This was Robin's office today. This was taken from the wellpad at which she was working, looking down Canyon Largo (the shiny bit in the middle is Largo Wash). Add this to the list of things I will miss about this job.
The list of things I will NOT miss about this job include: filling up the company truck on an almost-daily basis; getting calls from clients who don't understand why cleaning up a [insert petroleum product] spill is so expensive (hey, don't spill your stuff and we won't have this problem...); getting calls from clients who want their lab results two hours after the sample is turned in to the lab; inch-thick layers of gummy clay mud on my truck; inch-thick layers of gummy clay mud deciding to let go of my truck on my driveway; sitting in line at the truck wash for an hour to avoid that driveway problem; driving oilfield roads (well, I'll miss that once in a while... some of them are a lot of fun); filling out a Form for everything we do, say, or touch; sitting in the back of my truck writing reports on my laptop while overseeing another job because we are shorthanded; and dust in the field equipment.
The list of things I will NOT miss about this job include: filling up the company truck on an almost-daily basis; getting calls from clients who don't understand why cleaning up a [insert petroleum product] spill is so expensive (hey, don't spill your stuff and we won't have this problem...); getting calls from clients who want their lab results two hours after the sample is turned in to the lab; inch-thick layers of gummy clay mud on my truck; inch-thick layers of gummy clay mud deciding to let go of my truck on my driveway; sitting in line at the truck wash for an hour to avoid that driveway problem; driving oilfield roads (well, I'll miss that once in a while... some of them are a lot of fun); filling out a Form for everything we do, say, or touch; sitting in the back of my truck writing reports on my laptop while overseeing another job because we are shorthanded; and dust in the field equipment.
OK - I was reading along, enjoying...and then I came to the bit that was flashing green, which says to me "If this ain't Sci-Fi, then what is?" I am referring to ..."sitting in the back of my truck writing reports on my laptop while ..." Now, for someone who wigged out completely over "self-correcting typewriters", the idea of sitting there not plugged in to anything, writing on a laptop...{insert 'Twilight Zone' theme here). Next thing, you're going to tell me there are portable telephones. I mean.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new job Jules. Looks like geolgists are in demand, hope you got a nice upgrade for having to move.
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