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06/14/2006 Entry: "Dirty Jobs Returns Tuesday June"

Next Tuesday, June 20 2006, one of my favorite TV shows is back with new episodes: Dirty Jobs. Or was one of the episodes last night new? I'm confused! Jack doesn't understand my attachment to this show, but I find it very funny. Here's a transcript of a live chat with host Mike Rowe from March 7, 2006.

an39: Which job do you think was the hardest physically to do (not the most disgusting)?
Mike Rowe: It's a close race, but any of the following would qualify as an honest answer: indoor demolition, hot tar roofer, sludge remover, and two that have yet to air. The first is gandy dancer, which is railroad work. The second, which is the best example of brute work I have yet to encounter, is Malibu stream restoration. Many years ago, residents in the hills of Malibu, Calif., constructed large, concrete dams in the streams that ran through their property, creating watering holes. Unfortunately, steelhead salmon swimming up the stream from the Pacific are no longer able to reach their spawning grounds. Consequently, these man-made barriers need to be removed. The tools: a sledgehammer, a jack hammer, and wedges. Back-breaking, exhausting, unforgettable pain.

You can sign up for an email reminder on the "fan site" which is created by the Discovery Channel, not fans.

(tags: MikeRowe, DirtyJobs, DiscoveryChannel)

Posted by mikey @ 06/22/2006 09:00 AM PST