Back to the land of the employed

[DaveR]

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

[Barry G]

Very best of luck to you and your wife.
You are lucky to have her and she you!

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

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

[DaveR]

Very best of luck to you and your wife.
You are lucky to have her and she you!

Thank you kind sir

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.

[Mace]

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.

[DropBearRacing]

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.

[DaveR]

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.

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.

[tourin n fishin]

good luck to you and your family

[berlitza]

A big congrats from me and hope things continually get better for you and your other half

[Garfish]

Hi Dave
That's great news on both fronts,   Hope you haven't had to use the hi lift jack in anger..   

[DaveR]

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.

[Aaron Schubert]

Good on you mate

Aaron

[oldmate]

Good on you mate

Aaron

X2. See you when you return.

[Black Diamond]

All the very best mate. Great story and some good advice and good to hear a positive attitude to it all 

BD

[DaveR]

Thanks Swaggers, it is appreciated.

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

[Bill]

Glad to hear the good news.
The boat looks huge...
Bill

[Foo]

X what everyone else has said. 

Foo

[paceman]

good stuff.  good luck in the job and best wishes to SWMBO for kicking the big C's arse...

[jetcrew]

Thanks Swaggers, it is appreciated.

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

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

best wishes mate

Jet

[wazboz]

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!

Wazboz

[DaveR]

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

best wishes mate

Jet

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

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!

Wazboz

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.....

[oldmate]

Thanks Swaggers, it is appreciated.

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

Isn't that the boat they are using in the search for mirage rv, opps i mean the maylasian airline?

[Barry G]

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! 

[oldmate]

Oldmate you exagerate... just 1 airliner! 

Picky picky. 

[DropBearRacing]

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