Sorry Diary, it’s been a while. Been working really hard.
Had a bit of an accident today. The winds been steadily picking up, and hit about 45mph by evening time, so we got some great footage. At one point they were lifting a giant wind wall (corrugated iron surround) for the pipe chute – as part of their winterisation of the rig. They were using a lifter and the wind wall was blowing like a parachute, everyone was running around with lines trying to hold it down, and the tool pusher was barking orders – all very exciting. I was up on the second level of the rig getting aerial wides and decided I needed to mic up the tool pusher and started running downstairs. Next thing I know I’m on my arse slipping down the icy stairs and the cameras gone up about 3ft before falling another 13. Oooooops. Ivy RIP. She was in pieces, focus totally fucked, bits hanging off. Oh dear. My favourite camera, and also the most reliable and – embarrassingly – the last working camera left that we bought with us, out of 3. Not a brilliant record although the others were showing faults just from the cold not from our misuse, I don’t think.
Really sorry cameras fucked, but ultimately more grateful I didn’t break my arm or anything – one of the problems with this weather is that no planes can fly in or out, so we’re basically stranded out here with no medi vac, even if we desperately needed it. God forbid the generators went down. This place would turn into a freezer – and they’d find us all after the storm iced like popsicles in the chiller cabinet.
Spent the evening feeling a bit stressed, dismantling Ivy screw by screw trying to get the motherfucking tape that was stuck in it out – it had some great soundbytes on it. If Ivy wasn’t trashed before, she is now. Hope this doesn’t fuck the guarantee.
Filmed GVs in the steadily gathering storm for an hour or two before bed – nothing much going on outside in terms of work, but the rig site looks amazing in this weather.
Had a bit of an accident today. The winds been steadily picking up, and hit about 45mph by evening time, so we got some great footage. At one point they were lifting a giant wind wall (corrugated iron surround) for the pipe chute – as part of their winterisation of the rig. They were using a lifter and the wind wall was blowing like a parachute, everyone was running around with lines trying to hold it down, and the tool pusher was barking orders – all very exciting. I was up on the second level of the rig getting aerial wides and decided I needed to mic up the tool pusher and started running downstairs. Next thing I know I’m on my arse slipping down the icy stairs and the cameras gone up about 3ft before falling another 13. Oooooops. Ivy RIP. She was in pieces, focus totally fucked, bits hanging off. Oh dear. My favourite camera, and also the most reliable and – embarrassingly – the last working camera left that we bought with us, out of 3. Not a brilliant record although the others were showing faults just from the cold not from our misuse, I don’t think.
Really sorry cameras fucked, but ultimately more grateful I didn’t break my arm or anything – one of the problems with this weather is that no planes can fly in or out, so we’re basically stranded out here with no medi vac, even if we desperately needed it. God forbid the generators went down. This place would turn into a freezer – and they’d find us all after the storm iced like popsicles in the chiller cabinet.
Spent the evening feeling a bit stressed, dismantling Ivy screw by screw trying to get the motherfucking tape that was stuck in it out – it had some great soundbytes on it. If Ivy wasn’t trashed before, she is now. Hope this doesn’t fuck the guarantee.
Filmed GVs in the steadily gathering storm for an hour or two before bed – nothing much going on outside in terms of work, but the rig site looks amazing in this weather.
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