yup but I am more gas patch/mid-downstream side of things. I have been 127 day straight with out a day off, I have spent 13 months and few days with out seeing my house, and saw the wife for 2 weeks while my MIL had/initial recovery open heart surgery. I have been hooked up solid for 4 years, with only 2-5 weeks off at a time between 4-13 month hitches. I have taken much of this year off though I needed a break and chill out, as I have been burnt out for a while. Trying to avoid that dreaded get your ass on a plane tomorrow call till the 1st of the year or so....
All that said it keeps the bills paid, puts a little fun money in my pocket and make a comfortable living. Yes the life on the road SUCKS, the time away from family SUCKS even more, but we are in a boom and you have to make hay while the sun is shining and pack it away for the lean times, because like anything in the trades there will be times when you cant buy a trip. But like anything in life, you have pay now or pay latter, and like my grandpa always said nothing worth anything comes easy.
As too off shore I work for a large multi national that has asset's all over the world mostly in the North sea, (our R/D unit is in the UK) I have had the option to go twice, NOPE NOPE NOPE not being stuck on a fucking laybarge in the North sea or the Gulf unless there is NO other options. I hate man camp work, I am not sharing a bunk on noisy ass ship let alone in 30 foot seas off the coast of norway in october
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Army was similar deployed.
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Anyone else work in the oil field?
It can be good work, but the long hours and remote location do wear on a guy. I've had a total of five days off since Sept 23rd, and won't likely have any until mid to late Dec.
I suspect being in the army might be similar. Or anyone who works offshore.
- CW
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