But is it worse than winter in northern Wisconsin?

/All in!

sign me up. upstate new york is worse.

a recruitment drive to attract plumbers, electricians, builders and joiners to help with maintenance and development projects

...and I can't even find work in Antartica with my liberal arts degree.

/Do you still have the number for that truck driving school Mav?

Yay Glasgow. I went once... it was confusing to get around and very very dirty.

I'd love to work in Antarctica for a while, since I'm Canadian I'm almost acclimated to it anyway :)

raging lahar: since I'm Canadian I'm almost acclimated to it anyway :)

Because the French Antarcticans can't wait to get away from you? eh?

Flux Capacitor

I hear that shiat.

/Colgate Student
//I swear if it snows again before finals...
///I wouldn't be surprised actually.
////Meh, I'll go to the Jug anyways.
/////SLASHY MCSLASHSLASH!!!

"Come work in the most hostile place on Earth! It's cold, there's no chicks and the food is bad, but hey, at least the pay is low!"

Scutter

B...but, the penguins!

It be worth it to get away from the damn hayfever season.

skinink FTW

sadly there's no football in antartica.

I'm in.


They sell beer there, right?


...right?

What's the pay?

Scutter, sign me up!

My sister lives in Glasgow.

/just thought I would share.

A LEADING scientific research centre is looking for hardened Scots tradesmen....

Hmmmm..... me too.

The pay is in the region of 18000 GBP so like 31,000 dollars (US) a year.

I am in... but I am rather unskilled. But damn, sounds cold and a hell of a story to tell the grandkids...

Ill do it.

Work in cold computer room all night with no windows, I have no life and have problems socalizing.. I think it would be great for me...
/I have no life.

Sign me up. I need a vacation.

The pay, though, is on top of meals and housing. Medical may be an issue in Antarctica, though.

Got excited when my advisor mentioned testing the spectral sensitivity of penguins in Antarctica, was dissapointed when he settled for sea turtles in Trinidad (so I ain't goin').

Flux Capacitor
Negaitve temperatures is one of the few things I miss from upstate.

submitter: environment colder and more devoid of life than even Glasgow

Edinburgh?

Purple_Jack: submitter: environment colder and more devoid of life than even Glasgow

Edinburgh?

Plenty of life here. You might be thinking of Dundee, a.k.a. Zombietown.

Hell, count me in. It can't be worse than Spokane Washington. Dry place, freezing in winter. In November-December, we had 22 days with daytime highs under freezing... and most of those days it was WELL below freezing.

I'M FROM THE SOUTH! TWENTY-TWO DAYS WITH BELOW FREEZING HIGHS IS AN AFFRONT TO NATURE!!!!!!

Sorry, I'm better now.

/So sayeth the Wise Pharaoh Fluffy of the Cacti

China Mountain Zhang surrenders

/obscure?

No The Thing references yet?

Seems like surprisingly crappy pay unless the Antarctic Allowance is very good indeed. I mean a skilled electrician or plumber makes a fortune anyway.

I'M FROM THE SOUTH! TWENTY-TWO DAYS WITH BELOW FREEZING HIGHS IS AN AFFRONT TO NATURE!!!!!!


Pffft...

Ooooh sounds like a fast track to divorce to me.

/sign me up

well it says stints start at 6 months so that might mean 31k US for 6 months which is decent.

Fluffy_the_cactus: Hell, count me in. It can't be worse than Spokane Washington

Forget the weather, I think Spokane is just a hole to begin with. Nice meth problem, great pollution, and hordes of un[der]employed addicts all over the place. Vying with Trona, CA for the nastiest place in the USA. Yuck.

Big River: I think Spokane is just a hole to begin with.

Seconded. It really doesn't have a lot going for it other than it's between the rest of the north country and Seattle.

Vying with Trona, CA for the nastiest place in the USA.

Damn, I live in Cali and have never heard of Trona. Hope I never hear of it again, either. Yikes.

Tribs
Plenty of life here. You might be thinking of Dundee, a.k.a. Zombietown.

I see your Dundee and raise you a Blairgowrie.

Will someone post the website with a description of these jobs, please? I need to know what requirements they're looking for (particularly if they're open to unskilled or unlicensed labor from the United States.)