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Charles W.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

If you work in, let's just pick out New York City because people think about tugboats a lot there in New York Harbor. Do they? Yeah. Yeah, everyone does. Okay.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

If you work in, let's just pick out New York City because people think about tugboats a lot there in New York Harbor. Do they? Yeah. Yeah, everyone does. Okay.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

If you work in, let's just pick out New York City because people think about tugboats a lot there in New York Harbor. Do they? Yeah. Yeah, everyone does. Okay.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

They work two-week shifts, two weeks on, two weeks off. You live on that boat full-time. And then on those days that you work, you work two six-hour shifts, six hours working, six hours off, six hours working, six hours off. And I'm sure Thomas would verify that this is tough, hard work.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

They work two-week shifts, two weeks on, two weeks off. You live on that boat full-time. And then on those days that you work, you work two six-hour shifts, six hours working, six hours off, six hours working, six hours off. And I'm sure Thomas would verify that this is tough, hard work.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

They work two-week shifts, two weeks on, two weeks off. You live on that boat full-time. And then on those days that you work, you work two six-hour shifts, six hours working, six hours off, six hours working, six hours off. And I'm sure Thomas would verify that this is tough, hard work.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Would you have them work 12 hours straight and then 12 hours off?

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Would you have them work 12 hours straight and then 12 hours off?

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Would you have them work 12 hours straight and then 12 hours off?

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah, it's whack, but I think it's one of those things with shift work, like you get used to sleeping all day and working at night. Those people probably get used to sleeping in two, four-hour sets.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah, it's whack, but I think it's one of those things with shift work, like you get used to sleeping all day and working at night. Those people probably get used to sleeping in two, four-hour sets.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah, it's whack, but I think it's one of those things with shift work, like you get used to sleeping all day and working at night. Those people probably get used to sleeping in two, four-hour sets.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah, but then they're at home for two weeks straight.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah, but then they're at home for two weeks straight.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Yeah, but then they're at home for two weeks straight.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Can you get back to work?

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Can you get back to work?

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Can you get back to work?

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Oh yeah, for sure. There are push boats. These are pretty fun. A push tug. That's a tow boat that has a squared off front at the bow and these padded beams called push knees. And you basically push those knees against the stern and you even lash it together sometimes and you're just pushing something around. Yeah.

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Tugboats: Pushing Their Way Around Since 1803

Oh yeah, for sure. There are push boats. These are pretty fun. A push tug. That's a tow boat that has a squared off front at the bow and these padded beams called push knees. And you basically push those knees against the stern and you even lash it together sometimes and you're just pushing something around. Yeah.