Author Topic: On the topic of jobs, ya boi got a job on a drilling rig (Read 1549 times)

FireFlame2 · October 28, 2018, 01:58:13 PM

Local man goes from pushing a lawnmower around making no monies to working on a drilling rig in ColoRADo. In all honesty I got a job on a rig in Greeley Colorado and let me tell you... This is some of the hardest work I've ever done in my life. 12.5 hour shifts for 14 days straight of pure manual labor, It is like 172 hours of work, but definitely worth it as I couldn't move for the first 10 days I was off (14 days of working on, 14 days off). Overall enjoyed it met some awesome people but now I hate the smell of Diesel exhaust from the 3 generators the size of school buses.

here some pics of my rig location... ft/ vertical photos

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Darth C3P0� · October 28, 2018, 02:24:44 PM

eat something

Soviet Narwhal · October 28, 2018, 02:29:37 PM

theres a rig every 5 feet in pennsylvania

FireFlame2 · October 28, 2018, 02:35:50 PM

Quote from: Soviet Narwhal on October 28, 2018, 02:29:37 PM

theres a rig every 5 feet in pennsylvania

Price of oil is decently high so business is a- boomin.

BlackMod · October 28, 2018, 04:19:23 PM

that's cool man, how is the pay?

FireFlame2 · October 28, 2018, 04:27:01 PM

Quote from: BlackMod on October 28, 2018, 04:19:23 PM

that's cool man, how is the pay?

It's good I work a butt load of overtime but I think from my first paycheck I got taxed like $670.00

Grimlock� · October 28, 2018, 04:35:38 PM

Quote from: BlackMod on October 28, 2018, 04:19:23 PM

that's cool man, how is the pay?

You can make a killing on rigs
Fire you should go to Odessa if you want to work on a rig, they're making 6 figs pretty easy and everyone, their brother, and second cousin is hiring

Strynd · October 28, 2018, 05:00:52 PM

nice, although aren't rigs like one of the top dangerous jobs that you can do

FireFlame2 · October 28, 2018, 05:12:03 PM

Quote from: Grimlock� on October 28, 2018, 04:35:38 PM

You can make a killing on rigs
Fire you should go to Odessa if you want to work on a rig, they're making 6 figs pretty easy and everyone, their brother, and second cousin is hiring

Texas pays less, I'll make more the colder it is :)

Quote from: Strynd on October 28, 2018, 05:00:52 PM

nice, although aren't rigs like one of the top dangerous jobs that you can do

I wanted to do alaskan crab fishing or logging actually sooooo

Soviet Narwhal · October 28, 2018, 06:21:17 PM

outside it sounds like an aiport from a rig on a hill next to my house lol

hootaloo · October 28, 2018, 07:03:56 PM

Quote from: Strynd on October 28, 2018, 05:00:52 PM

nice, although aren't rigs like one of the top dangerous jobs that you can do

no short term danger, long term damage though. its high pay because you. asically shorten your lifespan

joe411 · October 29, 2018, 09:06:56 AM

Ah yes, nothing like employment at the upstanding company "Drilling Company LLC".

FireFlame2 · October 29, 2018, 02:20:28 PM

Quote from: Soviet Narwhal on October 28, 2018, 06:21:17 PM

outside it sounds like an aiport from a rig on a hill next to my house lol

They're beacons of light at night

Defendor · October 29, 2018, 09:53:15 PM

Beneath the drill is a crude and black treasure, but above are riches beyond measure

Grimlock� · October 30, 2018, 03:07:50 AM

Quote from: FireFlame2 on October 28, 2018, 05:12:03 PM

Texas pays less, I'll make more the colder it is :)

Jesus loving christ, based on what I've heard in the permian you're making a killing. Congrats!