Quite a few of my mates work offshore, when there home they go on about how good the money is and spend like its going out of fashion - I mean like really flash the cash.........................then moan like fook about how crap it is & not looking forward to going back on the chopper for another 2 weeks hard graft, moan about not seeing their family - paranoid about who there burds getting it from when there away etc!!
Gotta take the good with the bad tho I guess, sure I get to come home every night & kick back with a beer & ride the missus, do whatever I want.......chances of me working Xmas/new year are as slim as winning the lottery - BUT I dont earn half what they do!! I dont care - im happy
Unlucky having to get called in to cover like that.........next time you meet your shift change mate make sure you dangle him by his feet over the edge of the platform so he never pulls a sicky again