Why Building A Lighthouse Took So Many Lives | Worst Jobs | Absolute History

Among the thankless tasks tackled by Tony this week are the work of the midshipman, lighthouse keeper, stoker and trimmer, the men of Britains first navy who survived on minimal rations, and the men who wore sacks on their heads on the luxury liners. Finally he experiences the dangerous occupation of the Victorian lifeboat man.

[pattisweet]

Does anyone understand, Tony was at least 40 when they did "The Black Adder". Some where after, he did 20years of "Time Team". Some time towards the end of Time Team he did these Worst Job shows. Personally, I think he's doing a same good job of demonstrating how bad all this everyday work really got!

[johnburakowski]

My first boat, when I was a child was a gift from an old mountain man . It was a wooden rowboat and had to be soaked each spring for about a week so the wood could swell . The coffee can was as essential as the oars .

[msjrockqueen]

What I really like about Tony's videos is his great sense of humor; he's able to laugh at himself reacting to these jobs instead of sulking off with a look of utter defeat (I particularly liked his reaction in an earlier video to the worm stew 🤢).

[adamwiggins]

“And that kept you sane?”
“Yes it kept me sane”
Doubtful...

[kencramer]

Tony is an upbeat personality, delightfully entertaining & interesting. I usually enjoy reading others constructive comments &/or perspectives but there seems an inordinate amount of people here with troubling dispositions

[thewallachianbard]

I hope one day somebody makes a similar video about customer support, retail and food service .

[mastrofnone]

Tony Robinson . Yet another British treasure

[skitlus]

He asks if the "fenalår" is a ham, to which the guy says "Yep", but it is in fact a dried and cured leg of lamb. It's delicious, goes great with beer, and is still eaten to this day! :)

[tanyatwiligwolf]

The former lighthouse keeper they interviewed is absolutely delightful. He must have an extremely strong mind to have endured that kind of madness inducing job

[HenrikoMagnifico]

Viking in Swedish actually means "bay-person" or a "bay-er"

[qg]

That salted and dried meat looked nice.

[yaroslavsky]

Tony, this is your oar. TONY, THIS IS YOUR OAR.

[oldsilverdrew]

Lighthouse part starts at 34:23. Just in case that's why you're here and want to skip the B.S.

[CLove]

As a woodworker, him inhaling the sawdust makes me cringe. There's a reason people all used to die so young, and we've solved most of it with PPE and other precautions. I had a grandfather who died from lung complications -- he didn't smoke, but he did cut lumber, and he inhaled all that sawdust every day.

[youtubekk]

lol
5:51
1- "its very good for ya"
2- (spits it out like its disgusting)
1- sad face

[chrishossack]

The trick with the rope is a technique called a regain. Used often by every soldier when traversing rope.

[toomanyopinions]

Big ups to the guy who had all his coworkers die on his first day and still went on to serve for 40 years. Maybe it's because seeing death is less common now, but that feels like the sort of thing that would give you PTSD.

[jonathanstern]

I don't know, I would think that rowing a lifeguard boat and saving people would be more fulfilling than cutting out fish guts.

[OstblockLatina]

Tony: How do you cope in a lighthouse?
Social phobia, introverts and autistic people: How do you cope out of it?!
Huge mental reserves, pfft - I need them to bear the burdain of the society full of noise, stupidity, vanity and cruelty. No matter where you go, there's people everywhere - even the pandemic didn't bring solitude. I'd give everything to be allowed to work and live in a lighthouse with no access of touristic traffic. Sadly, lighthouses are either out of use or already occupied.

[sivanlevi]

"Next time, I'll be back on Terrafirma, where the grounds may be Firmer, but the jobs are just as Terrible!" Don't dismiss your own joke, Tony, I love them!