sounds to me like yer one of them lurn-ned rednecks
- Dozzer

I've always tried to avoid the trap. Hunt, quad, buy a 5th wheel, drink lots of beers, get in fights...meh. Those are the guys that always wind up broke when a bust cycle hits. The smart guys realize that a savings account isn't a sock full of 20s.

What!
- Fruitcakenipple

Reimer starting tonight??
- Fruitcakenipple

I'd imagine so..hopefully they boys saves some of their legs.

bumhole.
- Feeling Glucky?

he's predicted it daily for a couple weeks now.. even if they werent playing

oh so it varies a lot out there? oh yeah that sucks.. perfect recipe for illness
- Dozzer

it does where I am anyways, It's a bit different than up north.

massive temperature swings are the norm. certain stretches of the winter we'll be lucky enough to maintain some sort of stability for a week or so. its been hovering around zero for about 5 days. typically by that point you can expect it to be -35 tomorrow.. and probably -8 or so by the weekend..

it does where I am anyways, It's a bit different than up north.

massive temperature swings are the norm. certain stretches of the winter we'll be lucky enough to maintain some sort of stability for a week or so. its been hovering around zero for about 5 days. typically by that point you can expect it to be -35 tomorrow.. and probably -8 or so by the weekend..
- joel878

Its why theres been so much damn flu this year.

I've always tried to avoid the trap. Hunt, quad, buy a 5th wheel, drink lots of beers, get in fights...meh. Those are the guys that always wind up broke when a bust cycle hits. The smart guys realize that a savings account isn't a sock full of 20s.
- sanfordnson

sounds like a welder to me.

(frank), fight, and weld pipe..

yeah they have it rough alright

speakin of nucks fans.. according to my buddy gord who lived there for a few years, most nucks fan.. like 80% couldnt tell you the names of more than 4 guys on the team ..
- Dozzer

I have quite a few work associates out there - they are all for the most part good hockey fans and follow the Nucks. One however is a diehard Leaf fan who always ends up last in my buddies pool because he picks so many Leafs.

What!
- Fruitcakenipple

It's complete.

I've always tried to avoid the trap. Hunt, quad, buy a 5th wheel, drink lots of beers, get in fights...meh. Those are the guys that always wind up broke when a bust cycle hits. The smart guys realize that a savings account isn't a sock full of 20s.
- sanfordnson

haha yeah, my buddy matty worked out there and said he didnt come away with as much as he had hoped in his first season up there. still did well considering most come away broke.

so he bought a trailer the next season and simply stayed away from the camps.. said he'd get home, have a couple beers over supper.. and go to bed.

within 4 years he had his house paid off and he was able to turn that over and use the money as a massive down payment against his and his wife's preferred home. Works back in London now for the gas company.. doesnt make as much.. but he is way ahead of the game when it comes to paying off his house (i think last i heard 5 more years) and this way he sticks close to his family.

he did it the right way.

it does where I am anyways, It's a bit different than up north.

massive temperature swings are the norm. certain stretches of the winter we'll be lucky enough to maintain some sort of stability for a week or so. its been hovering around zero for about 5 days. typically by that point you can expect it to be -35 tomorrow.. and probably -8 or so by the weekend..
- joel878

for some (frank)ed reason London has been getting the same damn weather.

minus 40 for 4 days.. then two days later.. plus 7

take your (frank)ing weather back already!

sounds like a welder to me.

(frank), fight, and weld pipe..
- joel878

more like a snubber or a service rigger. They're the worst. trust me, I was one. Takes a bit to get over the money you're making and prioritize whats important, but you have to learn or you'll be one of the guys that's in his 50s with nothing to show for it still working as a floorhand.

Pipeliners, (frank) they're savages.

I'd imagine so..hopefully they boys saves some of their legs.
- iTOLDu

I was surprised we didn't see more of the 4.th line last night. With Ashton and McClement they are plenty responsible to. Make up for Orr. He'll they even generated Gunnar's goal.

