BC Lighthouse Keeper
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Lighthouse Keeper paints his Light Tower!
Keeping our station looking fresh is important so when ships pass by they see a nice new looking spot on our amazing West Coast. In this video we pull out brushes and rollers and give our Light Tower a new coat of bright red paint, so you can't miss us as you go by!
Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at:
Spencer C/O Boat Bluff Lighthouse Bag 3670
1 Seal Cove Coast Guard Base
Prince Rupert, BC V8J 3R1 Canada
If you want to see what the weather is like at my station, click the link below and look for the station Boat Bluff! This will be the weather that was reported within the last 3 hours!
weather.gc.ca/marine/weatherConditions-lightstation_e.html?mapID=02&siteID=14305&stationID=WEL
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Lighthouse Keeper Tours his House! 3000 Subs! Thanks everyone!
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Until I made this video I had no idea I had so much storage space and closets! Take a tour of the house I live in on Boat Bluff Lightstation. I want to thank all of my subscribers and let them know I appreciate each and every one of you. Thanks for watching! Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at: Spence...
Lighthouse Keeper changes the OIL!
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A big part of our job is to ensure the diesel engines keep running smoothly to ensure we have power on the station. In this video we have to do our 4000 hour oil change on one of the diesel engines. Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at: Spencer C/O Boat Bluff Lighthouse Bag 3670 1 Seal Cove Coast Guard...
Lighthouse Keeper removes some pesky bushes!
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Boat Bluff is wet. Very wet! With wet weather comes a lot of growth. Over the last few years the berry bushes have become quite overgrown next to the house so today we will try and clear some of it out so we have access to the side of the house if we need to. Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at: Spenc...
Lighthouse Keeper Changes a Lightbulb!
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How many lighthouse keepers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Well the answer may surprise you! In this video we take a close look at the inside of the Boat Bluff Lighthouse light. What will we find inside? Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at: Spencer C/O Boat Bluff Lighthouse Bag 3670 1 Seal Cove...
Lighthouse Keeper keeps himself warm in the cold weather!
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Living remote can have some challenges, especially when it comes to heating your house. Natural Gas? no way. Electric heating? Unlikely. So what to do? Watch this new video to find out! Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at: Spencer C/O Boat Bluff Lighthouse Bag 3670 1 Seal Cove Coast Guard Base Prince ...
Meet Joe! A modern day Lighthouse Keeper: An interview
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Meet Joe, a brand new Lighthouse Keeper with the Canadian Coast Guard. Joe just finished an eleven week stint at Boat Bluff Lighthouse. He gives us his thoughts on the job and what it took to get the job. Let us know if you have any other questions you may want to know in the comments below! Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from yo...
Lightkeeper's Assistant helps to make some Bread
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Easy to make and a large part of meals, bread is common all around the world. In this video Mich helps to make our regular dose of this goodness so we can have our toast and jam in the mornings! *Mich filmed and edited this video herself for her TikTok but I thought it was pretty funny so wanted to share with my subscribers.* Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mai...
Shoutout to Jilly! A Lighthouse Keeper Heloow!
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In this video we give a big Shoutout to Jilly from Brandon. We hear you love lighthouses Jilly, well we do as well. haha. Enjoy this little bit about Boat Bluff Lighthouse (station) and we hope you get a chance to see one up close and in person! Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at: Spencer C/O Boat Bl...
BC Lighthouse gets an unusual amount of Snow. Shoveling for fun!
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At Boat Bluff we see rain, like a lot of rain, but it is unusual for us to see snow. This is a lot of snow! We see 16cm of snow in 12 hours! We can't leave this snow on the decks, helipad and pathways so we spend a day with our shovel getting rid of it. My back is already feeling it! How about yours? Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hea...
Lighthouse Keeper answers some Children's Questions
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Ms Bacon's grades 5 and 6 class had some questions that they would like answered about Lighthouses and Lighthouse Keepers. In this episode we address those questions and provide some answers for the class on what Lighthouse Keeping is like. Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at: Spencer C/O Boat Bluff L...
Lighthouse Keeper takes a look at some Wildlife.
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Being in a remote location means sometimes you get a good look at wildlife that you don't normally get to see. In this video we take a look at some of the things I was able to catch on camera while going about my day. Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at: Spencer C/O Boat Bluff Lighthouse Bag 3670 1 Se...
Lighthouse Keeper does some Spring Upkeep!
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While it is true that we are busy a lot of the time, the seasons bring many different tasks and things we need to take care of. In this video we take a look at a few of those tasks that are needed to be done. Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at: Spencer C/O Boat Bluff Lighthouse Bag 3670 1 Seal Cove C...
Lighthouse Keeper's Mail Day: August (2020)
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It is that time of the month again, we take a look at what I got for mail this month. We have some viewer comments as well as a box of awesome from my wife! Interested in Snack Crate? Check out their site here: www.snackcrate.com Would you like to send me a letter and have me read it on my next Mail Day? I would love to hear from you! You can send me mail at: Spencer C/O Boat Bluff Lighthouse B...
Lighthouse Keeper eats Uni
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Lighthouse Keeper eats Uni
Lighthouse Keeper does a Podcast: Curiosityness with Travis!
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Lighthouse Keeper does a Podcast: Curiosityness with Travis!
Lighthouse Keeper Sings Phonetic Alphabet
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Lighthouse Keeper Sings Phonetic Alphabet
Lighthouse Keeper's moving day!
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Lighthouse Keeper's moving day!
Lighthouse Keeper's Mail Day: June (2020)
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Lighthouse Keeper's Mail Day: June (2020)
Boat Bluff Lighthouse Station Tour
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Boat Bluff Lighthouse Station Tour
Lighthouse Keeper has an announcement!
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Lighthouse Keeper has an announcement!
Lighthouse Keeper takes a look at the Derrick!
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Lighthouse Keeper takes a look at the Derrick!
Lighthouse Keeper looks at where the water comes from!
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Lighthouse Keeper looks at where the water comes from!
Lighthouse Keeper's Mail Day: May (2020)
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Lighthouse Keeper's Mail Day: May (2020)
Lighthouse Keeper Gives a tour of Where he Lives!
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Lighthouse Keeper Gives a tour of Where he Lives!
Lighthouse Keeper takes a look at Nootka Lightstation
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Lighthouse Keeper takes a look at Nootka Lightstation
Lighthouse Keeper's Mail Day: April (2020)
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Lighthouse Keeper's Mail Day: April (2020)
Lighthouse Keeper Explains some Weather
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Lighthouse Keeper Explains some Weather
Lighthouse Keeper receives some fuel
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Lighthouse Keeper receives some fuel
Lighthouse Keeper talks about Isolation and the Corona Virus
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Lighthouse Keeper talks about Isolation and the Corona Virus

