Gail Addison reminds us of what had to be the worst--and maybe most dangerous--dive of them all. This was the Sewer Tank Submersion. What?
The SO received a call from the County workers who process sewage and turn it into non-potable water--and other stuff. That's the water used for plant watering. It hasn't been refined enough for human consumption, but it's great for watering medians and golf courses and the like. Homsumever, one of the tanks used in the breakdown and refine process had malfunctioned. Stopped up. They needed someone to dive down in there and find out what the problem was. Either that, or the crap would have to be emptied on the ground, much to the olfactory sorrow of anyone within a three-mile whiffing distance.
This request was not unusual. Civilians wouldn't believe what cop're asked to do. So, Sheriff Aubrey Rogers took it in stride and passed it on to the Dive Team. Who passed it right back. Dive in a gigantic turd bowl? You gotta be kiddin'? But, Aubrey convinced them they should do what they'd been ordered to do. And they did.
The two unfortunates, who we'll call Doo-Doo Dougie and Jumpin' Jack Splash, proceeded to the scene of the slime. There were several tanks involved in the sanitation process. The one, however, that was stopped up was right at the front, where the raw sewage entered.
Making themselves watertight--they hoped--in their diving gear they plunged into the pudding. Fortunately, they quickly found the problem. An errant 2x4 had gotten in the tank and locked the stirring paddle. They removed same.
Exiting the tank, health workers noted that from what was clinging to their costumes, a simple wash-down probably wasn't gonna do it and directed them to NCH for an inspection and preventive maintenance. After a little professional scrubbing and disinfecting they were nearly as clean as non-potable water.
And, I'm sure that when Jack and Doug listen to some politician whining about emergency worker's excessive pay and princely pension plan, they're pretty comfortable that they earned theirs. And it ain't nearly enough.
The SO received a call from the County workers who process sewage and turn it into non-potable water--and other stuff. That's the water used for plant watering. It hasn't been refined enough for human consumption, but it's great for watering medians and golf courses and the like. Homsumever, one of the tanks used in the breakdown and refine process had malfunctioned. Stopped up. They needed someone to dive down in there and find out what the problem was. Either that, or the crap would have to be emptied on the ground, much to the olfactory sorrow of anyone within a three-mile whiffing distance.
This request was not unusual. Civilians wouldn't believe what cop're asked to do. So, Sheriff Aubrey Rogers took it in stride and passed it on to the Dive Team. Who passed it right back. Dive in a gigantic turd bowl? You gotta be kiddin'? But, Aubrey convinced them they should do what they'd been ordered to do. And they did.
The two unfortunates, who we'll call Doo-Doo Dougie and Jumpin' Jack Splash, proceeded to the scene of the slime. There were several tanks involved in the sanitation process. The one, however, that was stopped up was right at the front, where the raw sewage entered.
Making themselves watertight--they hoped--in their diving gear they plunged into the pudding. Fortunately, they quickly found the problem. An errant 2x4 had gotten in the tank and locked the stirring paddle. They removed same.
Exiting the tank, health workers noted that from what was clinging to their costumes, a simple wash-down probably wasn't gonna do it and directed them to NCH for an inspection and preventive maintenance. After a little professional scrubbing and disinfecting they were nearly as clean as non-potable water.
And, I'm sure that when Jack and Doug listen to some politician whining about emergency worker's excessive pay and princely pension plan, they're pretty comfortable that they earned theirs. And it ain't nearly enough.
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