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LUVNLIFE
05-30-2003, 05:04 PM
Here's one. What's the longest shift you have worked without sleep. I just finished twenty-seven hours straight. My previous record was twenty-five. How about you? sleeping sleeping

little rowe boat
05-30-2003, 06:17 PM
As a firefighter we go out on mutual aid strike teams. When we first arrive at the fire, sometimes the resources needed to fight the fire are still enroute from all over the state,so we end up on the fire line up to 48 hrs straight.

Ziggy
05-30-2003, 06:23 PM
Guess that 27hr shift just got blown out of the water :D :D Thats rough for any person to handle, 12hrs is bad enough for the body let alone what you guys are doing. Thumbs up to ya both, but especially to the folks who risk their lives for us.

RiverToysJas
05-30-2003, 06:32 PM
I've done a 22 hour shift.
RTJas :D

Jrocket
05-30-2003, 06:45 PM
Last month I did one 32 hour shift straight then the next week I did a 30 hour shift straight.All over time pay each time.Tired but so happy on pay day.... :D

Stupid Fast
05-30-2003, 06:52 PM
With my old job I have pulled One 31 hour and 1 33 hour on a real tite shutdown job(Plant shuts down and we rebuild the plant in 7 days ). Many 20 to 25 hour jobs. Pays real good and almost garentees more work if the Lines are Up and running on time. It just about kills you though.
My new job the longest I have pulled is 9 hours and seven min. :D

Boatcop
05-30-2003, 06:55 PM
Longest I had was working a car freighter fire in the North Pacific off Alaska in 1985.
On duty on the burning ship for 42 hours straight. Had to stay in fire gear and Scott air pak the whole time, but was able to get a few cat naps of about 1/2 hour each.
All we did was maintain the boundaries until Boots and Coots came up and handled the heavy work to get the fire out.
Another was 36 hours on a leaking oil tanker in the Delaware Bay off Lewes in '82. Luckily it had an Italian Crew, and I got my first exposure to REAL Espresso. Kept us going the whole time.

mickeyfinn
05-30-2003, 07:05 PM
Used to do line clearing for Ga Power. Got called to storm duty on the coast after a hurricane. We pulled 48 straight trying to get trees off of lines so they could start restoring power.

JetBoatRich
05-30-2003, 07:08 PM
That is a lot of hours eek! most I ever did recently was 23 hours (salary sure sucks) pulled a split shift of two 14 hours shifts years ago, I had 4 hours off between. devil

sandblasted
05-30-2003, 07:12 PM
Longest shift..32 hours strait during the Northridge earthquake restoring power in Valencia...Per state law we have to have a break after 32 hours (utility industry)...went home and slept, came back to work and worked another 32...yeeha! :D

mickeyfinn
05-30-2003, 07:15 PM
We have the same laws here but when we were pulling hurricane duty there was no power anywhere. The motel we were staying in didn't have power and most of us didn't have windows. So most of us just kept going as long as we could and crashed once a little juice was flowing.

sandblasted
05-30-2003, 08:11 PM
mickeyfinn:
We have the same laws here but when we were pulling hurricane duty there was no power anywhere. The motel we were staying in didn't have power and most of us didn't have windows. So most of us just kept going as long as we could and crashed once a little juice was flowing. Damn natural disasters suck...but they make for good overtime checks!! :D

Seadog
05-30-2003, 08:38 PM
I have done several 30-36 stints, but the longest was in Korea. I pulled over 72 hours before giving it up. Funny thing, the MPs pulled a raid on us two hours after I hit the bunk. They tried to get me to get up while they checked my bunk. I don't know what I said, but 5 cops left me alone afterwards.

Kilrtoy
05-30-2003, 08:53 PM
Longest shift, 7 years, 10 months and 29 days and still married....Oh you meant your 2nd job......... 22 hours

GlastronGuy
05-30-2003, 09:00 PM
Longest one shift = 36 hours in military
Longest stretch of long days = 32, 12 hours days plowing snow.

mtndewdrops
05-30-2003, 09:16 PM
I pulled a 17 hour day to complete an alternative design approach for the chief enginner to look at the next morning, slept 4 hours and went to the meeting and that idea was thrown out...oh well. :(
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/550image002.jpg
I hate when that happens...
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01RENEGADE
05-30-2003, 10:18 PM
I got called in this morning at 6.00am just got home 11.00 pm now I have to go back at 9.00 am tomorrow. This was suppose to be my friday off but I work work for a water dept and we have a major line break oh well lots of money CHA CHING...

Mrs Sandbar Junkie
05-30-2003, 10:27 PM
SBJ just left for work and he'll work through the night, show up for baseball games tomorrow, head to the Yard House in LB to check out some of the boats @ the poker run, then go to bed tomorrow night. He hasn't slept since last night... sleeping

MagicMtnDan
05-30-2003, 10:32 PM
I once spent 48 hours with two chicks (no sleep). Does that count?
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Mrs Sandbar Junkie
05-30-2003, 10:34 PM
MagicMtnDan:
I once spent 48 hours with two chicks (no sleep). Does that count? I'd say that counts... wink

LUVNLIFE
05-31-2003, 08:53 AM
Stupid Fast, It sounds like we are in the same line of work.....LAYING PIPE. Shutdowns are always fun, just like tieins. I, m glad to see I'm not the only guy working crazy hours and some have it worse. Wife never understands the work but understands that paycheck because i'm hourly. :D

Sun burners
05-31-2003, 11:18 AM
I was up about 72 hours last weekend, out trying to spread the gospal in HAVASU!!!

Stupid Fast
05-31-2003, 12:43 PM
Luvnlife I used to work for a General Contractor. Our shut downs were for Companys like Dupont, Sherwin Williams, Ross Labs (Baby fomula, Honda Of America, PPG, Lucent Tecnologys (till they went to shit) and Owens Corning among others. I was Saleried but got bonuses(Cha-ching) if Product ran on time.
I Did lay pipe for a few years but after a few boxes bent (with me in it) eek! I went back to Carpentry. 80 Feet in the Air is ALOT less scary than 25 feet under ground. eek!
About the wife bithcing about the hours, I still have to remind her What her pampering costs. She leaves me alone for a while after that.

spectratoad
06-01-2003, 05:04 AM
I am in the military and it was when I was on a ship. It was a 46 hour shift. Lots of coffee. eek! They don't usually do that, it gets dangerous but there were things to be done.
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