What Is The Worst Job In London History?

[papervampire]

Those sewer gasses are no joke, but neither is starving.

[cameoshadowness]

Anyone who swears rats can't do anything never dealt with a rat.

[FullMetalSunbro]

As an amateur baker, it certainly surprised me to find out that the baking profession in the Middle Ages was one of the most dangerous and deadly professions.

[thomaspetrucka]

Looked up toshers for a role in a play and ended up spending 5 hours just POURING over the horrific stories and gross details. Desperate times.

[Tisiloves]

Rat teeth are razor sharp and reinforced with iron. They can bite your finger to the bone by accident, and they can jump surprisingly far. Also they can be very territorial.

[BinBinB]

I learnt about toshers when I read Dodger by Terry Pratchett. The main character is one, and there's a lot of detail as to what his job looks like.

[happymack]

Thank you for calling it “mud.” So much nicer that what they were really into shoulder deep 🤣❤️

[agnesstrzykowska]

"Dodger" by Terry Pratchett!!! Absolutely fantastic book just right on the topic! Must read!

[TheMasterhomaster]

One rat isn’t a problem. It’s a whole bunch of them that’s the problem.

[HARBINGER]

dodger by terry pratchett introduced me to this little bit of history, one of my favorite books as a kid

[beththegreen]

I read about this in Terry Pratchett's Dodger, like I love that it's not fictional despite seeming just as fantastically awful as his other story elements

[Tennesseanyankee]

A few comedians joked about friends who still did that at sewer treatment plants. Even in joking, even in a modern era, you still got a sense the friend stunk and was oblivious.

[thetaaaa]

Tbh, in the industrial revolution, I'd rather do this than factory work. You get to keep all your income, you get a certain level of freedom and can pick your own hours, there's no risk of being fired, and the danger isn't all that much worse than what you'd see in a coal mine .

[Scott_C]

Being bit by a rat before antibiotics was probably almost a death sentence.

[VoodooViking]

Anyone who says they’re not scared of rats. I suggest them go hang out in the oldest parts of historic docks at night.

[minero]

I'd love to just sit in a pub and listen to you speak about London for hours 😅 I love it when people are so enthusiastic to share knowledge!

[KyrstOak]

I bet there's still treasures down there.

[ains]

these guys were grinding the tutorial level of an mmo rpg in real life as a day job.

[pinballrobbie]

Back in the sixties I remember being called Tosher by my elders.

[notesmaker]

Every dnd player knows the threat a group of rats poses towards a commoner.