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Super Poopy!
May 14, 2008 | 8:11 AM
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You know, as a father of three, including a 3 month old, you'd think I'd be pretty comfortable with human poop.  I do clean up baby poop on a regular basis at home but descending into a septic tank is quite another event indeed!

As part of my on going "Hey Rob, Do My Job!" series, I went out with a septic pumping service to see what that job was like.  In some ways it wasn't as bad as you might thing but in others it was much much worse.

Strangely when the tank was full it didn't smell as much as when we emptied it.  That makes sense if you think about what happens when you disturb a dog dropping or still the manure pile! 

Pumping wasn't too bad as you can get a bit of distance and try to stay upwind but when we had to go inside the tank to examine the walls for cracks and other damage, that was nasty.

I'm not claustrophobic but  when it comes to being entombed in a poop-tank I do draw the line.  It was as bad as you can imagine and I am glad that I only had to spend a brief moment or two down there.

If you want to see the story go to the new "Hey Rob" page.  CLICK HERE
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Basher51 read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 1:51 PM

Rob, did they ventilate the tank and check it for hydrogen sulfide gas before you went in? That stuff is poisonous as all get-out and has killed its share of folks who've ventured into septic tanks.
aaro-nf read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 4:30 PM

oh pewy! great job on the posting of this blog.
Katbird read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 7:35 PM

are you suuuuure they pay you enough for this?
Snowhawk read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 7:57 PM

That was a crappy assignment.
Hope you were well disinfected before saying hello to the wife & kids.
Are you sure you're not having problems with upper management?
JAGuse read my blog
May 14, 2008 | 11:27 PM

Yeah, pardon the pun, but that was a very "BLEEP" assignment (LOL). This particular assignment makes me appreciate my job all the more.
hahnmeister read my blog
May 15, 2008 | 2:51 AM

Sounds like when I change the protein skimmer on the reef tank... thats pretty much the equal of 'baby pooh' in the collection cup. Maybe you should try changing the skimmers that the aquarists at the shedd have to change... they are 10' tall, 3' around, and extract many gallons of 'baby pooh' a day from the huge shark tank.

Another 'gross' job might be the morgue, or something along those lines... dead bodies!!!

Still, nice one with the septic tank. You couldnt pay me to do that one.
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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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