My godson started a job in the Alberta tarsands. He clears $550 per day.

[Swede]

I loaned him $1200 to get him up there. Not sure what he is doing,he's 20 years old. They work 6 days a week,12 hour shift. He can come out of the bush every 3 weeks for a week off. They are in a camp made up of trailers,that has 500 men,in the middle of nowhere. Nearest town is Fort McMurray. His first week there a young guy got killed at the jobsite. He said he wants to stay there for 2 months and come back with some money. I'm rather nervous for him.

[DS1]

1. Hey, that's $650 US

Hope he's okay. I would not enjoy mining.

[Swede]

2. Thanks.

Tarsands work is mostly strip mining,so it's all outside above ground. That's about all I know of it.

[lligrd]

3. I Bet He Learns A Great Lesson

Money ain't everything.

Edited to add: Hope he makes it back safely.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Sounds like something from a Stan Rogers song.

:)

That's good money for a 20-year-old, but sounds like extremely hard work. I hope that he stays safe.

[Mojambo]

5. That's gonna build character. n/t

[Whoa_Nelly]

6. May he do well and come home safely

It sounds like very dirty and dangerous work :hug:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athabasca_Tar_Sands#Bitumen_extraction

[greenbriar]

7. wow, wish my hubby could do that

he could work for a year and we could pay off EVERYTHING we owe including our home and put money up for our daughter for college