They do this for a living

[otherwise]

All in a days work.


You may have to scroll down a small amount to see the vid, it's just off my monitor when I click onto it.

http://www.1video.com/Node.aspx?id=SoepVork5&vid=GdFFkP0SM02AlTD1so2NTg

 

[DaveM]

:y24: :y24: And they are being paid out of your taxes

 

[otherwise]

:y24: :y24: And they are being paid out of your taxes

A few years back I lived only 5 houses from our local beach and was good mates with our professional lifeguard. I can tell you he spent more time fixing up the ladies in the surf club workshop than fixing up the rescue equipment. Yep, a tough job for some.

 

[DaveM]

Yeah some people have real hard jobs

 

[The Seeker]

Lifeguards in California are paid over $100,000.00 a year and they get a pension when they retire worth 90% of their salary!!!!

In the news recently there was a story about a 64 year old lifeguard in New York who was fired because he refused to wear a Speedo.

 

[Ksquared]

GEEZ, AJ - read the story again. A FEW of them make 100,000 with OT. It's not like it's the starting salary!

 

[Dilligaf]

LMAO

 

[The Seeker]

“Unfortunately, there’s a lot of disinformation out there. People get this idea that we’re talking about 17-year-old kids in lifeguard towers making $200,000 and that’s not correct,” he said. “We’re professional level. Lifeguarding here is different than any other place in the entire world.”


Base salaries for Newport Beach lifeguards range from $58,000 for the lowest-paid officer to $108,492 for the top-paid battalion chief, according to a 2010 city report on lifeguard pay. Adding in overtime, special compensation, pension, medical benefits, life insurance and other pay, two battalion chiefs cleared more than $200,000 in 2010, while the lowest-paid officer made more than $98,000.


All lifeguards received $400 in sunscreen allowance and two cleared $28,000 apiece in overtime and night duty pay.


Newport Beach’s lifeguards can also retire at 50 with 90 percent of their salary with 30 years of service, according to state data.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/20/salary-compensation-of-100k-newport-riles_n_864626.html

 

[Dilligaf]

That 90% sure is nice, many cities do the same. I gave the fed 30 1/2 years and get 62%.

 

[The Seeker]

the lowest-paid officer made more than $98,000.

So I was less than $2000.00 off when I said they make $100,000.00

 

[Ksquared]

You didn't say "Lifeguards in Newport Beach" - you said "Lifeguards in California". And while I recognize that Newport Beach is, indeed, in California, I'm willing to bet that there are at least one or two other cities and towns with beaches in California AND which don't pay their lifeguards $100,000 or anything close to that.

Any Takers?

If you're going to keep making these silly general statements, you must be willng to be called on them once in a while.

 

[otherwise]

Personally I don't think this is worth debating.
Some of these blokes in the US appear to make $100,000 plus, some don't, interesting.
The bottom line is most of the time it's a great job, with lots of benefits, wink wink nudge nudge, say no more.

 

[DaveM]

The bottom line is most of the time it's a great job, with lots of benefits, wink wink nudge nudge, say no more.

 

[shanered6]

lots of benefits, wink wink nudge nudge, say no more.[/QUOTE]

yes ! the nudge,nugde bit sounds really good

 

[The Seeker]

I must have touched a raw nerve...LOL!!!