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[AlienCraft]

When Scrooge McDuck says You work.... you work!

The wonderful world of small parcel delivery.

 

[amdhunter]

Maybe you'll get home earlier if you stop goofing off here..?

 

[DrawninwarD]

Today was my last day of a co-op term. I'm back in school in January.

 

[Rubycon]

Yep still @work. Probably on and off until about 3AM (It's 23:24 currently) and then back to work at 0700. Never time to be board. :hmm:

 

[dawp]

started @ 10pm. I had the choice whether to work so i did. slow as shit on holidays. but I don't get holiday pay until tomorrow night, then it's time and a half + holiday pay.

 

[xanis]

started @ 10pm. I had the choice whether to work so i did. slow as shit on holidays. but I don't get holiday pay until tomorrow night, then it's time and a half + holiday pay.

Sucks working on a holiday, but making some extra bank has to be nice.

 

[RedCOMET]

I thought there was a thread similiar to this in OT allready. but here goes.

My work rotation is suppose to end Monday, Dec 28 ( my work shift is 12 hours). After that i'll be home free to goof off and do what ever i want. Luckily for me, work is throwing a nice christmas day dinner and there is a drawing for prizes.


<--- on location on the drillship Discovering Clear Leader in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

[Paratus]

Worked till midnight and now I'm on call for a couple of days.

 

[AlienCraft]

Maybe you'll get home earlier if you stop goofing off here..?

My second shift hadn't started yet, so your snark is misplaced.
But thanks for assuming the worst.

 

[AlienCraft]

I thought there was a thread similiar to this in OT allready. but here goes.

My work rotation is suppose to end Monday, Dec 28 ( my work shift is 12 hours). After that i'll be home free to goof off and do what ever i want. Luckily for me, work is throwing a nice christmas day dinner and there is a drawing for prizes.


<--- on location on the drillship Discovering Clear Leader in the Gulf of Mexico.

There may be. I jumped on here, scanned the first page perfunctorily, then created this thread.
Drillship, huh? Different than a Drill rig? I've watched some of the various shows RE:Heavy Metal / Salvage.... That sort of stuff with interest. Anything that involves extreme building or technology involved gets me going.

 

[RedCOMET]

There may be. I jumped on here, scanned the first page perfunctorily, then created this thread.
Drillship, huh? Different than a Drill rig? I've watched some of the various shows RE:Heavy Metal / Salvage.... That sort of stuff with interest. Anything that involves extreme building or technology involved gets me going.

Well a drill ship is a type drilling a drilling rig. They are also usually really nice in terms of their accomadations compared to other classes of rigs. I've worked on Jack up rigs, moored semi-submersible rigs, dynamically positioned semi-submersible rigs and of course drill ships.

Here is a link of the vessel I work on.
http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Discoverer-Clear-Leader-697.html

My friend works on this moored semi-submersible rig.
http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Deepwater-Nautilus-58C17.html?LayoutID=17

 

[AlienCraft]

Well a drill ship is a type drilling a drilling rig. They are also usually really nice in terms of their accomadations compared to other classes of rigs. I've worked on Jack up rigs, moored semi-submersible rigs, dynamically positioned semi-submersible rigs and of course drill ships.

Here is a link of the vessel I work on.
http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Discoverer-Clear-Leader-697.html

My friend works on this moored semi-submersible rig.
http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Deepwater-Nautilus-58C17.html?LayoutID=17

Thats just awesome.
I googled your ship's name and have spent the past half hour reading up on it.
40 Megawatt generation.... that'll run the band AND sound and lights.

 

[Bill Brasky]

I just finished up some e-mails, and it's off to bed. E-mails never stop after the godforsaken finals week.

 

[Slimline]

Been working since 1845 yesterday. Done soon, at 0715. Not looking forward to coming back at 1445.

 

[cardiac]

Getting ready to head on in for a 24 hour shift at the Fire Dept.....Merry Christmas to all!

Bob

 

[Slimline]

Getting ready to head on in for a 24 hour shift at the Fire Dept.....Merry Christmas to all!

Bob

You win, here is to hoping you are not needed! :beer;

 

[RedCOMET]

Thats just awesome.
I googled your ship's name and have spent the past half hour reading up on it.
40 Megawatt generation.... that'll run the band AND sound and lights.

Yeah its pretty cool. I mean everything is basically run off electricty in one way or antoher, except the genterators, of course.

My friend / co-worker is on the Discoverer Inspiration at them moment. He is someplace south of the Equator in the Atlantic. He boarded the ship in South Africa and is on the SA to Gulf of Mexico leg of the shiips journey from the South Korean Shipyard. Cool shit all around.

Just ate breakfast in the galley and they are starting to set up fo Christmas day lunch/dinner. They put out a 4 Gingerbread house Scene which includes a little sugar lake. It looked really bad ass.

 

[Scouzer]

I'm off to work now. yay Christmas! yay for waking up at 5:30am on Christmas!

 

[Rubycon]

Thats just awesome.
I googled your ship's name and have spent the past half hour reading up on it.
40 Megawatt generation.... that'll run the band AND sound and lights.

We have about 15MW reserved for "hotel load" which includes sound and lights. 40MW for main propulsion, 10MW for auxiliary (bow thruster) propulsion for docking and anchorless positional maintenance.

A ship is a unique environment - electrical generation, distribution, and consumption all occur within a few hundred feet! Keeping it running smooth, safe, and maintaining comfort for thousands of people is no easy task!

A ship never sleeps so something is always going on no matter what the calendar says. That's why I'm working on Christmas day. ()

 

[RedCOMET]

We have about 15MW reserved for "hotel load" which includes sound and lights. 40MW for main propulsion, 10MW for auxiliary (bow thruster) propulsion for docking and anchorless positional maintenance.

A ship is a unique environment - electrical generation, distribution, and consumption all occur within a few hundred feet! Keeping it running smooth, safe, and maintaining comfort for thousands of people is no easy task!

A ship never sleeps so something is always going on no matter what the calendar says. That's why I'm working on Christmas day. ()

Rubycon, what do you do again? Was it something entertainement with the cruise industry??

Yeah, working deepwater oil exploration is pretty dang cool. What i think is pretty bad ass is the amount of wind and see some of these vessel can withstand. Obviously if the weather warrents it, they will suspend drilling ops, evac non essentials (like me) and move from location if possible. Back in august, i was on the rig while it moved from one part of the Gulf of Meico to another. That was quite cool. Chugging along in the dead of night.

 

[Rubycon]

Rubycon, what do you do again? Was it something entertainement with the cruise industry??

Yeah, working deepwater oil exploration is pretty dang cool. What i think is pretty bad ass is the amount of wind and see some of these vessel can withstand. Obviously if the weather warrents it, they will suspend drilling ops, evac non essentials (like me) and move from location if possible. Back in august, i was on the rig while it moved from one part of the Gulf of Meico to another. That was quite cool. Chugging along in the dead of night.

The general rule is if it moves, emits light or sound and runs on electricity and is for the purpose of entertaining people then I'm involved.