Hello all!
I know it has been a while since I posted anything. After my last post things got busy, we wrapped up a hole in record time and I haven’t stopped moving since. Few days of working in the office, shop, running supplies to rigs and then I was off for a well-deserved vacation!
From intense work to intense play and back again. I spent the last three weeks playing in the sun in Italy. Swimming in a caldera and the Med, hiking along accent roman roads and checking out the basement of the coolest McDonald’s in the world! It was great to check in with my life in Italy. It was good to see friends even if it was only for a brief second.
But sadly I had to come back to the real world of work on Friday. After a crazy long flight with more layovers than anyone should have to have, (note to self: stop buying tickets on the cheap) I am back in Oklahoma. The second best part about being on vacation (the first being vacation itself) is that I managed, without trying, to pull an Office Space. They promoted me while I was gone. I am now the lead day hand on rig XXXXX (you didn’t think I was really going to tell you where I am did you? That’s proprietary info) just south of the town of Alva. Alva is a beacon of civilization compared to other places.
Besides my promotion little else has changed in the three weeks I was gone. The wheat and barley that was green before I left has blown right past yellow and gone straight to amber waves of grain. The fields that aren’t cut already will be cut soon.
MY rig is nothing special but its mine. The guys who were here last did not take care of the palace so lots of cleaning before we can even get to the clean slate. I showed up on Saturday and started rigging up. Now two days later I think I finally have everything where I want it. This rig drills fast so we have been moving for the last few days. Today we finally caught a break with a trip out for a new bit. Things are going to be moving fast again soon. The biggest difference between nights and days is now everything is my responsibility. If the computer goes down I have to figure out why. When the gas machine decides to read -2 all day I’m the one kicking it and swearing at it. In short doing this job gives my problem solving skills a real workout. So far it’s only been small things and I hope it stays that way but if it doesn’t I’ll be sure to take pictures for you.
McDonald’s basement: a section of a offshoot road from the Ancient Apia.