Was really concerned with the amount he road The top 2 lines on the 3rd given they have 10 games in 29 nights

haha yeah, my buddy matty worked out there and said he didnt come away with as much as he had hoped in his first season up there. still did well considering most come away broke.

so he bought a trailer the next season and simply stayed away from the camps.. said he'd get home, have a couple beers over supper.. and go to bed.

within 4 years he had his house paid off and he was able to turn that over and use the money as a massive down payment against his and his wife's preferred home. Works back in London now for the gas company.. doesnt make as much.. but he is way ahead of the game when it comes to paying off his house (i think last i heard 5 more years) and this way he sticks close to his family.

he did it the right way.
- Dozzer

He did. Sooooo many that don't though.

haha yeah, my buddy matty worked out there and said he didnt come away with as much as he had hoped in his first season up there. still did well considering most come away broke.

so he bought a trailer the next season and simply stayed away from the camps.. said he'd get home, have a couple beers over supper.. and go to bed.

within 4 years he had his house paid off and he was able to turn that over and use the money as a massive down payment against his and his wife's preferred home. Works back in London now for the gas company.. doesnt make as much.. but he is way ahead of the game when it comes to paying off his house (i think last i heard 5 more years) and this way he sticks close to his family.

he did it the right way.
- Dozzer

I hear the majority of the camps have gone dry now. the days of making barrels of money and dumping it into booze, drugs, and hookers seem to be fading..


my buddy gets flown in and out of albian two weeks on one week off, as a journeyman electrician he's clearing 13 grand a shift and literally has nowhere up there to spend it..

Soooo who thinks I should start Martin Jones tonight vs Columbus?

Columbus has been hot and I'm worried Jones will get lit up. Our goalie categories are W, GAA, SV% and SO.

for some (frank)ed reason London has been getting the same damn weather.

minus 40 for 4 days.. then two days later.. plus 7

take your (frank)ing weather back already!


- Dozzer

exactly.. if I have to deal with the freezing cold, fine. just let me (frank)ing get used to it..

he's predicted it daily for a couple weeks now.. even if they werent playing
- Dozzer

It only works if I call him an bumhole. Trust me.

I hear the majority of the camps have gone dry now. the days of making barrels of money and dumping it into booze, drugs, and hookers seem to be fading..


my buddy gets flown in and out of albian two weeks on one week off, as a journeyman electrician he's clearing 13 grand a shift and literally has nowhere up there to spend it..
- joel878

yeah i heard that too actually. too many guys who are willing to stay sober looking for work.

if the rest of canada has a job boom and the sober labourers head back to the more populated areas of the country.. they'll start to lift the ban. lol

I hear the majority of the camps have gone dry now. the days of making barrels of money and dumping it into booze, drugs, and hookers seem to be fading..


my buddy gets flown in and out of albian two weeks on one week off, as a journeyman electrician he's clearing 13 grand a shift and literally has nowhere up there to spend it..
- joel878

yup, especially in Ft.Mac. You need a high school diploma, and they want actual proof. Fail one drug test and you're gone. get caught with booze or drugs in camp and you're gone. Forget to lock out equipment and you're gone. No questions asked. For the money they shell out, they expect some discipline.

yeah i heard that too actually. too many guys who are willing to stay sober looking for work.

if the rest of canada has a job boom and the sober labourers head back to the more populated areas of the country.. they'll start to lift the ban. lol
- Dozzer

Not even then. Way too much publicity around that area now. The cowboy days of the oilpatch are fading fast.

more like a snubber or a service rigger. They're the worst. trust me, I was one. Takes a bit to get over the money you're making and prioritize whats important, but you have to learn or you'll be one of the guys that's in his 50s with nothing to show for it still working as a floorhand.

Pipeliners, (frank) they're savages.
- sanfordnson

entirely different breeds of human beings.

i'm a carpenter. so skilled, and loaded with class. just broke as (frank).

if I could take it all back.. i'd be in the trenches pipelining with the low society types in a heartbeat..

exactly.. if I have to deal with the freezing cold, fine. just let me (frank)ing get used to it..
- joel878

yeah, thats how i feel.. pick warm or cold.. i dont care which

Not even then. Way too much publicity around that area now. The cowboy days of the oilpatch are fading fast.
- sanfordnson

yeah.. there will always be sober workers available i suppose.

if not canadian ones.. then foreign ones..

honestly.. if you make that kind of coin doing a job you should stay sober.

entirely different breeds of human beings.

i'm a carpenter. so skilled, and loaded with class. just broke as (frank).

if I could take it all back.. i'd be in the trenches pipelining with the low society types in a heartbeat..
- joel878

what area are you in? Considering the influx of people Alberta is expecting you should have a poop ton of work.