Comments about ‘Utah's loneliest job?’

You're a brave soul! Rock on dude. Takes a tough individual to work a job like that.

Suffering some serious job envy.

Interesting job.

I like the autonomy he has; get your job done without bosses being in your face.

Wonder how much they pay?

Enjoy the solitude, Todd!

the sound of silence.

I can imagine the sunsets are magnificent. Has Todd posted his pictures anywhere?

I've seen this guy driving around the streets of Nibley. He is one tough looking cookie. Always has a smile on his face though. It doesn't seem like he has such a boring job.

Mr. Dougherty,
You should consider writing a book. Totally enjoyed your article. Good to see something good coming from the "dead sea". Need more men like Todd.

Joseph M. Dougherty, with out a doubt, you're a great writer, I thought I was reading an old Louis Lamar novel.
I'll take this job in a heart beat, My favorite part of the day is coming home and being left alone.

What a refreshing article about a man who represents everything that is good about America. This man's work ethic demonstrates that he has the qualities that made this Country great: honesty, loyalty, and self-sacrifice. We need more workers like him.

Enjoyed this article very much.

Hope they are paying this guy and all his other coworkers plenty of wages. Hope the company is growing. FYI. Potash has become so expensive as a fertilizer compound that it has become impossible to purchase and then sell food items at current market prices. It will be the one limiting plant growth element that will bring on world hunger and food riots. As the world changes from growing crops for food to making fuel with corn, sugar and other crops there is more and more need to make other food crops more productive. However, the US purchases over 90% of its potash from foreign countries. Yes we really use potash from Canada, Russia and Belarus to make our corn for ethanol. So much for being energy independent. The price of Potash has risen from about $50.00 per ton in the late 1980's to over $1200.00 per ton today. As a Farmer, rancher I can not use it and sell hay, grain at current prices. Our food prices at the supermarket will skyrocket because we are now becoming dependent on foreign sources for both energy and fertilizers. Hope this local??? company will grow.

Fascinating story!

Wow! The picture of him crouching on the west side of the lake is amazing. It looks like he could be on the moon ... very desolate.

Not many people could stand that kind of isolation.

So, what is his job? I lost interest after about 5 paragraphs of description without answers.

Too bad you didn't read that fifth paragraph. It actually says what he does right there.

Its good that someone has a job.

no manager breathing down your neck - no dead lines - no demo's - no dress code - no office politics and all the TV dinners you can eat!! Pretty Sweet!

Yeah, in this computer age, there's something appealing about the idea of working with your hands, out in the wilderness as the lone sentinal.

This guy has the right job No Kevin Smith or Rick Garr " The Ruler"

glad to see you made them post pic of the nice living quters hang in there froder.