with PRPS full respirator suits . Controlled breathing is all you got , it got better with time with me
these dusts masks we use arent worth a
pinch of shit either lol i keep 2
spare in my helmet and change twice between breaks
coin makes it all worth while, $3400AUD per week after tax with all meals and accomodation provided
oh and free gym at camp, and i do one better than rich piana, i do a 12 hour arm workout everyday lmao
Thats a pretty fucking good deal bro....thats over $2500USD a week plus your food & housing is covered?? Nice!these dusts masks we use arent worth a
pinch of shit either lol i keep 2
spare in my helmet and change twice between breaks
coin makes it all worth while, $3400AUD per week after tax with all meals and accomodation provided
kap73
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yeh bro, i get flights provided aswell. so
pretty much get flown to a site to jackhammer for 21 nights then get flown home for 14 to 21 days then flown to a different part of australia to do it all again
That work looks brutal and dangerous as fuck. I don't see any shoring keeping all that from caving in on you. I've done somewhat similar work in my years, not that bad. My favorite is working in crawl spaces jacking up buildings that are caving in, while wearing a tyvek suit in the summer, ceiling so low you can't even sit on your knees and your praying to god shit don't collapse on you. Those tyvek suits are brutal, the don't breath for shit on top the respirators get so soaked, you literally feel like your drowning in your own sweat.
kap73
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it has its hazards bro like you say. those hot face walls have anchors in them but some are burnt out so we go in and demo them so they can be re-shotcreted. its fairly well controlled i wont lie but ay things happen and thats why your buddy watches your back to look for any loose debris above from the vibration. we have the power as workers to stop the job and thats the main thing
kap73
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i wont lie ur job sounds more dangerous than mine lol i hate getting under houses tho
Lol^^^Ive done some house moving , that is some creepy shit alright ,you younger guys are having all the fun ! But that mining with a jackhammer is up there too...
kap73
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ppl think im fucked in the head because i wake up happy and go to work smiling, my reply is 'no your fucked in the head because u wake up everyday and go perform a job you hate'
