Winter Tours

[Deep Throat II]

Hey Guys, what's your limit for a winter tour, how many on how many off, and were talking Arctic here not a lodge in BC with a couple of Frauliens in the Hotub, but 7am crew changes with ugly old drillers and showers so scary you wear your steel toed shower shoes.

DTII

 

[407 Driver]

WHAT, no girls from Aspen CO in tight pink ski suits? I don't understand ?

 

[cap]

4/2 - clean room/"pit" area, clean showers and good cooks. You want me to stay longer.....no problem......you just double the daily bush pay. The former I get, no matter what; the latter is negotiable.

 

[Deep Throat II]

Clean Showers in camp, this always seems to be a sore point, although there is generally some bleach in the dry to add to the water, I usually splash a gallon or so on the shower floor, this is guranteed to kill even the deadliest driller swass. Just my Martha tip for the day. 😛

 

[cap]

I wear beach sandals in the showers anyway, even in a clean one. I didn't mean that kind of dirty either.........I meant I don't stand in mud at home when I'm shaving and I don't have to do it at Eureka either. I gave up that "Joe Dynamic, Hero of the Bush" routine a long, long time ago. that comes from Cap's book on "Workplace Health & Safety Rules". 😀

 

[Deep Throat II]

Very true Cap, it may be a fun get back to nature for the Geologist who spends about 8 weeks per year in the bush but for the engineer or pilot who spend 8 months it's not that great.

 

[amodao]

Victoria Island and below 2 months on and 1 month off (Showers and adequate food manditory).
Melvile Island and above 2 months on rest of the winter off (Showers optional but adequate food a must).
A enclosed crapper is a must, cause I am tired of the bucket blowing away in the wind, and not to mention the frostbite! 😀

 

[cap]

Amadao --------2 months on and one month on are perfect with me also. I didn't mention that because it's seldom offered anymore. Once upon a time there was a great outfit called Haida helicopters and they had that time on/time off routine no matter where you worked....and it was great. Sounds ugly at first, but once you get into the routine it's just great........and I'll have heat in that enclosed "crapper" also, thank you very much......oh and some "good" magazines too.