Separating the Men from the Boys



It’s getting cold outside. Yesterday, was a real test to all the young bucks that have not spent a winter working on the “Ramp.” The Ramp is hot as hell in the summer and severely cold in the winter. I think the wind-chill took the temperature down to 16 degrees. I’m native to this kind of environment and I had a tough time coping with the conditions, so I know the new bloods were rethinking their career choice. It takes a certain type of person to survive the harsh conditions we work in. Out here, working four hours feels like eight, because of the fast pace, grueling conditions, and the manual labor it takes to get the job done.
But they keep coming back.