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @bobicrni1284
    @bobicrni1284 3 дні тому

    Dreamlidfe, introverts paradise. I wish i lived like this, even if no one paid me lol.

  • @Lighthouse_Hunter
    @Lighthouse_Hunter 9 днів тому

    What a great job to have! Awesome video. Well done. Very satisfying to watch. Nice pictures at the end as well.

  • @khurshedalam9334
    @khurshedalam9334 10 днів тому

    Nice

  • @khurshedalam9334
    @khurshedalam9334 10 днів тому

    Nice and amazing

  • @amu0.0
    @amu0.0 13 днів тому

    The starting of any distraction

  • @mdal-amin6332
    @mdal-amin6332 17 днів тому

    আমি আপনার ভিডিও গুল দেখতে খুব ভালবাসি আপনি কেন কন ভিডিও আপলোড দিচ্ছেন না৷,,, আমি অপেক্ষায় রইলাম

  • @malikzada5675
    @malikzada5675 24 дні тому

    Hello

  • @christopherbernhardt
    @christopherbernhardt 26 днів тому

    Do you get a budget to do upgrades to the house? Can you ask for money to do stuff? Just curious, seems like it's fairly up to date.

    • @christopherbernhardt
      @christopherbernhardt 26 днів тому

      Also curious, I saw the pictures of the lady, if you were to get married, would it be possible for an S/O to move in with you? Would it be possible to request to just live in a house with an S/O, with both being the keepers? Cheers

  • @jaybrick8973
    @jaybrick8973 28 днів тому

    It wasn't this easy being a lighthouse keeper back in the day you basically had to stay up the whole night an make sure the light didn't go out an people went crazy from loneliness an solitude

  • @tristan_840
    @tristan_840 28 днів тому

    I'm just curious sir, is there internet connection there?

  • @frostaddict
    @frostaddict Місяць тому

    Sir please let me know where to apply?

  • @echolot
    @echolot Місяць тому

    I honestly would love to work as a lighthouse keeper, but I live in Switzerland.

  • @saboorkhan-ct2mp
    @saboorkhan-ct2mp Місяць тому

    Hey sir I’m really interested can I apply for this job please help me

  • @warriorklan8444
    @warriorklan8444 Місяць тому

    New subscriber great 👍 channel blessings from California 🎉.

