Topmost horrible and scary job of the year award must go to Julio the Sewer Diver - a guy who spends his days being lowered, sightless, into the black depths of Mexico City's sewers, in order to feel his way along the flooded tunnels and clear away blockages of human waste and dead bodies. Fascinating interview with the chap over at superblog Edible Geography

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Gareth Williams said...: Whatever he's paid, he earns it.; 12 July 2010 at 09:44
Gadjo Dilo said...: Bur he's got a friggin' DIVER'S SUIT on - sorry, but, I dunno, maybe he IS a hero, but I bet he's still nice and clean and smelling of Johnson's Baby Powder when he gets out of that suit at the end of a day...; 12 July 2010 at 12:20
Gadjo Dilo said...: yes! ;-); 12 July 2010 at 21:49
Brit said...: Still better than working in a call centre.; 13 July 2010 at 07:15
zmkc said...: For a second I thought Brit was right but actually I would take the call centre; 14 July 2010 at 05:00
Susan said...: Curiously icky job. Wonder how much he spends on after shave.; 19 July 2010 at 00:16

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an undigested mulch of vegetation

Julio the Sewer Diver

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