Oil field is like the dorms...boys are gross!

As I was drifting off to sleep I was thinking of how much living on the oil rig reminds me of the dorms. 
There are a few differences.
1)  I did NOT live in a coed dorm room.  Here I am the "coed"...the only girl!

2) I do not have to attend class...I do, however, have to work!

3)  There is no alcohol allowed on the rig...however, there was no alcohol allowed in the dorms.  I never broke that rule in college (wink, wink).  I can lose my job if they find alcohol outside or inside your body when on location. 


Similarities include the following:

1) Lots of pranks- in college my friends moved my entire dorm room into the laundry room!  Nothing will ever beat that prank!!

     a) I never open a cupboard without standing as far away from it as possible.  I have had way too many cups of water dumped on me that have been propped up against the door on the inside of the cupboard.

     b)  I have found a fake snake in numerous places.  My cereal box, my whirly popcorn popper, my computer bag, my sample of rocks, just to name a few.

     c) One of the roughnecks hid in the trash box.  When I hauled out the trash he jumped out and scared me.  I threw the garbage and took off running.  It scared the bejesus out of me!

     d) Boys are gross.  The other day I went into the bathroom to put my hair in a ponytail.  There was a big number two in the toilet!  I came out and one guy was laughing.  He took a number two and left it for the next guy.  I don't think he was expecting the next guy to be me!  

     e)  We have a trainee working out here with us.  The other day he had to go up to the dog house to get information. 

2) Everyone eats like college kids.  Lots of ramen noodles!  I did dye Easter eggs for the guys on the rig.  They were extremely impressed!!  This is a picture I took with my phone...I am the only one out here that doesn't have some kind of smart phone! 

3)  Showering reminds me of the dorms.  Everyone has their own shower, but the hot water is limited.  Actually out here, the water (period) is limited.  Yesterday we were running low so everyone had to pee outside!  I was the lucky one and got to use the toilet but had to obey the rule "If it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush it down."  I wish the guy from number 1d would of obeyed this rule! :)

4) When you have time off you find silly things to do.  We had the afternoon off so a few of us headed to Minot.  I convinced 2 guys to stop and tractor supply and hold the baby chicks, ducks, and bunnies!

I think that is all for now!  Maybe I will add to this as the night goes on!  Have a great week everyone!

PS.  Here is a pretty view of the lake (left), a farm, and the rig I am currently on (far right).