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re: Oilfield Baws - Have you ever seen anyone cry on the rig?
Posted on 2/15/19 at 5:24 pm to Mootsman
Posted on 2/15/19 at 5:24 pm to Mootsman
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Also how was your first time spinning chain on the rig. Did you practice in your back yard prior to working on the rig? Are the baws that can't spin chain looked down upon by their elite tier chain spinning baws?
I made 200K a year "spinning chains". I was one of the best
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Posted on 2/15/19 at 5:31 pm to CBLSU316
My father in law after WW2 worked as a roughneck on drilling rigs in Wyoming. After a severe auto accident caused by a drunk driver, which resulted in broken legs and hip, which prohibited him from physical rough neck work, he went to the Univ of Wyoming and graduated with a degree in Petroleum Engineering. He always worked in drilling with Chevron and as a consultant after retirement; the baws on the rig could not pull anything on him because he had done their work.
He was a man I truly respected and loved.
He was a man I truly respected and loved.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 5:32 pm to Mootsman
Do you even power tongs baw???
Posted on 2/15/19 at 5:38 pm to Kadjin
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There’s no crying in oilfield
Not even when the baws find out that their oilfield honeys are spending their oilfield money on Jodi?
Posted on 2/15/19 at 5:43 pm to Mootsman
I used to know a guy that would brag in the bar all the time about how awesome he was at throwing chain. He was a good baw.
This post was edited on 2/15/19 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 2/15/19 at 5:49 pm to Mootsman
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Have you ever seen anyone cry on the rig?
Yes, a guy almost died after an accident and the whole facility was at muster stations waiting on the medevac to land.
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If so. What happened next?
We prayed for the kid.
Oilfield ‘baws’ are mostly good, hardworking people who live a tough lifestyle to provide for their families. Not sure why the animosity from folks on this board who chose a different path.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 5:51 pm to Mootsman
I feel like a dumbass for googling “throwin’ chain”
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:27 pm to Obtuse1
When I started in the Oilfield the hands with the least amount of fingers had the most experience.
Now everything is automated....only chain you’ll find is on an air hoist. And you’ll hardly find that!
ETA One baw cried on a rig when he found out his new wife was banging Jamal. It was a BBC for THC thing or something....
Now everything is automated....only chain you’ll find is on an air hoist. And you’ll hardly find that!
ETA One baw cried on a rig when he found out his new wife was banging Jamal. It was a BBC for THC thing or something....
This post was edited on 2/15/19 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:25 pm to toddzilla
Best hand I know has never lost a finger but they are frickes up. Bent different ways. Best DD I ever worked with. Drinks 12-15 warm dr peppers everyday
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:31 pm to JackieTreehorn
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I feel like a dumbass for googling “throwin’ chain”
Google "throwin' ropes" without safe search on. A totally different genre of information/images comes up.
But seriously, I work in the somewhat "semi-baw" field of CNC machine shops and the "baws spinning/throwing chain" on the rigs and fields have my respect. Those motherfrickers work for their money.
I've seen some bad accidents in my field as well come to think about it... So, here's to you baws...
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:53 pm to CBLSU316
This was my summer job while in college in the early 90's... best motivation ever to finish school. Hardest and hottest days of work ever.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 10:38 pm to Mootsman
Almost 20yrs oil and Gas. Have seen a few cry they then wait on their ride in. Most times people just are numb to it and don’t react because the event that caused the tears could very well happen to them. A lot of things can happen in 28 days ( murders, deaths, ODs and Jody)
It’s not the life for everyone but it’s a good life for those that can handle it.
It’s not the life for everyone but it’s a good life for those that can handle it.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 11:12 pm to Mootsman
Not on a drilling rig but on a pipeline project. Had a hand start crying at the hotel talking about he cant do this any more. We had just got told our project was extended another month and we had already been there for 2. All of us were pretty stoked and this guy is sobbing like a toddler.
Company man told us to pack his shite and get it out of the hotel room.
ETA : It's honestly more demoralizing to see someone break like that than it is funny. I laugh about it now but it's terrible to see someone hit their breaking point.
Company man told us to pack his shite and get it out of the hotel room.
ETA : It's honestly more demoralizing to see someone break like that than it is funny. I laugh about it now but it's terrible to see someone hit their breaking point.
This post was edited on 2/15/19 at 11:18 pm
Posted on 2/15/19 at 11:24 pm to PipelineBaw
I worked in the Bakken where everyone was far away from home and their family. My company preferred young single dudes who didn’t have those emotional ties, but I saw a few break down or just go nuts from working too much. It’s pretty sad honestly
Posted on 2/15/19 at 11:53 pm to Mootsman
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Have you ever seen anyone cry on the rig?
absolutely
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What happened next?
Normally the crew tries to console them as best as possible.
I have had to break some very bad news to folks over the years including the death of parents, spouses, and children.
Posted on 3/26/19 at 10:04 pm to Mootsman
Bump for throwing chain
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