The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XXXI

jwick · 02-07-2019, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

We had a down turn in 2014. They gave my wife an early retirement package that was worth 2 years pay. Most of the imported skilled people left. Now things are starting to boom again. But there is not enough local skill people to do the work, but the import people are not coming back. For the most part. They don't like the weather. The wages are still staying high.

Like Alaska. They were paying piping designers $90-120/hr with OT to go up there cuz no one wants to deal with that cold. Not to mention the cost of living is ridiculous.

Pintsize725 · 02-07-2019, 07:30 PM

Hi.

jwick · 02-07-2019, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Hi.

How’s AP?

bunk · 02-07-2019, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jchammond

Seems like Jason has told me they only do Convertable’s on Friday’s

Bassturds!

Rusty · 02-07-2019, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jwick

Like Alaska. They were paying piping designers $90-120/hr to OT to go up there cuz no one wants to deal with that cold. Not to mention the cost of living is ridiculous.

When they started to work on the pipe line up there. I turned down a job up there welding. Went through the interview and welding test with flying colors. Started asking about living conditions and cost of living. I just about fainted.

One egg was over a buck, loaf of bead was 10 bucks, gallon of milk was 10 bucks. It would costs a mint to live up there at the time. Plus women was few and far between. STD's was running high too.

jwick · 02-07-2019, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by bunk

Bassturds!

F14’s?

bunk · 02-07-2019, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jwick

F14’s?

Yep

jwick · 02-07-2019, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

When they started to work on the pipe line up there. I turned down a job up there welding. Went through the interview and welding test with flying colors. Started asking about living conditions and cost of living. I just about fainted.

One egg was over a buck, loaf of bead was 10 bucks, gallon of milk was 10 bucks. It would costs a mint to live up there at the time. Plus women was few and far between. STD's was running high too.

I worked a job up there for the Arctic drilling program 3-4 years ago. I never made the trip but we were instructed by the client on how to behave and react even in the grocery store. They were paranoid because O&G already has such a bad rep up there they didn’t want any more negative PR.

Rusty · 02-07-2019, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bunk

Yep

That's what I thought you wanted.

F14's in gloss gunmetal

19x9.5 +20 255/35/19
19x11 +15 305/30/19

bunk · 02-07-2019, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

That's what I thought you wanted.

F14's in gloss gunmetal

19x9.5 +20 255/35/19
19x11 +15 305/30/19

Yeah, that's my set at GYW waiting to be installed tomorrow

Rusty · 02-07-2019, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jwick

I worked a job up there for the Arctic drilling program 3-4 years ago. I never made the trip but we were instructed by the client on how to behave and react even in the grocery store. They were paranoid because O&G already has such a bad rep up there they didn’t want any more negative PR.

It was the wild, wild wild wild west when they started the pipe line up there.

Those idiots when they got time off would tear up bars and anything else.

When I worked for Elliott. I had to go through survival training to go on the Hibernia drill rig off the coast of Newfoundland in the north Atlantic. The rig has some Elliott equipment on it. Did the training and never got the chance to go.

The training was on how to survive 30 deg water temps.

jwick · 02-07-2019, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bunk

Yep

Want a pair in glossy black

jchammond · 02-07-2019, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bunk

Yeah, that's my set at GYW waiting to be installed tomorrow

How they gonna fit?

jchammond · 02-07-2019, 08:11 PM

My first pics were just the wheels without tires

jwick · 02-07-2019, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

It was the wild, wild wild wild west when they started the pipe line up there.

Those idiots when they got time off would tear up bars and anything else.

When I worked for Elliott. I had to go through survival training to go on the Hibernia drill rig off the coast of Newfoundland in the north Atlantic. The rig has some Elliott equipment on it. Did the training and never got the chance to go.

The training was on how to survive 30 deg water temps.

I’ve had to do helicopter survival training

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