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	Are you or do you know anyone who is a "roughneck"? By -NUNYAs sharing her love with YOU...hugs Asked May 31 2009 2:28PM	26 Pts Rate Question

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by PrairieWind on May 31, 2009 at 2:34 pm Permalink

Yes,we are in "Oil" country

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-NUNYAs sharing her love with YOU...hugs May, 31 2009 at 02:47 PM

Runs in my family as well! My dad was killed in '85 by a oil pumper! Thanks prairiewind!! +6

PrairieWind May, 31 2009 at 02:51 PM

Sorry Nunya,it's dangerous work for sure.
Never worked as one .
Plant Mechanic ;almost as bad

-NUNYAs sharing her love with YOU...hugs May, 31 2009 at 02:57 PM

Sure is!! Thanks prairiewind!!!

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by Firebrand on May 31, 2009 at 2:48 pm Permalink

Yes I know some people that work on the rigs

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-NUNYAs sharing her love with YOU...hugs May, 31 2009 at 02:50 PM

Me too! Thanks Firebrand!! +6

Firebrand May, 31 2009 at 02:52 PM

Welcome :)

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by Don Gorgeous George on May 31, 2009 at 2:29 pm Permalink

Yeah my friend is a ruffnek junglist.

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-NUNYAs sharing her love with YOU...hugs May, 31 2009 at 02:48 PM

Thanks Gorgeous George misses DreAnna!! +6

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by Possum on May 31, 2009 at 8:20 pm Permalink

Have a cousin working on an offshore platform and a nephew in the Bakken field in North Dakota.

We just leased some land to Chesapeake for a well site and directional drilling royalties. That close enough?

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-NUNYAs sharing her love with YOU...hugs Jun, 01 2009 at 03:28 PM

Cool Possum! Thanks! +6

Possum Jun, 01 2009 at 03:42 PM

Actually they're both a little past the "Roughneck" stage but oil field trash is oil field trash (and proud of it).

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by LittleGirlLost on May 31, 2009 at 3:19 pm Permalink

Hi all,

Roughneck

In the UK it means something different - arent our countries words for things so much worlds apart - god!

In the UK it means rough families, no morals, dragged up, no hope and the circle goes on within the families. No wish to better or work etc.,

Which is totally different from your understanding of this word/phrase for a worker within the oil industry -which doesnt link with the UK anaylsis of the person who doesnt have any wish to work.

They earn a good living though Oil workers because of the risk though.

I dont know anyone unfortunately in the American term of it and avoid the British version of the term.

Phew I am done now

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-NUNYAs sharing her love with YOU...hugs May, 31 2009 at 07:36 PM

Well I thank you so very much LGL!!! I didn't have any idea! And if any others come up that are different PLEASE share with me. I love the fact we can also learn new things as well as have fun on this site!!! Thanks again!! (((HUGS))) +6

LittleGirlLost Jun, 01 2009 at 10:39 AM

I will no problems, so, so glad I read the q & a's I could have got in so much trouble! thanks for the points!

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by Millenium - The Mysterious M on May 31, 2009 at 2:29 pm Permalink

Yeah! Doesn't, necessarily, make them "bad"!

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Millenium - The Mysterious M May, 31 2009 at 03:14 PM

By the way, I like your new avatar! Is it YOU?!

-NUNYAs sharing her love with YOU...hugs May, 31 2009 at 07:34 PM

Yes, finally got some new ones out. Got tired of the FREE HUGS! But I will adopt it back sometime. It is a fun one!! :-)