[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Well boys and girls, break out the champagne, cuz PAPA GOT A JOB!!!
Seriously - I am so fucking relieved right now!
I went to Office Depot this morning, printed out 20 copies of my resume, the third door I knocked on hired me on the spot. They sent me out for my physical and piss test around noon and I was drilling holes in a stainless steel control panel by four. It’s a small electrical controls company that does a lot of service work as well as rotational shift work.
So it looks like I’ll be staying in Lafayette for a while.
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Well boys and girls, break out the champagne, cuz PAPA GOT A JOB!!!
Seriously - I am so fucking relieved right now!
I went to Office Depot this morning, printed out 20 copies of my resume, the third door I knocked on hired me on the spot. They sent me out for my physical and piss test around noon and I was drilling holes in a stainless steel control panel by four. It’s a small electrical controls company that does a lot of service work as well as rotational shift work.
So it looks like I’ll be staying in Lafayette for a while.
[quote]Bujo wrote:
Looks like you’re getting a dose of real South Louisiana weather tonight. Try not to float away.[/quote]
Yeah, no shit - everything’s pretty wet! Gotta luv the joys of tent living! But not even that can “dampen” my spirits (bah dum pshhh!) LOL
Here’s the picture of the skid I’m working on. I tested the two motors, grounded them and ran a bunch of control wiring from the panel to various flow devices. Tomorrow we finish up the pneumatics and shortly after that I’ll be going offshore to hook everything up on the rig it’s going on.
I think it’s time to plan a hog hunt since you’re down that neck of the woods. I’ll be contacting my La. boys shortly. It’s high fucking time you man up and stick a pig city boy (from one city boy to another lol).
[quote]WolBarret wrote:
Congrats. Obviously the jobs I offered you weren’t good enough.
Cheers to you.
Jerk.[/quote]
LMAO
What are you talking about? I APPLIED to those jobs! When I mentioned you as a reference they immediately escorted me off the property and threatened to call the po po! Jeeeeeeez…
I think it’s time to plan a hog hunt since you’re down that neck of the woods. I’ll be contacting my La. boys shortly. It’s high fucking time you man up and stick a pig city boy (from one city boy to another lol).[/quote]
I’m definitely looking forward to it! This city boy is QUICKLY assimilating into "country livin’
"!
Always loved your posts, good to read your no-bullshit attitude
If the wind ever blows you over to Scotland let me know, and I’ll try and get you in contact with friends of friends of friends (you get the picture) who work on the rigs over here.[/quote]
I missed replying to a bunch of people, but THANKS for the kind words. If I’m in Scotland I’ll look you up and the same goes if you make it down to Louisiana - we can hang out in my tent! LOL
Actually, it LOOKS like I’m going to be moving off the campground and onto a piece of land owned by one of the project managers in my new company. It has a SHACK! (no running water, of course!) and he told me I’d better watch for snakes and raccoons… Apparently it’s pretty deep in the woods.
LOL - I’ll take pictures, I promise! They’re gonna look like those “redneck swimming pool” pics!
No running water? Will you have to use one of these? That is my grandparents actual outhouse, they only sort of have an indoor toilet. It’s just for my grandma and for at night otherwise use the outhouse. lol
The avi is just an old gif I pulled off the web a while back. I saw it when I was uploading the picture of the skid - similar file name.
LIVING my life is better than TV, bro! Seriously, I’ve got a horseshoe up my ass or something. But really, I was just following my own advice, the same shit I tell people on here: Know what you want; Figure out how to get there; DO IT. It’s really quite simple, actually. Some of the “self help Gurus” are fond of saying that Luck is the intersection of preparation and opportunity, but there’s some serious TRUTH to that. Ask BG or LEW - I’ve been planning this for two months. So while I’m not “surprised” at the results, I AM very pleased!
Once I move into my shack, I’ll focus on pulling hotter chicks - I’ll take 'em back to my hillbilly heaven! LMAO
No matter how bad shit seems at the time you’re going thru it keep moving because it will pass. Just never stop moving ahead or you will always be in shit.
Well, I’m not so sure that your childhood, prison and stabbings are signs of a blessed life, but I hear you.
And your willingness to see this situation in such a positive way (I mean you ARE living in a tent in a strange city, right?) when others would be moaning shouldn’t be discounted.
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Lafayette isn’t “strange”. There are cities far more weird and odd compared to Laffayette.
