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Offline DaveR

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Back to the land of the employed
« on: April 10, 2014, 07:46:20 PM »
Hi Ya Swaggers
For just on 18 months now I have been out of work thanks to the Wife’s Cancer.
Now that the battle has been done and dusted in our favor, it is back to work for me.
So, I’ll be off to Edinburgh tomorrow and joining a vessel somewhere near by for 6 weeks.
The work I do is in the offshore Oil and Gas Industry; I work as a Dive Systems Tech for Saturation Diving Systems.

How we survived my not working for so long I’ll never know, but I would like to suggest folks that you have a look at critical illness insurance for your selves, it is the reason we have a roof over head and went on a few camping trips. Sure, it wasn’t in the big twin axle Expanda with bathroom the wife wanted, but it was good none the less.
Big day today washing the CT down from the Straddie trip, now she is packed away to wait for when I get 6 weeks off on my return.

All things well, we’ll have paid off our borrowings by the middle of the year.

We live to have fun another day.
Hopefully I'll be able to loiter on here whilst away.

Catch ya's soon Swaggers, I'll see 1 of you on a Camp Chair 1 day.

Cheers
Dave
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2014, 07:49:07 PM »
Very best of luck to you and your wife.
You are lucky to have her and she you!
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2014, 07:50:38 PM »
Well done DAVE, good stuff.
I'm sure every Swagger on the Forum, was helping you both through this, in some way.
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2014, 07:53:39 PM »
Quote from: B&B on April 10, 2014, 07:49:07 PM
Very best of luck to you and your wife.
You are lucky to have her and she you!
Thank you kind sir

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Well done DAVE, good stuff.
I'm sure every Swagger on the Forum, was helping you both through this, in some way.

Sure did, went to some great camp spots with a CT that sports some great mods, most of which came from Swaggers.
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2014, 07:56:04 PM »
A great story, others here in similar circumstances of being a bit down and out due to family issues and illnesses should look at this for inspiration.

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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2014, 08:02:52 PM »
Congratulations to you, the missus and your family on getting over this horrendous disease. Mate we have friends going through a similar scenario but their outlook doesn't look as positive as yours is.  I bet you have a new perspective on life because of your family's ordeal?

Your job sounds very interesting, are you doing the actual diving or are you controlling the dive and recovery of the divers?  I watched a doco recently on those oil rig divers in the north sea, very brave folk.  Good luck whilst your away.
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2014, 08:38:58 PM »
Quote from: Dogsta on April 10, 2014, 08:02:52 PM
Congratulations to you, the missus and your family on getting over this horrendous disease. Mate we have friends going through a similar scenario but their outlook doesn't look as positive as yours is.  I bet you have a new perspective on life because of your family's ordeal?

All the best to your friends, I hope there is a good out come for them.

Quote from: Dogsta on April 10, 2014, 08:02:52 PM
Your job sounds very interesting, are you doing the actual diving or are you controlling the dive and recovery of the divers?  I watched a doco recently on those oil rig divers in the north sea, very brave folk.  Good luck whilst your away.

I was a Diver, but not the deep saturation type, just running about the harbours etc, now I am a tech who maintains the equipement.
If the doco is the 1 I am thinking of, on the Skandi Artic, she is a beautiful vessel alright, I am the guy who did not feature in that show, the guy who fixed the cotter pin is me. Think of me as Scotty in the engine room.
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2014, 08:40:46 PM »
good luck to you and your family
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2014, 08:44:53 PM »
A big congrats from me and hope things continually get better for you and your other half
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2014, 09:18:07 PM »
Hi Dave
That's great news on both fronts,   Hope you haven't had to use the hi lift jack in anger..   
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2014, 09:21:28 PM »
No not yet, did use it when I changed the way the camper bed opens up, to hold the bed open when removing the gas struts. don't think that counts for much glory work though.
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2014, 08:01:43 AM »
Good on you mate

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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2014, 08:07:24 AM »
Quote from: Aaron Schubert on April 11, 2014, 08:01:43 AM
Good on you mate

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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2014, 08:20:42 AM »
All the very best mate. Great story and some good advice and good to hear a positive attitude to it all  :cheers:

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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2014, 08:29:36 AM »
Thanks Swaggers, it is appreciated.

For those of you interested, this is the boat I will be roughing it on.....  ;D


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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2014, 08:59:25 AM »
Glad to hear the good news.
The boat looks huge...
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2014, 09:41:35 AM »
X what everyone else has said.  :cheers:

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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2014, 10:29:34 AM »
good stuff.  good luck in the job and best wishes to SWMBO for kicking the big C's arse... :)
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2014, 10:32:41 AM »
Quote from: DaveR on April 11, 2014, 08:29:36 AM
Thanks Swaggers, it is appreciated.

For those of you interested, this is the boat I will be roughing it on.....  ;D





Awesome diving platform..does your team do tandem dives as well or just single springboards ...LOL

best wishes mate

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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2014, 10:40:56 AM »
Best of luck. I worked offshore for 15 years in the Seismic industry. Great fun to be offshore and planning your next holiday when you come back cashed up!

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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #20 on: April 11, 2014, 11:38:25 AM »
Quote from: jetcrew on April 11, 2014, 10:32:41 AM
Awesome diving platform..does your team do tandem dives as well or just single springboards ...LOL

best wishes mate

Jet ;D
Now thats funny, I have never thought of it like that before, thanks.

Quote from: wazboz on April 11, 2014, 10:40:56 AM
Best of luck. I worked offshore for 15 years in the Seismic industry. Great fun to be offshore and planning your next holiday when you come back cashed up!

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Yep, 15 years for me also just now, what other jobs gives 6 months holiday per year, so I should not complain, but I do anyway.....
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #21 on: April 11, 2014, 01:35:16 PM »
Quote from: DaveR on April 11, 2014, 08:29:36 AM
Thanks Swaggers, it is appreciated.

For those of you interested, this is the boat I will be roughing it on.....  ;D





Isn't that the boat they are using in the search for mirage rv, opps i mean the maylasian airline?
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #22 on: April 11, 2014, 01:40:35 PM »
Quote from: oldmate on April 11, 2014, 01:35:16 PM
Isn't that the boat they are using in the search for mirage rv, opps i mean the maylasian airline?
Oldmate you exagerate... just 1 airliner!  ;D
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« Reply #23 on: April 11, 2014, 01:42:45 PM »
Quote from: B&B on April 11, 2014, 01:40:35 PM
Oldmate you exagerate... just 1 airliner!  ;D

Picky picky.  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Back to the land of the employed
« Reply #24 on: April 12, 2014, 06:49:50 PM »
Quote from: DaveR on April 10, 2014, 08:38:58 PM
All the best to your friends, I hope there is a good out come for them.

I was a Diver, but not the deep saturation type, just running about the harbours etc, now I am a tech who maintains the equipement.
If the doco is the 1 I am thinking of, on the Skandi Artic, she is a beautiful vessel alright, I am the guy who did not feature in that show, the guy who fixed the cotter pin is me. Think of me as Scotty in the engine room.

Yeah Dave, that was the doco.  Beautiful ship, you could be a hand model after that scene with the cotter pin :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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