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Hey Rob Do My Job
May 8, 2008 | 9:31 AM
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I thought I'd write a follow up to the "Hey Rob Do My Job" segment on Tuesday since I got so much feedback from viewers!

If you didn't see it, I was cleaning out the tanks on a paving truck.

This is a once a year job and requires climbing inside a 6 foot by 4 foot tub that is caked with dry asphalt and sealant.

The stuff is just full of chemicals and can cause burns on your skin but I was well covered and didn't really spend too much time in the tank.  It usually takes 6 hours to clean the whole thing but I had help from the owners so I was only there for a couple of hours.  Still it was enough.  The claustrophobia was bad  enough for a just a little while, I could never do it as long as was necessary to get it clean. 

The owner of the paving company was a great guy and really knows his stuff.  He also had some interesting stories about some of the challenges of the job like guys forgetting the proper foot wear and melting their sneakers!

It was hard to see on the video but the steam just poured off that crack filler tank and it was piping hot!  Scary stuff if you got that on you! 

Coming up on Tuesday the 13th, we'll be doing a septic job with Jam and Sons septic.  If you thought it was nasty in the paving tank - wait until you see the inside of a septic tank!


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desertwindrider read my blog view my photos
May 8, 2008 | 10:15 AM

Ha ha! Enjoy! I had to work and missed the paving truck coverage, but I hope to see the next one! By the time you are done, you will probably appreciate YOUR job a whole lot more!
loripav read my blog view my photos
May 8, 2008 | 9:17 PM

I don't envy you having to clean a septic tank. Now that my deer, is a very dirty job.
Gfunk read my blog
May 9, 2008 | 12:00 PM

That is just way to hillarous! I personally think that weatherman can actually do other things than just be boring all day.
JAGuse read my blog
May 10, 2008 | 9:03 PM

If you ever get tired from doing all the dirty work, you are more than welcome to type my dissertation for me as I dictate. It will be about 250 pages. I'll pay you $10 a hour.
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Rob_Haswell

FOX 6 Meteorologist =========================
Rob is an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and also holds the National Weather Association Seal of Approval as well as the Endorsement of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. =========================
A long, long, time ago in a farmers field far, far away, Rob noticed a change in the wind and became fascinated with the weather. Why you ask? (Pause for you to say "why?") Well, it was at that moment he realized he was downwind of the manure pile on the turkey farm where he grew up! After that he watched the weather very carefully in an effort to save his sense of smell! Okay, that's not entirely true but I did grow up on a turkey farm and I have been fascinated with weather and broadcasting for quite some time. I began my career in radio before making the jump to TV. I worked on Good Morning Toronto. After that, I decided to pursue my dream of living and working in the U.S. and joined Wake Up Rochester in Rochester NY. I spent three years in "Bills Country" before coming to my senses and moving to "Packer-Town!" (GO PACK!) I also spent some time trying to make it big as a comic actor and studied the art of improvisation at Toronto's Second City Theatre with teachers like SCTV's Joe Flaherty! I moved here with my beautiful wife, Tanya, who's the real comedian in the family, my son Noah, who's giving my wife a run for the title of funniest Haswell and my daughter Nyla who is the cutest 2 feet of human being you could ever meet! We're very excited to be living in the great city of Milwaukee and we're looking forward to learning all there is to know about Wisconsin! By the way, where do you buy those cheesehead hats anyway?

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