| Cleaning out the elephant pen at a zoo, that's got | | | | gloves and if possible, a body double. |
| to be one of the dirtiest jobs in the world. | | | | All of these people, and countless others with |
| Cleaning out any animal pen would be actually, but | | | | jobs equally dirty or even worse (eek!) are in luck. |
| elephants have pretty large leavings, that makes | | | | You do get companies that make specialist work |
| the job pretty high up in the awful stakes. You're | | | | wear. They cater for a variety of situations and |
| going to want some specialist equipment to deal | | | | risks. There is probably nothing that is elephant |
| with it. Specialist equipment and special industrial | | | | dung repellant or grease retardant or dead people |
| strength, ultra durable, everything retardant | | | | smell proof but you do get flame retardant |
| clothing. Perhaps something like the waders that | | | | material (obviously or else fire fighters would be in |
| fly fishermen wear, only better and with goggles. | | | | serious trouble). You also get material that is |
| Some people earn their living cleaning out the | | | | waxy so that it is difficult for muck to stick to it |
| grease and oil that gets bunged up in the huge | | | | with its accustomed great and mighty sticking |
| machines that keep factories running (sugar | | | | power. You get shirts, trousers, overalls, high |
| refining factories for example). They have to go | | | | visibility clothing and jackets. |
| into the bellies of the beasts with shovels and | | | | You also get specialist accessories like footwear, |
| buckets and shovel, sweat and slave until all of | | | | this includes a variety of shoes and boots and |
| the gunk is gone. Its not a simple little half hour | | | | even socks, hopefully a few flame retardant |
| job either. It takes hours and many buckets full | | | | socks. You never know when a pair of those will |
| to complete. Its something for which you would | | | | come in handy. Other accessories include gloves -- |
| also want specialist clothing, going from neck to | | | | very important in all dirty work, helmets - also |
| toe as well as a little something covering your | | | | handy in a wide variety of dirty and/or dangerous |
| noggin to catch unexpected drips. | | | | situations, harnesses -- for those times when you |
| There are others whose work involves going into | | | | just have to hook yourself up to something and |
| houses where murders most foul have been | | | | first aid kits, because if you're going to be getting |
| committed and includes cleaning up after all | | | | dirty you might be getting sore and if you're |
| possible evidence has been collected. This can be | | | | getting sore while you're dirty you want a first aid |
| particularly gross if bodies have been lying | | | | kit to prevent infection and said injury turning |
| decomposing for months and the smell has | | | | purple and falling off. |
| permeated the walls and floors and seeps into | | | | It must be said that high visibility clothing sounds |
| your pores and no number of scalding hot | | | | like fun. It kind of makes you want to climb a |
| showers and bars of soap will get it out. Then | | | | pole and fix telephone wires, or climb down |
| there is all of the blood as well as all of the other | | | | manholes and do whatever it is that people do |
| bodily fluids and solids that get spilled in the | | | | down manholes. One theory is that they train all |
| commission of violent crimes. Television can make | | | | the alligators alleged to be down there. That would |
| it look bad, in real life it always looks worse, and it | | | | be quite cool. It would certainly be a place to bring |
| smells. You so want specialist clothing for this kind | | | | your first aid kit, as the chances are good that it |
| of job and a mask and goggles and shoes and | | | | might come in handy. |