mikemiller1955
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Great stuff Harry,
I feel like I visited the Orient, thanks for sharing,
Michael
I feel like I visited the Orient, thanks for sharing,
Michael
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Harrytheheid
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Good on both of youWho's round is it first then?
Jeff
Ummmm....well, I thought it was YOU on the bell first Jeff....
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Nice boots Harry! I am glad you are back from exile. Looking forward to more insanity.
Thanks for taking my picture. I wasn't sure if you saw me.
MUAHAHAHAHAaaaa.......
You know sumthin' KV - they were EXTREMELY uncomfortable. I changed over to steel toe-capped Doc Maartens not long after that snap was taken.
I've some photo's (somewhere) of the Yam 1100cc I had at the time. Best bike I ever had, except it didn't like corners. It went around bends in the road like an elastic band. Which made touring in the Scottish Highlands a rather exciting affair.
Cheers
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Honestly Mike, I have no desire whatsoever to go back to Europe, the UK, or Scotland.....in that order.
Once you become used to Asia - its a life-time addiction.
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I think I’ve mentioned before, albeit a long time ago, that you’re not allowed to fish over the side of these offshore platforms here in Thailand. Potentially exposes the divers to unnecessary hazards. Doesn’t stop the guys I work with from doing it when no-one’s looking though....
....They, mix up some kind of evil looking concoction consisting of crushed garlic, red & green chilies and fish sauce. Then they marinade the chunks of fish in this stuff for about 24-hours, after which they deep-fry them and call it “Tom Yam”. Yeah, I’m not kidding, electric deep fat fryers on oil production platforms..?? Right next to flowing wells – with the potential for hydrocarbons, or H2S gas – I love it – Oh, and the fish tastes great....
....Occasionally we receive visits from local fishermen as well – and the guys haggle with them for some of today’s catch.
Here are some real Sampans with the occupants doing their thing.
Are they modern-day Pirates..?? Well, they would like to be if I was daft enough to try and haggle the price with them – that’s why I just keep out the way – and let the guys I work with do it.
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Harry
....They, mix up some kind of evil looking concoction consisting of crushed garlic, red & green chilies and fish sauce. Then they marinade the chunks of fish in this stuff for about 24-hours, after which they deep-fry them and call it “Tom Yam”. Yeah, I’m not kidding, electric deep fat fryers on oil production platforms..?? Right next to flowing wells – with the potential for hydrocarbons, or H2S gas – I love it – Oh, and the fish tastes great....
....Occasionally we receive visits from local fishermen as well – and the guys haggle with them for some of today’s catch.
Here are some real Sampans with the occupants doing their thing.
Are they modern-day Pirates..?? Well, they would like to be if I was daft enough to try and haggle the price with them – that’s why I just keep out the way – and let the guys I work with do it.
Cheers
Harry
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Not remotely Toy Soldier related, but I thought fellow members might be interested in some recent photo's of what's turned out to be a regular visitor to one of the platforms out in the Gulf of Thailand.
I got these photo’s in February.
That's a Whale-Shark you see here - and its HUGE.
Some of the regular sharks you can just make out are around 6/7 feet long. The Whale-Shark - instantly nicknamed "Cap'n Ahab" by yours truly simply dwarfs its cousins.
I’ve got a few more of him/her but need to get them onto Photobucket first.
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I got these photo’s in February.
That's a Whale-Shark you see here - and its HUGE.
Some of the regular sharks you can just make out are around 6/7 feet long. The Whale-Shark - instantly nicknamed "Cap'n Ahab" by yours truly simply dwarfs its cousins.
I’ve got a few more of him/her but need to get them onto Photobucket first.
Cheers
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Again, nothing related to TS’s but nevertheless, perhaps an interesting story. And for sure, the friends I have on this forum will want to see this one.
This is a photo of a Drillship that’s presently carrying out a survey of the seabed next to the platform I was on today. Why is it carrying out a survey of the seabed you may ask?
Well, there’s a plan to bring in a Jackup rig later this year and move it over the platform.
A Jackup is used for certain types of exploration work and is like a Barge with three (sometimes more) giant legs that are jacked down to the seabed and the Barge part, (which includes all the Drilling deal AND the Living Accommodation), is thus “Jacked Up” to whatever height is appropriate for the particular operation(s) that are to be carried out. It's exactly the same principle as jacking up your car to change a wheel.
Everyone still awake? Oh good, cos what happens if you don’t carry out a seabed survey?
Well, maybe the following photo’s might explain that better than I can. This event occurred offshore Mumbai last year – and is quite an infamous incident in the industry where I earn my living.
When a platform is installed on location, the legs that support it are driven into the seabed using a giant piledriver.
Giant piledriver vessel.
The legs are then piled into the seabed as shown below; Note the guys working on the deck just above sea level.
Whoosh, someone mustaah said “Supercallyfragilisticexpealladocious” – either that or the Starship Enterprise mustaah beamed it up – cos all of a sudden “It Ain’t There No More”.
Here’s those guys I told you to keep an eye on who were working on that deck.
Happily, no-one was injured or even slightly hurt in this incident. But folks – that’s what happens when you try and do things on the cheap – and don’t carry out a seabed survey. That's, oh, at a guess, around US$9,000,000 that's just gone down to Davey Jones Locker....!!!!
