My first day as a 'green button pusher'

[hyyyper]

in other words, yesterday was my first day of work at Toverland, you know that little park that opened just 5 years ago with the boosterbike.

 

The day started crap, it was raining cats, dogs, and who knows what else, and Toverland is only 5 miles away, it still means i have to go 20 minutes tru the rain and getting soaked.

Anyways, soaked as i am i walked into the cantina, which is like u see them at construction sites, and when i asked why they didn't have a solid one, they said it is because of future expansions. So i got introduced to everyone, and got a piece of cake (literally, becauee Toverland existed 5 years).

As soon as i got my schedule for the day, i noticed that i would be operation the vekoma minetrain for the 1st two and a half hours. As i walked with the one who was gonna teach me how the push the green button and i asked her (yes, the Toverland employees are 70% women) why they called it 'boomerang' and she said like OMG are you one of those coasterfreaks....[lol].

So the first two hours i was fitting fat germans in the vekoma mine train. then got a half hour brake and went to work at the waterslides. The first hour i was at the landing site putting people's boats on the conveyor belt and escorting of the site. The 2nd hour i was upstairs 'dropping' the boats, which was kinda fun and i learn that the boats only can have 100 kilos, which reminded me to dirk, who was 120 or someting. bad boy dirk.

The last 3 hours i would be making half hour switches between the appel coaster who has a lenght of 36 meters! and a small merry-go-round outside.

Suddenly it was 18:00 and we all got to clean up the park, which was done in an hour. Meanwhile, my feat were trying to kill me because i was standing for 9 hours (almost) straight. And as soon as i got home i put on a stargate and got myself some shoarma.

 

anyways, next up is May 28

[coasters 4 me]

^Is that Dirk Ermen you are talking about? He is cool.

 

Sounds like fun, working in a theme park.

[niiicolaaah]

Cool! I know what you mean about being on your feet for nine hours.. yuck. I used to be a ride op at Martin's Fantasy Island. While it sometimes got annoying with irritating patrons, no break from the sunlight, and long hours, it was a lot of fun and I made a lot of good friends there. It was an experience I wouldn't trade for anything.

 

Have fun!

[SharkTums]

I hope you get to work the survival course at some point!

 

Best Attraction EVER!

[rollermonkey]

I'll be at Toverland in 13 days!

 

Do you work on the 6th?

 

Look for the lone American!

[Wishmaster]

^^ Yeah, especially if you're on the ground watching Joey.

 

@ Hyyyper: Maybe I'll come visit you some time. I've got an anual pass anyway.

[hyyyper]

I'll be at Toverland in 13 days!

 

Do you work on the 6th?

 

Look for the lone American!

 

I'm sorry, i still have to go to school then, the school won't let me take days off for work, so as it is now, i'll be working weekends and vacantions only

 

^^ Yeah, especially if you're on the ground watching Joey.

 

@ Hyyyper: Maybe I'll come visit you some time. I've got an anual pass anyway.

 

just tell me when, i'll let you know when and where i'll be working

[man]

AAAAAH DIRK

 

 

sound like pushing butons are fun though.