We had a job last night and when I first went outside I was surprised at how warm the air felt. Last week it was consistantly -45 (-51F) and we had gotten so used to working in that weather so now -15 (0F) feels almost warm. Reasonably it is 50F difference, but I just never imagined calling 0F warm. Its crazy.
The last few days have been a struggle. It seems like this company decided to have all of their wells come up on the same day. In the last 48 hours we have logged 4 of their 7 rigs! (but one is down for crew change) The only good thing is that we will not have any jobs for the next 2-3 days so we can just relax maybe go to the city (2 hours away) and hang out. Maybe visit the casino. Well see.
Tonight we had baked chicken, corn, mixed veggies, and potatoes and it was actually pretty good. I asked the cook how many of them their were in each shift. Im determined to find out who the good cooks are! =) There are 4 crews of 5 chef's. So there are 20 chef's. The guy that I talked to seemed like he loved food and he was pretty big, so I think he might be one of the good ones.
We finally got a different pickup today. After driving around all last week with no heat (in -45 weather) we finally got a old-as-dirt truck with heat.
I heard from the HR mobilization girl that is handling my transfer to Iraq. She asked me about 100 questions (25 really) and had a really good FAQ section in the bottom of her email. One interesting thing is, you can only start a international assignment on the 1st of the month. This means that I will probably start on May 1st, giving me a whole month to spend with Chelsea before having to work for 35 days.
We have been here for three weeks now and its shockingly easy. Time flys since the people are fun, jobs are long, and we have a routine. Not to mention im getting WAY caught up on sleep. This is how I originally pictured working for my company. Lots of prep, wait, wait, wait, clutch delivery on the jobs, and repeat. I can definately get used to doing this for 35-35.
The last few days have been a struggle. It seems like this company decided to have all of their wells come up on the same day. In the last 48 hours we have logged 4 of their 7 rigs! (but one is down for crew change) The only good thing is that we will not have any jobs for the next 2-3 days so we can just relax maybe go to the city (2 hours away) and hang out. Maybe visit the casino. Well see.
Tonight we had baked chicken, corn, mixed veggies, and potatoes and it was actually pretty good. I asked the cook how many of them their were in each shift. Im determined to find out who the good cooks are! =) There are 4 crews of 5 chef's. So there are 20 chef's. The guy that I talked to seemed like he loved food and he was pretty big, so I think he might be one of the good ones.
We finally got a different pickup today. After driving around all last week with no heat (in -45 weather) we finally got a old-as-dirt truck with heat.
I heard from the HR mobilization girl that is handling my transfer to Iraq. She asked me about 100 questions (25 really) and had a really good FAQ section in the bottom of her email. One interesting thing is, you can only start a international assignment on the 1st of the month. This means that I will probably start on May 1st, giving me a whole month to spend with Chelsea before having to work for 35 days.
We have been here for three weeks now and its shockingly easy. Time flys since the people are fun, jobs are long, and we have a routine. Not to mention im getting WAY caught up on sleep. This is how I originally pictured working for my company. Lots of prep, wait, wait, wait, clutch delivery on the jobs, and repeat. I can definately get used to doing this for 35-35.
Hey John!!! I really enjoyed reading your blog! You and your food are too funny! I'm glad you're determining who the good cooks are;) We miss you and our trips to Urichios; we haven't been there since you left. Hope all is well and hope to talk to you soon!!
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