BTW, I worked out of Mumbai five or six years ago – contracted to the Company involved in this farce. I was there for 3 months and was never so glad as I was when I was assigned somewhere else – Malabo, West Africa, as it happens. But that’s a story for another day.
Wonder when a TS manufacturer is going to give me a Drilling Rig and associated 1/30 Scale figures to play with....
Regards
Harry
This is a photo of a Drillship that’s presently carrying out a survey of the seabed next to the platform I was on today. Why is it carrying out a survey of the seabed you may ask?
Well, there’s a plan to bring in a Jackup rig later this year and move it over the platform.
A Jackup is used for certain types of exploration work and is like a Barge with three (sometimes more) giant legs that are jacked down to the seabed and the Barge part, (which includes all the Drilling deal AND the Living Accommodation), is thus “Jacked Up” to whatever height is appropriate for the particular operation(s) that are to be carried out. It's exactly the same principle as jacking up your car to change a wheel.
Everyone still awake? Oh good, cos what happens if you don’t carry out a seabed survey?
Well, maybe the following photo’s might explain that better than I can. This event occurred offshore Mumbai last year – and is quite an infamous incident in the industry where I earn my living.
When a platform is installed on location, the legs that support it are driven into the seabed using a giant piledriver.
Giant piledriver vessel.
The legs are then piled into the seabed as shown below; Note the guys working on the deck just above sea level.
Whoosh, someone mustaah said “Supercallyfragilisticexpealladocious” – either that or the Starship Enterprise mustaah beamed it up – cos all of a sudden “It Ain’t There No More”.
Here’s those guys I told you to keep an eye on who were working on that deck.
Happily, no-one was injured or even slightly hurt in this incident. But folks – that’s what happens when you try and do things on the cheap – and don’t carry out a seabed survey. That's, oh, at a guess, around US$9,000,000 that's just gone down to Davey Jones Locker....!!!!
BTW, I worked out of Mumbai five or six years ago – contracted to the Company involved in this farce. I was there for 3 months and was never so glad as I was when I was assigned somewhere else – Malabo, West Africa, as it happens. But that’s a story for another day.
Wonder when a TS manufacturer is going to give me a Drilling Rig and associated 1/30 Scale figures to play with....
Regards
Harry
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Again, nothing related to TS’s but nevertheless, perhaps an interesting story. And for sure, the friends I have on this forum will want to see this one.
This is a photo of a Drillship that’s presently carrying out a survey of the seabed next to the platform I was on today. Why is it carrying out a survey of the seabed you may ask?
Well, there’s a plan to bring in a Jackup rig later this year and move it over the platform.
A Jackup is used for certain types of exploration work and is like a Barge with three (sometimes more) giant legs that are jacked down to the seabed and the Barge part, (which includes all the Drilling deal AND the Living Accommodation), is thus “Jacked Up” to whatever height is appropriate for the particular operation(s) that are to be carried out. It's exactly the same principle as jacking up your car to change a wheel.
Everyone still awake? Oh good, cos what happens if you don’t carry out a seabed survey?
Well, maybe the following photo’s might explain that better than I can. This event occurred offshore Mumbai last year – and is quite an infamous incident in the industry where I earn my living.
When a platform is installed on location, the legs that support it are driven into the seabed using a giant piledriver.
Giant piledriver vessel.
The legs are then piled into the seabed as shown below; Note the guys working on the deck just above sea level.
Whoosh, someone mustaah said “Supercallyfragilisticexpealladocious” – either that or the Starship Enterprise mustaah beamed it up – cos all of a sudden “It Ain’t There No More”.
Here’s those guys I told you to keep an eye on who were working on that deck.
Happily, no-one was injured or even slightly hurt in this incident. But folks – that’s what happens when you try and do things on the cheap – and don’t carry out a seabed survey. That's, oh, at a guess, around US$9,000,000 that's just gone down to Davey Jones Locker....!!!!
BTW, I worked out of Mumbai five or six years ago – contracted to the Company involved in this farce. I was there for 3 months and was never so glad as I was when I was assigned somewhere else – Malabo, West Africa, as it happens. But that’s a story for another day.
Wonder when a TS manufacturer is going to give me a Drilling Rig and associated 1/30 Scale figures to play with....
Regards
Harry
It's always great to read your posts Harry, whether they are toy soldier related or not. I personally enjoy your life stories from the other side of the world, I place I doubt I will ever be fortunate to see first hand.
As for your drilling rig and figures..............they are in the works......waiting to hear back on the results of the survey first
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I’ve written before about local fishermen selling their catches to the guys on the platforms here in Thailand.
They were at it this morning – until SOMEONE IN COMMAND must’ve seen them – and sent one of the supply boats to chase them off.
Maybe they were, (gasp), Pirates – I dunno. What I do know is that it’ll be a bag of rice for lunch today instead of the real Tom Yan Soup I was looking forward to....
They were at it this morning – until SOMEONE IN COMMAND must’ve seen them – and sent one of the supply boats to chase them off.
Maybe they were, (gasp), Pirates – I dunno. What I do know is that it’ll be a bag of rice for lunch today instead of the real Tom Yan Soup I was looking forward to....