  • @ShahidKhan-ye6rv
    @ShahidKhan-ye6rv Місяць тому

    S

  • @ShahidKhan-ye6rv
    @ShahidKhan-ye6rv Місяць тому

    Yah naukari mere ko chahie

  • @AHBGAMER
    @AHBGAMER Місяць тому

    Hallo sir can you tell me how i can get this job

  • @NKdidit.24
    @NKdidit.24 Місяць тому

    You are the luckiest man alive. You have the best job. I'd love a life of solitude.

  • @NKdidit.24
    @NKdidit.24 Місяць тому

    So happy to see you as main keeper. Congratulations. Is there a way to send you care packages?

  • @bunnysahni7220
    @bunnysahni7220 Місяць тому

    How much money do you make or someone can make with this job ?

  • @prashant7634
    @prashant7634 Місяць тому

    Sir, whats yoru annual salary, i am interested in this

  • @festethejester
    @festethejester Місяць тому

    Looks awesome Spence! This was super satisfying to watch :)

  • @JohngleNYM-sk2hu
    @JohngleNYM-sk2hu Місяць тому

    I've got a nice little pair of spring-operated PCV cutters that I carry around in my tool bag. I find that they work beautifully for trimming pesky shrubbery from work or habitable places I like to occupy. They fit in my back pocket and will cut though a branch or piece of PVC pipe-their intended use-up to 1&1/4" diameter. They cut clean, square and flush which is nice. Having them allows me to get into a grove of blackberry/thistle bushes along the side of the highway after they've already been picked over. Not as industrial as you needed on chore day, but anytime I walk a path I am not empty handed and it's easy to stay on top of. Just remember to clean the moisture from the organics because rust is the enemy of hand tools everywhere.

  • @kamleshnishad8347
    @kamleshnishad8347 Місяць тому

    Mai ready hoo

  • @CLZ12345
    @CLZ12345 Місяць тому

    Wondering, Do you have internet? And are you allowed to have guests?

  • @eriknervik9003
    @eriknervik9003 Місяць тому

    So if you live full time at a station is there any rules against having livestock? I was was at a lighthouse with guided tours in the US and they showed me where the light keepers would keep chickens and hogs and a garden. The tender came only once every several months, I’m talking between 1890s and world war 2 era, basically all your canned and preserved goods, tobacco, hardware, clothes etc you could order from a catalog. The ship would bring you your goods and you’d turn in your catalog for the next delivery and your pay docked. But because they didn’t use helos but a tender ship you couldn’t really move fresh food this way, so the light keepers or their wives would have gardens, chickens, hogs etc if the station had room It doesn’t look like you could have a hog pen there, but I feel four to eight hens could be kept there comfortably

  • @TrishaRyan
    @TrishaRyan Місяць тому

    I just subscribed! I found you on the Reddit AMA, after beginning (again) a search on the requirements of becoming a keeper. I have lived in Michigan for most of my 35 years, isolated for years now (love it) and I've had a fascination with the possibility of becoming a keeper for several years now. I have a cat that I love dearly, so I'm not sure that's allowed so I guess I won't be a keeper any time soon, but maybe I can learn enough to become one in the future. I hope to learn a lot from your channel! Also, as a side note, I am a professional composer. You seem to produce your videos very well and perhaps any BGM is unneeded, but if you're ever looking for someone to provide a nice soundtrack for your future videos, I can cover anything you need. Just reach out! Thanks again for giving us some insight to this lifestyle and opening the door to a big part of your life.

  • @seendon5394
    @seendon5394 Місяць тому

    This job looks super peaceful and fulfilling. Hope they pay you well dude.

  • @lucianadannon134
    @lucianadannon134 Місяць тому

    Dude I just found your reddit post, your job looks super cool!

  • @Musicians_Iran
    @Musicians_Iran Місяць тому

    Bring a dog for yourself

  • @nadirsamnani3855
    @nadirsamnani3855 Місяць тому

    Bhidu Tera koi boss nahi. Apna kam khud karneka. Upar Jake kandil ku dekneka. Roz fish Kane ka maza karneka. Abi tere ku pani puri Kane ka man hua to tu nai ka sakta. Tu sadi kare garwali ku udar nai rak sakta. Roz tandi ka samna karneka. Family life nai milta. Koi dost bi nai milta.

