lightning + oil rigs = fun + no communications

Hey there kids, havn't been on in a while cos lightning hit the lease and fried all our internet and telephone communications.

At the moment I'm in Ballera on a rig move. I really don't have anything interesting to say. It rained last night and the roads are closed. That might delay the rigmove by a day or two. Might even get out of here without having to do a rig up.

Most exciting thing that has happened on the rig this hitch.........the brand of toilet paper we use has changed it's formula slightly and has become softer. Nice.

We have a new trainee, on his last training hitch, almost ready to become solo. He happens to be the bosses cousin or nephew. Some kind of close relation. Excellent. He is a very smart "kid". Straight out of high school. Apparently we wont have him for very long because he will be going on to medical school next year. Honestly, I don't know why they bother....... This kid can tell you the formula for vegemite, but he can't open the friggin jar!