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Pretty Cool Job!

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G’Morning all… sorry I haven’t been blogging for a couple of weeks… my dad has been visiting from South Dakota (Egan) and I’ve been spending a lot of time with him seeing the city and going up to Greer to get his approval on the cabin.  He’s now enroute to Houston to visit my sister and her family for a few days and then he’s headed back to Egan to continue working on his antique tractor (’55 Allis Chalmers.. I think  See www.AllisChalmers.com ).  We miss him.. Riley our dog & Noel our cat really miss him.. BUT I think he’s going to come back in August and help me sand & refinish two sides of the cabin.  Can’t wait!

In the mean time… here is a little article from this month’s edition of AQUA magazine (Waterfront Section) which is one of the Pool Guy’s trade magazines.  I thought it was a hoot!   Enjoy.

What A Gig   

He seriously tests water slides for a living? You got that right

In a dreary job market, who wouldn’t want a job that allows you to travel to cool places and wear a swimsuit as your uniform? Consider Tommy Lynch one of the lucky few.

Lynch jet sets across the globe as a lifestyle product development manager, aka an official water flume tester. That’s right, he’s paid to visit resorts in places like Egypt, Turkey, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic and Costa Del Sol and try out the slides.

“There is so much more that goes into the flumes than people realize,” Lynch told the United Kingdom’s Daily Telegraph. “The pools and slides are such an important part of the family holiday, so it is vital everything is right.

Lynch is responsible for checking the height, speed, water quantity and landing of the flumes, as well as all safety aspects for First Choice, a leisure travel company.

“I do have the best job in the world,” says Lynch. “It can be a bit tough when it is chilly and you have to strip off and shoot down the flume, but other than that, it is great.”

A spokeswoman for the company told the paper, “As you can imagine, there were no shortages of applicants for the job.”

Ken Sehr
602-509-2710
www.RunawayBayPoolandSpa.com

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2 Responses to “Pretty Cool Job!”

  1. rachel Says:
    March 29th, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    You should make sweatpants dad!!! Like put the logo on the side of the pant leg!! Just a thought!! Love you….Rachel.

  2. rachel Says:
    April 18th, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    heyy dadd:) i just wanted to say hi and i love you lots!

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