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NEWS w . Working at power plant work is hot, dirty 4 A r ) j CT i I : ! ,.. -mih.i, ! It Hit Tar HeelBecky Garrison Working in UNC plant . . . brings reflection on job By DANNY REID Staff Writer Hot Noisy. Dirty. Oh, is it dirty. The boilers burn coal dust Coal dust is dirty. The combustion of coal dust produces soot. Soot is dirty. Put them together and you get black crud. Black crud accumulates in my nostrils and, I suppose, in my lungs. A glimpse of my handkerchief would turn a strong man's stomach. My first day on the job at UNC's power plant at the western end of Cameron Avenue had me using a vacuum hose to suck up the black crud off boiler number one. Crawling inside the boiler came later. I sometimes have to go straight to campus after work, without cleaning up. I have got ten a few strange looks. I expect the campus police to nab me for vagrancy, or at least for being a public nuisance. But I pretty much like my job. I enjoy learning about the equipment and the power process. It is like a big train set But consider. ' The other day I was helping replace a valve. I was squatting on steam pipes, and if I had slipped, I would have burned my hands through heavy gloves grabbing another pipe, or I would have fallen through the tangle of pipes to a cement floor seven feet below. I had to hose my boots periodically to cool them. The temperature was close to 110 degrees. Steam hissed, motors roared, and water dripped. The single light cast more shadows than it did light and as I looked around, I knew what it was like to work in an old, de caying submarine. Or maybe the spaceship in the movie Alien. And consider this: I'm glad this job's only for the summer. For the record The Tar Heel incorrectly reported last week that the theme of a Campus Y film and lecture series was "war and aggression." "War and aggression" is the theme of the film series, which begins June 10. The lecture series, which begins June 8 with a lecture on "The New Federalism," has no theme. Ni L L ZctO com our natural homcS zabuton floor cushions, futon the futon co.. bo3 rnishings. futons, futon covers, bolster & i . . ... a Trames, nignt stands, coffee tables. . . cnapeinm 933-2222 tues-fri 10-1 & 2-5, Sat. 10-5 rear of China Nite Restaurant This weekend only! Free cups of Fountain Pepsi! This weekend order any 1 2" pizza and get up to 2 cups of Pepsi free! If you order a 16" pizza you can get up to 4 free cups of Pepsi. They will be rushed to you in durable 16 oz. plastic cups with tight fitting lids a perfect complement to our hot, delicious pizza. No coupon necessary, just ask! Offer expires: 6682 WW O' EjjS 929-0246 503 W. Rosemary 967-0008 209 15-501 Bypass MANHATTAN IS NOT AS FAR AS YOU THINK! 153 EAST (A Mayo Production) It's Bloomingdales, Macy's, and HORUCCI at FIVE and DIME PRICES I Check out our FIORUCCI CARDS .65 to .85 Check out our Manhattan Bound Headbands 3.95 1 ' mmykr 4& v& .sj rUM fin,', Vh-H.m S frr? r urn ; i For Summer Now Fabulous. . . Tropical Mini Skirts Sasson Sailor Blouses Rainbow Skirts & Mini Skirts Summer Indian Bazzaar Harem Pants, Skirts & Dresses Beside Shrunken Head If you've been yearning for a little break in tradition 153 EAST It's the hot news this summer. It's becoming the most talked about shop in town! 942-3929 Thursday, June 3, 1982 The Tar Heel 3
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