jsmoke222000 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) Check this out. I work offshore in the Gulf of Mexico on oil rigs as a mud logger. Right now I am on a rig named The Herculeus 200 (formerly Todco 200) about 35 miles off the coast of Venice, Louisiana. Well we get on & off the rig by using the crane & a personel basket. The crane picks up the personel basket & you stand on it, hang on & the crane lifts you up on the rig. Kinda fun too. Anyway, I was lifted onto this rig 2 days ago by this very same crane. Some guys were leaving today & the crane was swinging in to pick up the personel basket when the crane boom fell! I think the brake or clutch failed on the crane but either way it's fucked up! Keep in mind that if this would have happened 2 minutes later 4 men would be dead! Just another day in the oil field! Enjoy the pics. Edited October 23, 2007 by jsmoke222000 Quote Jared Nixon A.K.A. Jsmoke My Car Stereo Website: 3rd Coast Customs My Fishing Website: BigLake411.com Add me as a friend: Myspace Download: Check out my Audio Calculations Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) ATTENTION ALL SMD MEMBERS: Do not under any circumstance buy anything from Chassistech! They do not stand behind their products & their customer service is horrible. They do not actually manufacture lowering springs, they drop ship them from Spring Tech. Chasistech.com also does business as Airbagit.com, Streetridepro.com & Truckinsuspension.com. They are all the same company! Do not trust these bastards! Their products are cheap & more often than not, you don't get what you actually order in the first place! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 damn thats crazy!! i didnt know you did that for a living..pretty cool! I wouldnt do it i dont like the ocean unless im lookin at it from the shore or on tv. How deep is it right there where your at? Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieroGrande Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Fuck that shit! Not the job i would want but the water looks clean! That sucks to hear about the mishap! Hope it gets fixed soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmoke222000 Posted October 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 The water depth on this location is 95' & the rig is 115' above the water. I's a pretty cool job. It get boring as hell sometimes though. I make pretty good $ though. I got my stereo biz on the side when I home. It's cool to sit out here for a few weeks & stack up some money so that I can just do whatever I want when I get home. Quote Jared Nixon A.K.A. Jsmoke My Car Stereo Website: 3rd Coast Customs My Fishing Website: BigLake411.com Add me as a friend: Myspace Download: Check out my Audio Calculations Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) ATTENTION ALL SMD MEMBERS: Do not under any circumstance buy anything from Chassistech! They do not stand behind their products & their customer service is horrible. They do not actually manufacture lowering springs, they drop ship them from Spring Tech. Chasistech.com also does business as Airbagit.com, Streetridepro.com & Truckinsuspension.com. They are all the same company! Do not trust these bastards! Their products are cheap & more often than not, you don't get what you actually order in the first place! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowryder Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 That is insane proves nothing is fool proof least no one was hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmoke222000 Posted October 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Well this job has it's good points. Right now I make about $1,200 a week after taxes. I might stay out here for 3 or 4 weeks at a time but when I get home I have a few weeks off to do whatever I want. When I am out here I have no expenses! My only expense is driving to the boat dock or heliport & I get paid $0.53 per mile. All my food is paid for out here. They serve 4 meals a day, all you can eat. Steak on Tuesday & Saturday, Seafood day if Friday, Fried Chicken on Sunday. They do all your laundry for you. They make your bed every day, clean your room, ect. Free Satelite TV, Internet, Pool table, ping pong, you can fish when your shift is over. It's really a pretty sweet job! If you really think about it, I come out really good with no daily expenses. No driving back & forth to work every day, ect. Sometimes it kinda sucks being out here for such a long time but it is well worth it when I get home & I can sleep late every day & do whatever I want on my days off. Quote Jared Nixon A.K.A. Jsmoke My Car Stereo Website: 3rd Coast Customs My Fishing Website: BigLake411.com Add me as a friend: Myspace Download: Check out my Audio Calculations Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) ATTENTION ALL SMD MEMBERS: Do not under any circumstance buy anything from Chassistech! They do not stand behind their products & their customer service is horrible. They do not actually manufacture lowering springs, they drop ship them from Spring Tech. Chasistech.com also does business as Airbagit.com, Streetridepro.com & Truckinsuspension.com. They are all the same company! Do not trust these bastards! Their products are cheap & more often than not, you don't get what you actually order in the first place! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxfire69 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) You guys wouldn't happen to need a firefighter would you..you make in week almost what i make in a month.. Depressing..And i run into burning buildings for a living! Edited October 23, 2007 by zaxfire69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Well this job has it's good points. Right now I make about $1,200 a week after taxes. I might stay out here for 3 or 4 weeks at a time but when I get home I have a few weeks off to do whatever I want. When I am out here I have no expenses! My only expense is driving to the boat dock or heliport & I get paid $0.53 per mile. All my food is paid for out here. They serve 4 meals a day, all you can eat. Steak on Tuesday & Saturday, Seafood day if Friday, Fried Chicken on Sunday. They do all your laundry for you. They make your bed every day, clean your room, ect. Free Satelite TV, Internet, Pool table, ping pong, you can fish when your shift is over. It's really a pretty sweet job! If you really think about it, I come out really good with no daily expenses. No driving back & forth to work every day, ect. Sometimes it kinda sucks being out here for such a long time but it is well worth it when I get home & I can sleep late every day & do whatever I want on my days off. Thats awesome bro!! much respect. hey if i send you a smd sticker will you plaster it on the side of your rig and get me a picture? That would be cool as hell to have one of my stickers out in the middle of the Gulf on an oil rig Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E a r t h Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Multiplexing & networking ftmfw ^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmoke222000 Posted October 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Hell yes! Send me a sticker & I'll put that shit on the side of the next rig I go on! I'll email you my address. your PM is still full. Quote Jared Nixon A.K.A. Jsmoke My Car Stereo Website: 3rd Coast Customs My Fishing Website: BigLake411.com Add me as a friend: Myspace Download: Check out my Audio Calculations Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) ATTENTION ALL SMD MEMBERS: Do not under any circumstance buy anything from Chassistech! They do not stand behind their products & their customer service is horrible. They do not actually manufacture lowering springs, they drop ship them from Spring Tech. Chasistech.com also does business as Airbagit.com, Streetridepro.com & Truckinsuspension.com. They are all the same company! Do not trust these bastards! Their products are cheap & more often than not, you don't get what you actually order in the first place! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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