13th July 2010, 09:00 AM
When screening applicants for digging jobs we (perhaps incorrectly) are mainly just interested in 'can they dig' and 'are they an a*******', qualifications count for very, very little.....anyone who's spent 10 years getting a string of degrees is someone who's got 10 years less digging experience, a lot of the best diggers I know don't have any noticeable qualifications, certainly not in archaeology.....
Its a running joke that the last time I got issued any diggers who were younger than me (and I'm hardly a spring chicken) was in 2007, so what's the age thing about? Not sure I could handle the shock of having to deal with a 40 year old youngster! With age comes experience, technique and economy of effort, but equally big holes in the ground at the end of the day :face-approve:
Its a running joke that the last time I got issued any diggers who were younger than me (and I'm hardly a spring chicken) was in 2007, so what's the age thing about? Not sure I could handle the shock of having to deal with a 40 year old youngster! With age comes experience, technique and economy of effort, but equally big holes in the ground at the end of the day :face-approve: