I think I answered all the questions, but if not, post 'em here.
That was amazingly fascinating! BUT, it makes me want to know more, more, more! Do you work for BP or Ford? Neither. I work for a company called Mactec. BP had subcontracted out some of their maintenance work. I work for the fire and gas department.
Are you 'on' round the clock while you are on your two week stint? I work from 6:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. 7 days a week. We do not have a night crew for our work. But, a lot of facilities do. When I fly home on Thursday, my alternate (Sue) will fly up and work. Think of it as job sharing. We each work 2 weeks out of the month while the other one is off having a good time with her critters. (Sue has 2 Goldens that are the sweetest things).
Is this the coldest place on earth? I don’t think so. I imagine that the coldest place on earth would be in Siberia or Antarctica. Ok, I Googled it and found: Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth, with the lowest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth of -90 °C (-130°F) having been recorded there in 1983 at the Russian Vostok Station.
Do you live 'on site'? If not, are you worried when you travel to/from work? Do you live on a compound? Do you leave the compound? I am lucky enough to live and work in the same building. I just need to walk through camp and I’m at work. Never even have to put a jacket on. But, most people live in camp (the name of my camp is BOC – Base Operations Camp) and work at another location. Each morning, they get up, eat breakfast, pack a lunch and catch a shuttle bus to their facility. Yes, I leave the camp/compound. I usually borrow a truck from our motorpool to drive over to another facility if I need to check something out.
What do you do/is there to do in your free time? There is a movie theater in the camp, gym, swimming pool, and a basketball court. But mostly I’m so exhausted after working 12 hours, I go to my room. Take a shower. Watch some TV and zonk by 9:00. Then get up and start all over the next day. Some of the guys have converted a trailer into a recording studio. In their spare time they play guitars, drums, etc. I’ve sung with them a few times. It’s fun, but it takes me HOURS to fall asleep, after I lie down, so I usually go straight to my room unless I need to do laundry.
Here’s a photo of the some guys I work with in the game room.
Here’s one end of the gym
Here’s the other end of the gym. The pyramid thing is the roof over the swimming pool.
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