rockymountain, i am very aware of the reality behind the work on the rigs here and anywhere else...its horseshit work that makes you want to kill yourself, or somebody else, but you stay on for the money.
difference between what you're talking about and what im actually doing is this...im going with two of my best friends to a production rig in australia. you work 6 days, mind you they're 12hr+ days, but after those 6 days you get 4 days to fuck off and do w/e you want in AUSTRALIA!!
i am definately mainly doing this for the money and im fine with admitting that. i have to pay for my post secondary education if i do plan on going to one in the future. this job presented the opportunity for me to go oversees to a place i've NEVER been, make the money i want, and be with my good friends id be sitting around doing nothing with otherwise.
and as many people say, theres HUGE drug problems on any rig or workplace like them...fortunately, i've been around the shit long enough and know enough about it to stay away...as for spending all my money on other people, fuck that...they all have enough money to do w/e they want with.
thing is, money aint a thing i just go blow away on other people like that...its something i charish heavily...i'm going to buy myself a nice car, and invest the rest of it so that i don't go blowing it all out my ass...being a rigpig isn't my lifelong goal, its a fast way for me to make money doing shti ass work in shit ass conditions, i have other things lined up for when i come back
thanks for the heads up though man