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Plumbers wanted in Antarctica
LONDON (Reuters) The British Antarctic Survey is searching for plumbers to stop its pipes from freezing.
The group which discovered ozone depletion is to hold an open day in Cambridge, England to find 15 skilled workers willing to spend 18 months on its bases and ships near the South Pole, where temperatures can reach minus 50 degrees centigrade.
The BAS is hoping the spectacular Antarctic scenery will compensate for the salary shortfall -- workers will be paid a maximum of 18,888 pounds a year, whereas back home an in-demand plumber could earn up to 80,000 pounds annually.
"It is so remote and you get a feeling of how insignificant you are in the world," BAS spokeswoman Athena Dinar told the Independent.
"There's no noise and nobody else there -- it can bring tears to your eyes."
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