24th August 2004, 08:36 PM
stop mucking about and sack the buggers. perhaps we could get away with layabouts 10-20years ago but not anymore.
problem is, and i was once guilty of this to an extent, people do archaeology cos they like it - and this involves leaning on shovels in the sunshine, practising flint knapping skills, dropping tools for half an hour to look at someone elses posthole/finds and, in the days before health and safety, 3 pints and a quiet smoke at lunchtime. and for this leisurely lifestyle the low pay was a fair exchange.
who here can honestly say they joined up because they wanted to do a hard days work, for weeks on end, digging a big hole?
problem is, and i was once guilty of this to an extent, people do archaeology cos they like it - and this involves leaning on shovels in the sunshine, practising flint knapping skills, dropping tools for half an hour to look at someone elses posthole/finds and, in the days before health and safety, 3 pints and a quiet smoke at lunchtime. and for this leisurely lifestyle the low pay was a fair exchange.
who here can honestly say they joined up because they wanted to do a hard days work, for weeks on end, digging a big hole?