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[Closed] having a disaster of a day ..... this might cheer you up.

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(if you havnt seen it already)

so far today my fiancee drove off to work with my wallet/office door card ,my new very expensive glasses that are a week old fell apart & i had to drive to work. its been a bad 3 hours since i got up.

this cheered me up. Although maybe thats only because i was down there last month.

http://www.****/news/article-2441993/Oil-workers-create-hilariously-elaborate-video-performing-Totos-80s-hit-Africa.html


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 9:11 am
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Dail Vial free version.


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 9:17 am
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Nice


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 9:39 am
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I must be made of stone ๐Ÿ˜•


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 9:50 am
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Brilliant ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 9:51 am
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Nah Boba did nothing for me either. Left me as cold as the fish they were going to prepare frozen.


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 9:52 am
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Yup happy now! But got to go back to Bastid work now ๐Ÿ‘ฟ


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 10:05 am
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As that's my work environment, I can totally get it. It shows the comradery you have and living in a place with limited resources. When you are stuck on a ship, people entertain themselves in ways most don't nowadays as in normal society we are surrounded by 24/7 technology and entertainment. Hope Subsea7 see it and use it as a recruitment video.


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 10:17 am
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Hope Subsea7 see it and use it as a recruitment video.

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Jock earlier.


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 10:32 am
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living in a place with limited resources.

Are you kidding me? That is a modern DP2 ROV Construction vessel. 74 berths, A/C, no doubt good food and internet access.

It's hardly slumming it for 4 weeks is it?

[url= http://www.bourbon-online.com/media/offshore/mpsv/MPSV-BOURBON-PERIDOT.pdf ]Vessel specs[/url]


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 11:47 am
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sorry got this teeshirt - it doesnt matter how "luxary" it is ... your still limited to what you can do while you are there. transocean barents off norway is like a 4 star hotel with private rooms etc but its still not a nice place to be.

Having a good relationship with your co workers is essential.

jock - im using it as a recruitment tool in my office to bring engineers to ops ๐Ÿ˜‰

also im just back from a ship and a semi sub rig down in that neck of the woods , i wouldnt be so sure it has much decent internet outwith operational capacity for Recreation.


 
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How do you get to be a operator of a ROV?


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 11:54 am
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How do you get to be a operator of a ROV?

Hard work, a lot of qualifications and above all - the right time/eight place/knowing the right people.....


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 11:58 am
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That was great. Cheered me right up!


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 12:02 pm
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Winston Dog - Him of MPI Adventure Fame?
Grumpiest Warranty Surveyor the offshore world has ever seen?! ๐Ÿ˜‰
Where you working now?


 
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sorry got this teeshirt - it doesnt matter how "luxary" it is ... your still limited to what you can do while you are there. transocean barents off norway is like a 4 star hotel with private rooms etc but its still not a nice place to be

The point I was making was, as offshore environments go that Bourbon boat is not bad by any means.

If you can't accept or deal with 4 weeks on there, with the prospect of 4 weeks off and also the chance to get a 100% tax refund at the end of the year, then what can you deal with?


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 12:37 pm
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So where would one go to get a qualification to operate a R.O.V? I get the hard work bit do you need Phd's etc ctc. Same for the huge cranes how do you get to drive one of those?

Just curious but have a mate whose son is pretty rudderless, smart but rudderless.

Ah Google is your friend, I guess he is going to remain rudderless ๐Ÿ˜•


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 1:11 pm
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true true.

4 weeks in turkmenstan on a table with no rec or comms in the caspian set me up with low expectations but ive watched many a man crumble under less.

on the plus side - ive been to town and collected my wallet and the opticians rejigged my specs there and then so i can see again ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 1:34 pm
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Thanks Trail Rat - that cheered me up during my VAT quarter misery. ๐Ÿ˜€
No deep meaning just a bit of good fun, there are some real joy sinks in today!


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 1:46 pm
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If you think 4 weeks in the north sea with Internet & TV is tough, you should try 4 months in the south atlantic with no TV OR internet, going into port once every 6 weeks for 2 days max... Makes 4 weeks north sea a doddle!


 
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4 months in the south atlantic with no TV OR internet, going into port once every 6 weeks for 2 days max

Now that is a trip to complain about! Sounds absolutely awful!

dickydutch - If I remember correctly there was a lot of wingeing going on from your team after about 2 days offshore!
Left that Marine Warranty nonsense behind and went back to salvage, that job finished me off with all the crap going on!


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 3:15 pm
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That's a cool video.

Wife will like it, she walked down the aisle to Africa played by a Jazz guitarist...


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 3:22 pm
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9 hours into a crap so far 12 hr shift, great tonic thanx ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 03/10/2013 3:50 pm