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Work Environment

Double Barrel · 2013-01-16 15:56:29

Before you start complaining how wet and cold it is where you work, take a gander at the photos of construction that took place at the South Pole Station... http://goingsouth2009.blogspot.com/2010/01/south-pole-station.html The local paper (local if you live in Antarctica that is :D) published this story about constructing…

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Before you start complaining how wet and cold it is where you work, take a gander at the photos of construction that took place at the South Pole Station...

http://goingsouth2009.blogspot.com/2010/01/south-pole-station.html

The local paper (local if you live in Antarctica that is ) published this story about constructing what is essentially a giant Quonset hut at 60-below. Evidently, it's very tough to pull electrical wire at that temperature. :rolleyes:

Here are some photo galleries of roofing work and demo.

And of course we all need a "Work truck" :

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#2 17-01-2013 6:15pm

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I don't know, roofing in wet and windy Irish conditions is is up there with there with that Arctic cold IMO:pac:

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