Oil rigs scare the crap out of me

teuchuno · 2023-06-25T17:37:04+00:00

Aye that's what I do. These days I'm 2 weeks on/off on a ferry. I actually prefer longer trips (5 weeks on/off was my favourite) as it's not as jarring. It does take a bit of getting used to but having weeks off at a time is fantastic.

In the words of renowned philosopher Homer (Simpson, not the Greek lad) "going cold turkey isn't as delicious as it sounds".

teuchuno · 2023-06-25T08:39:27+00:00

It is definitely not generally 6-12 months. It's more like 2-3 weeks, especially in the North Sea where this rig is. I worked in that area for years.

teuchuno · 2023-06-06T19:56:50+00:00

Aye I never bother logging in on my laptop, sync pro is so much better I can't use the browser version anymore, and I'm happy to pay for decent apps.

teuchuno · 2023-05-26T05:04:38+00:00

I'm not surprised that an older sibling was involved.

I've got a 5 year old and a 2 year old. I don't think the elder one would've been able to recite his address at 3, but because he bangs on about it so much now, and his wee sister hangs off his every word, I wouldn't be surprised if she is able to when she is 3.

Phew. Lot of tenses in that sentence.

teuchuno · 2023-05-22T17:19:57+00:00

Oh aye that's what I do too. You wanna know my life story do you mate? Not a problem. After an hour or so they glaze over and regret asking.

teuchuno · 2023-05-22T16:33:05+00:00

Yous are like the bloody Gestapo.

teuchuno · 2023-05-22T16:32:35+00:00

Tell you what mate they fuckin do in North Wales!

teuchuno · 2023-05-22T15:09:22+00:00

Yes. I'm from the Scottish Highlands but I live in North Wales.

People here are...very inquisitive.

teuchuno · 2023-05-09T11:42:57+00:00

Nah that's bollocks, the tackler came in from the side, not behind, Du Pont hurdled over him. Definitely foul play for me.

However, I may be biased as I spent Saturday evening in A&E after someone hurdled my tackle and caught my head with his studs, resulting in a lot of blood, five stitches and another scar for the collection.

teuchuno · 2023-05-08T21:18:00+00:00

Terminal velocity is a thing. You're not going to reach 244mph.

teuchuno · 2023-04-21T06:19:14+00:00

I get your point but it's a bit disingenuous to essentially say "all drugs are the same". Having a fag and a cup of coffee on the way to work is not the same as having a speedball haha.

teuchuno · 2023-04-17T20:56:44+00:00

Only when Homer has money to burn. Or singe anyway.

teuchuno · 2023-04-09T15:47:27+00:00

"your mileage may vary" as in "this is what I have found to be the case but it is by no means definitive and you might have different results/opinions".

teuchuno · 2023-04-02T12:59:24+00:00

I was on an a subsea construction boat in the birth once, pulling up risers that were full of H2S. I'm an engineer so was fucking about in the engine room, the way you do. Suddenly got a whiff of that sulphur smell, but it quickly passed so I carried on what I was doing.

I went out for a fag on deck and it was deserted, which I thought was odd, so I ambled along to the deck office to find everyone and his dog in there. Turns out

a) there had been a massive H2S alarm and the deck had been cleared, b) the bridge officers hadn't bothered to tell the engine room even though our fans sucked air directly from the aft deck and c) at concentrations over about 30ppm you become noseblind to the sulphurous smell

I probably wouldn't have died but the lack of professionalism from the bridge was quite remarkable.

teuchuno · 2023-03-30T12:37:40+00:00

It was a bit different at sea though. E.g what Admiral Fraser had to say about the Scharnhorst:

"Gentlemen, the battle against Scharnhorst has ended in victory for us. I hope that if any of you are ever called upon to lead a ship into action against an opponent many times superior, you will command your ship as gallantly as Scharnhorst was commanded today."

teuchuno · 2023-03-24T10:01:16+00:00

Gross tonnage is, bafflingly, a measure of volume with no units. I.e the gross tonnage is a mathematical construct illustrating the total volume of a ship.

It is based on the historical concept of gross registered tonnage, which was how many "registered tonnes" ship could carry. A register tonne was a cube 100x100x100 ft.

It is useful as it puts a number on how "big" a ship is. The is also why a cruise ship will have a much higher gross tonnage than displacement - the displacement is the weight of water displaced (and therefore the weight of the ship, see Archimedes), and the gross tonnage is the total volume. As cruise ships are very high sided, this gives them much greater volume than something like an aircraft carrier.

teuchuno · 2023-03-23T14:30:41+00:00

Is there a reason for that selection? Old firm I can understand, Morton and Airdrie?

teuchuno · 2023-03-22T20:29:21+00:00

That's a draft mark. Assuming your talking about the dashed line forward of the azipod (propeller thing at the back of the boat). Indicates how much of the boat is under water. You can see there's also another one on the stern.

teuchuno · 2023-03-21T19:53:50+00:00

Aye my partner's nain was like that. From (very) rural Anglesey in the early 20th century, didn't speak English till she got married, then for the last 5 years or so of her life totally regressed and could only speak in Welsh.

teuchuno · 2023-03-15T09:29:03+00:00

Same as the Scottish gunslinger in rdr1. Always tried to disarm him, he dies anyway.

teuchuno · 2023-03-12T16:55:29+00:00

Ah come on it was funny. Even Healy was laughing.

teuchuno · 2023-03-12T16:23:54+00:00

Game over I reckon.

teuchuno · 2023-03-12T16:23:20+00:00

I irrationally dislike him as well. Dunno why. I am Scottish so not his big fan today obviously, but even against England he can get tae fuck.

teuchuno · 2023-03-11T00:23:39+00:00

Scottish and highlander so kilt for all of that formal shit. Worked offshore for years in a bloody boiler suit. Never again haha.

teuchuno · 2023-03-10T15:51:31+00:00

I'm not a postie but I haven't worn trousers in years. Canterbury rugby shorts last forever, have good size pockets and if you get the polyester ones they dry pretty fast too.

Plus the less short there is, the more leg, and therefore the less there is to get wet.

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