  • @IbrahimBob-j7b
    @IbrahimBob-j7b Місяць тому

    Thanks a lot, God bless ❤

  • @IbrahimBob-j7b
    @IbrahimBob-j7b Місяць тому

    Thank you, God bless ❤

  • @edtrowell2892
    @edtrowell2892 2 місяці тому

    Another excellent display of blatant disregard for safe working practices..... I can't believe that you document yourself online like this! Who is your OHS rep for RPSS? You really need to focus on wearing ALL appropriate PPE when documenting your work as a federal government employee!

  • @MatthewKing-yt7iw
    @MatthewKing-yt7iw 2 місяці тому

    Hey just want to say great job. I am trying to get my name in to become a lighthouse keeper but I'm having a hard time any tips or emails

  • @Cujo2447
    @Cujo2447 2 місяці тому

    Born too early to explore the stars... born too late to be a lighthouse keeper. Im immensely jealous. Good for you! Love the videos.

  • @emjaydakidd4962
    @emjaydakidd4962 2 місяці тому

    500k a year… Really?

  • @Commander_HW
    @Commander_HW 2 місяці тому

    4:37 such a dedication! You walked THAT far only having to walk back to retrieve the camera. lol

  • @deanschneider8775
    @deanschneider8775 2 місяці тому

    Huh, CBC had (another) recent story about how they can't find lighthouse keepers. Yet the job application site was closed within days. Am I missing something?

  • @Yob98
    @Yob98 3 місяці тому

    This is really neat to see, great video! I've been considering applying for a career as a lighthouse keeper and was curious how much of your own stuff you are allowed to bring. Looked like you could pack quite a lot. I have an electric piano, a drumset, and guitars and whatnot I'd like to bring with me if I were to go live at a lighthouse, so I could keep up with my music playing while living and working there. Do you think that would be manageable? And how much actual downtime do you have during your day typically?

  • @rajanshukla9816
    @rajanshukla9816 3 місяці тому

    What is your salary in dollor ,tell me please...

  • @AtreyaShetty
    @AtreyaShetty 3 місяці тому

    Im from india, can i apply for the job? Any suggestions please...

    • @AtreyaShetty
      @AtreyaShetty 3 місяці тому

      Also the educational qualifications required

  • @probashProbash
    @probashProbash 3 місяці тому

    please people visha give me I am worker

  • @LighthouseBuffs
    @LighthouseBuffs 3 місяці тому

    Can not think of another way in which painting could be so peaceful and relaxing 🥰

  • @ZohaibKhan-ei6be
    @ZohaibKhan-ei6be 3 місяці тому

    How to apply i want to do this job how can i apply

  • @mortengranlien4713
    @mortengranlien4713 3 місяці тому

    Are you using heat from the engines, ore is going to waste?

  • @stanpatterson5033
    @stanpatterson5033 3 місяці тому

    Interesting. When I was a younger fellow, I worked several years as a "professional" mover. Packing, loading, driving, unloading, unpk and set-up. As well as office moves, air shipments, overseas, the whole bit. So in this case, obviously you had to move another keepers' belongings. Did the other keeper have to deal with a similar scenario, dealing with another keeper's moving detail? Just seems like you somehow got the $#!tty end of a stick here, having to deal with move out of someone else's belongings, and then eventually move-in of your own. I'm sure it's not that much of a big deal, and I'm guessing it happened that way due to all of the Covid crisis that we all had to endure. The amount of stuff you showed in the vid, looks like about 20 minutes work for a standard move, but I guess trying to stuff it carefully into a chopper would require some extra care, thought, and effort. I have prepared and shipped many air shipments, but none directly into a chopper. I'd enjoy a challenge like that.

  • @Sgv1tm
    @Sgv1tm 3 місяці тому

    Watching from Riverside California. Thanks for the videos Spence!

  • @terenceseymour-tf8rptassie725
    @terenceseymour-tf8rptassie725 3 місяці тому

    I missed some of the vlogs and doing some catching up. What station are you on at the moment?

    • @BCLighthouseKeeper
      @BCLighthouseKeeper 3 місяці тому

      I am still at boat bluff. I am indeterminate here so it is unlikely I will be moved any time soon.

    • @terenceseymour-tf8rptassie725
      @terenceseymour-tf8rptassie725 3 місяці тому

      @BCLighthouseKeeper for some reason I thought you were on Goat Island. I am in Australia and just interested to learn more of other places.

  • @terenceseymour-tf8rptassie725
    @terenceseymour-tf8rptassie725 3 місяці тому

    Seeing the cruise ships go by do you wish you were on board?

    • @BCLighthouseKeeper
      @BCLighthouseKeeper 3 місяці тому

      I’ve been on cruises before. They are fun but I tend to eat too much! Haha.