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Lizard · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:54 am Post subject: work and unexpected things.

well I went down to Oaxaca or 150 km south of there to repair/teach the guys how to use a diamond drill that the company I work for made.

upon returning home I had a meeting and told them of the issues encountered and other things that went on,

well the short story is that I have been hired to go to mexico I already have a FM3 which gives me unlimited enteries and exits out of mexico
I will be leaving for that work sometime this following week,

the next location where we will be drilling is in Vera Cruz mexico 3 miles from the gulf of mexico and we will be living in a hotel there, tough life I know.

the job is 12 hour days 6 or 7 days a week so I wont get alot of time to enjoy it but I will get a few. but hey close to $6k every 2 weeks (if not abit more) I am not complaining.
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Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

I had the skin on my legs sand blasted off in a wind storm in VeraCruz.Nasty weather that was.Hurricane season there sucks.Not really jealous though,not a big fan of Mexico,seven months there was enough for me.Cuba is WAY nicer,cleaner and safer.Didn't feel the need to bolt everything down if it was out of my sight for 5 minutes.Have fun though and don't forget the Hep A/B shots before you go!
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BC77-924 · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:23 pm Post subject: Agreed

Hey Lizard

Hope you are having a good time down there. Sure beats the constant downpour of the Vancouver winter. I agree with Kenodog, Cuba is WAY nicer. If you get a chance, do check it out. The only sad thing is that you are not able to enjoy your 928.

Cheers

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Chrenan · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903 Location: Canada

I third the Cuba suggestion, worth a visit from Mexico if you get a chance. I spent 2 weeks there for a developmental camp when they had the Pan Am games, great experience.
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StienbargerR · Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 1362 Location: Richmond, IN

Oh that's right, you canucks are allowed to go to Cuba. We cant here in the states.

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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

It think its going to be hard...12h 7 days...thats a lot man...i dont think i could hold up that much...but hey...for that money...i think its worth it...i'd do it too

Good Luck !
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924RACR · Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject:

I can sympathize, but put me down as jealous... I've got a similar deal, long travel, 12 hr days for 7 days a week, weeks on end (just got back a week ago from a 4-week trip, leaving Monday for a 1-2 night trip to OH, then off to Phoenix the 13th-24th). But you're lucky, it's nice and warm and presumably not remote. Where I go all winter is so remote, town population is about 800, and it's very cold (we were bar-hopping one night where it was about -50F with windchill)...

And it sucks not being able ot play with your cars in the meantime, but at least you'll be able to afford anything you need for them!
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Lizard · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:20 am Post subject:

I actually dont mind the long days, I feel mre productive if I do it that way, plus making that sorta cash will allow for alot more play time later in life.

I do plan on taking a trip over to australia on a reak, as well as germany, and possibly other places further south.
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timstar92404 · Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 2075 Location: richmond BC

I work 20 hours a week when I have school and 35-40 hours a week in the summer and I think that's alot......

I have worked 12 hour days 5 days a week at this summer job 2 years ago, I made alot of money but it sucked really bad, everyone was asian but me and non one really spoke english.... I made alot of money but I would say it wasn't really worth it....
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Ozzie · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:52 am Post subject:

I once worked 4 hours on-8 off. Then 4 hours on- 4 off then back to 4 on-8 off for several months. It was called watchkeeping. Started all hours of days and nights, body clock went to shit and didn't get paid extra either.
That's typical hours for the military.

Making up for it now.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:27 am Post subject:

Well I found out there really is a red light green light thing when goin to mexico if its green you can go though if its red you got to dump all your stuff out.

um thats cool lizard Im envies too. I just got back from a week long stay in a sleepin hotel the carpenters union here put me and my girlfriend in one for the whole week while I was getting trained during the day at the training center. Hey they even gave us close to a hundred bucks for food for the week.

Now onto that 928 of your Lizzie ....

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Khal · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:33 am Post subject:

12hrs a day, 7 days a week? Nah, mate. Not jealous for a second. You can keep that.
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Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

I had a mate tell me about the big red button while we were on the plane to Cancun.Laughed my ass off.Then again when I found out it's true.I had always driven there before,standard mano-a-mano customs.
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