Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Night life



I have only spent a couple of weeks on hootowls before and usually it at startup and there is just two of us there. It is very very boring but this is my first TA on nights. We have had quite a time not counting the rig incident.

We all pitched in 20$ and one of the guys went to a meat market and bought a bunch of steaks and sausage, pork chops and ground beef. The first night we make steaks on the grill. They were 3/4 inche cut Prime Rib. It was very good. The next night we ate Kays(Hamburgers) cooking which is a caterer that has set up in the refinery to serve food. We switch off everyother day. The next night was Tacos. Then the next was Kays (Bar-B-Q). Next was Steak again. Steak is good but I am not a big steak eater. Then Kays (Pork Roast). Last night was breakfast burritos. They were very good and I think the best thing we have fixed on nights. We dont have a life but we eat very well.

Night before we had about 4 inches of snow on the ground and the work grinded to a halt. There was nothing else better to do but have a snow ball fight.(Horse play is against company regulations) But the insueing war did pep us up abit. After mopping up the evidence we started on a snowman. This one set just outside the shop door as the shop greeter. We equiped it with a hard hat complete with name of the person we intended on it resembling, safety glasses and a screw driver for a nose. I took some pictures of it and will post them when I get to work tonight.

The plant manager was said to stop by and admire our work. Could be a BS story to get us worried but oh well. On days they fitted mister snowman with a new appendage. Today the snowman looks all slumped over. I think tonight it is going to be Kays (Red Beans and Rice). I hope to make it through the night. Wish me luck.

1 comment:

Ragged Around the Edges said...

The hours may suck, but it seems you guys are eating well and getting plenty of "play time".