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A friend of mine started out doing that and worked his way up to being a Computer Operator which runs a horizontal boring rig-----which was Earning him $200K plus when he retired after 40 years of doing such.....about 3 years ago. He said when they were offshore.....for fun....they would take a sledge hammer and bust the end off of a bottle of Compressed air and watch it shoot off like a rocket and skip across the water!!
Last edited by Buckwheat; 02/05/23 02:03 PM.
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My dad spent 20-years in the Gulf of Mexico on offshore rigs. Great pay, real good food and dangerous too.
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There’s a lot going on in work area.
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There’s a lot going on in work area. Yes sir - seems to be a lot of chances to get hurt if you or your teammates make a mistake.
"The struggle you're in today, is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."
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Booner
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That’s why most roughnecks have fingers missing. That’s not a job for someone soft. All my family was in the oilfield and rough as heck. I skipped school a couple days my senior year and went help trip pipe one time on a drilling rig. I can promise you I never skipped school again and I realized that wasn’t for me. I found out why my dad and all my uncles were the way they were.
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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Holy crap…..respect to those guys!
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Old Mossy Horns
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I bet that chain has taken a many a digits off... 
Did you know that Beer Nutz are over a Dollar...and Deer Nutz are under a Buck...
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I bet you just don’t learn that overnight.
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Freak of Nature
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Young man's game right there.
"Why do you ask"?
Too many people spend money they don't have , on things they don't need, to impress people they don't know.
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I worked on the rigs with em as an engineer before med school…they are crazy lol
2017 Team Aldeer Turkey Contest Champion
2018 Team Aldeer Turkey Contest Champion
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Spent a many hour on those decks and in other sketchy places while working upstream. When the opportunity came to move into operations and get out of the field I jumped on. Don’t miss that crap a bit.
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Booner
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Spent a many hour on those decks and in other sketchy places while working upstream. When the opportunity came to move into operations and get out of the field I jumped on. Don’t miss that crap a bit. Yessir...downstream is much better.
"You think I care? Roll Damn Tide"
Have you tried Google?
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12 point
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I used to work on the rigs as a welder. I had it a lot easier than those guys. They definitely earn their money. Definitely don’t miss it none
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Freak of Nature
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LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!!
- - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -
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Glad He Doesn’t Have One
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Glad He Doesn’t Have One
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If something goes south while they changing the stem out, it’s no big deal, they got those gloves and hard hats on. They are totally safe!
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As the Old sayin go’s, it takes all kinds. Don’t know what those Men are being paid, but it’s not enough.
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H2S gas, Caustic acid, potential blow-outs………on a week and off a week, but it took 13 hours one way trip. I started dreading going back after 3 days home.1982 Dual Drilling Company, rig 27. Hard work, but we sure ate well.
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How much time do these guys have between doing this maneuver ?
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My dad worked 14 on and 14 off, less travel time each way. No holidays off it it was his weeks to work.
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