What did you accomplish today?

naa safety's always first. you could be drilling 10,000+ feet downhole, hit a gas pocket, hydrogen sulfide leaks out of the ground and you go blind...inhale 1% and you're instantly dead


these things weren't gone over with me on DAY ONE...nor was I given a mentor to complete each task with. There are countless ways you can die on a drilling rig and no amount of money is worth my life


Besides, that was one company. And they all pay the same- $27-28/hour, $140/day per diem...84 hour weeks (12 hour days). although the schedules vary

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hey heph you still considering the oil field?


yea man my first job paid ~100k/year...and my second job will pay ~120k + bonuses


I wish I could make this kinda money back home living a normal life/normal work schedule...but nothing good comes easy of course

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Been focusing on other stuff.. Saving money to put down on a house.. Got some possible roomates lined up and we worked out a deal. One pays rent (500).. Other pays bills (probably like 300).. I pay jack shit since it's my place and I go to school and get a degree.. Gotta make the money to put down first though.

But shit man, whenever I hear about the money with oil rigs, my whole mind focuses on that. Hmmmm.

Carne Seca said:

1. Got up @ 4am and worked out for an hour
2. showered and shaved
3. had breakfast (green chili, cheddar cheese, onion, ham omelet)
4. started working interspersed with random clandestine RIU posting
5. fought off a marauding Crane Fly (they creep me the fuck out)
6. ate lunch (cold fried chicken, spinach and feta salad with raspberry vinaigrette
7. once again with the ninja RIU posting
8. waiting for 5pm to roll around so I can start dinner and load a bowl of Bubba Kush.

This evening will be a collage of chores that include prepping veggies for canning and washing a shit load of canning jars.

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Damn, I need to get up on some your eats. Sounds great!

got my car inspected. ate lunch at reading terminal market. gave 5 bucks to a street musician and made some killer wings for dinner

marc88101 said:

Damn, I need to get up on some your eats. Sounds great!

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Too high and lazy to go back and search for carne's post.. So *like*

yeah my little brother drove out here from across the country a few days ago after searching (to no avail) for a job at home (east coast, New england) paying 30k/year


after seeing/hearing about the money myself and others made in the oilfield, him and 3 college friends followed my path out here and are all becoming successful. Experience counts in this field though, so it's rare that people start off making 3k/week....I think I was lucky initially to even get on a drilling rig first but i'm glad I have that experience now and these companies see me as a qualified, advanced candidate for employment. Hoping to get hired on again real soon so I can GTFO of my car, been living in this little piece of shit for the last week

Hepheastus420 said:

Been focusing on other stuff.. Saving money to put down on a house.. Got some possible roomates lined up and we worked out a deal. One pays rent (500).. Other pays bills (probably like 300).. I pay jack shit since it's my place and I go to school and get a degree.. Gotta make the money to put down first though.

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I just gotta say, good luck making that work.

Maybe you'll do it, but I don't see it. Don't misinterpret me, please. I'm not saying that you can't go to school and get a degree. What I'm saying is, I see problems stemming from that agreement; that's all.

smok3h said:

I just gotta say, good luck making that work.

Maybe you'll do it, but I don't see it. Don't misinterpret me, please. I'm not saying that you can't go to school and get a degree, but I see problems stemming from that agreement. That's all.

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*cough* douchebag *cough*

Hepheastus420 said:

*cough* douchebag *cough*

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lol, god dammit, you quoted me before I was done editing my post.

Hepheastus420 said:

*cough* douchebag *cough*

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Not at all. If you set up an unequal rent/utils arrangement, expect a mutiny. Smok3h's giving you good advice imo. cn

cannabineer said:

Not at all. If you set up an unequal rent/utils arrangement, expect a mutiny. Smok3h's giving you good advice imo. cn

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Thank you, bear. That's all I'm trying to say. Take it from people who have been there and done that.

Unless everyone is paying an equal share, expect problems.

cannabineer said:

Not at all. If you set up an unequal rent/utils arrangement, expect a mutiny. Smok3h's giving you good advice imo. cn

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Ahem douchebag #2

I understand his doubt.. I'm just joking around with the douchebag part. It would take some explaining to make y'all understand, but I got this. It's a VERY secure plan. I guess all you can do is trust that eh?

getting an extra hour on the clock.

Hepheastus420 said:

Ahem douchebag #2

I understand his doubt.. I'm just joking around with the douchebag part. It would take some explaining to make y'all understand, but I got this. It's a VERY secure plan. I guess all you can do is trust that eh?

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Well you're certainly clear to forge your own path.

And I promise not to say "I told ya so."

Hepheastus420 said:

Ahem douchebag #2

I understand his doubt.. I'm just joking around with the douchebag part. It would take some explaining to make y'all understand, but I got this. It's a VERY secure plan. I guess all you can do is trust that eh?

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If you try to enforce that arrangement, you open yourself to the serious charge of being cheap. That might not give trouble at once, but it will very likely reach up and bite you later in a way that kills the apparent savings.

And cool it with the insults please. cn

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Thank you, bear. That's all I'm trying to say. Take it from people who have been there and done that.

Unless everyone is paying an equal share, expect problems.

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Fuck it, let me explain a little bit.. My sister has a baby.. She wants the baby to be able to play in a backyard (so cancels out apartments). So her and my bro-in-law really want this to work. So he pays rent and she pays bills. No doubt I'll pitch in about 300 with a part-time job.. But that's like the basics of my plan.. And they seem to be on the same page with me sooo.. I hope it all goes well.

And dude, I know that's all you're trying to say.. The douchebag thing was purely a joke..

cannabineer said:

If you try to enforce that arrangement, you open yourself to the serious charge of being cheap. That might not give trouble at once, but it will very likely reach up and bite you later in a way that kills the apparent savings.

And cool it with the insults please. cn

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Ahh man.. My paranoia was correct. I forget this is the internet so insults are taken seriously.

Don't worry about me though man.. Always got a backup plan. Which includes having enough rent saved up to last me through the rest of the semester even if shit goes to hell and people bail.. Which people tend to do.

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Fuck it, let me explain a little bit.. My sister has a baby.. She wants the baby to be able to play in a backyard (so cancels out apartments). So her and my bro-in-law really want this to work. So he pays rent and she pays bills. No doubt I'll pitch in about 300 with a part-time job.. But that's like the basics of my plan.. And they seem to be on the same page with me sooo.. I hope it all goes well.

And dude, I know that's all you're trying to say.. The douchebag thing was purely a joke..

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Well I hope for your sake that it does work out for you. I mean it sounds plausible, but most good plans do (but not all good plans are successful plans).

But you're a smart guy, and you know these people better than we do, so if you think it will work, then by all means do what you think is best. But at least consider the alternative.

Alright, so lets forget I put my life plans on the internet, should have known better lol.

I get what you're saying smokeh.. I'm still thinking through it.. Got lots of time before I have all my money saved up anyways.

Nope, not good enough. What is your 5 year plan? I need to know EVERYTHING.