So today I finished sorting out the labels for the guys on the turbines and even managed to spot a few errors that need addressing. One of the main ones seems to be the files that are supplied and the requirements from the client are hard to pin down, you see the files are a bit like statistics they can be used to prove anything. So I have been trying to point this out and that I have found some errors in the supplied ones as well.

Think I added a lot to the meeting but to be honest I will have to wait a couple more weeks to see how it turns out. I feel a little more comfortable with the office based stuff now and feel that unbelievably this blog writing has helped in my approach to form filling and report writing!

Can you honestly say you expected me to carry on my Blog for this long, or for it to get so damn boring?

Went out for a drink in the evening and had a nice little pub meal, nothing major but the first proper food I have had for some time, proper as in not a pizza or KFC and certainly not a pasta salad from the supermarket.

Last day in the office for a while tomorrow as the weather has dropped off to next to nothing so looks like 4-5 days at least of work, I’m guessing my arms will be killing me after that little lot too (climbing 3-4 turbines a day).

Well found myself in the office again today and making up stuff to do, *sigh*, anway meet the big man that has been hassling a lot of people and some other stuff as well, apart from that not a lot to report.

In to work early tomorrow as there seems to be a window for some work (YEY) but we shall see.

Got to be better than sitting in the office that’s for sure.

Seriously what does “paperwork” mean it’s not as if you start pumping paper and putting a lot of effort into it, it’s more a mind thing where you have to change your outlook from a do it to a measured approach to what you *could or can* do.

Anyway today I spent most of it working through paperwork and trying to get an handle on what is required for me here on site. Seem to have a better idea now and was also asked to resolve an issue with labelling on the turbines.. Hmm so spent ages going through the labels and working out how they should be sorted out.

Got some meetings tomorrow so should be interesting.

Just wanted to comment of the “megaupload” saga and the activities of the US in all of this –

I know for certain that there was a lot of pirated material on the servers and can understand that studios/publishers wanted it removed. However I feel the way in which it has been handled shows that, in my mind at least, the US is as many people started to say years ago “a consumer driven dictatorship in disguise” I’m not going to start shouting about why I think this and add bullet points to my posts but I feel that service such as Freenet are only going to become more popular. And it’s not just films, music and games they seem intent of trying to impress that they should have sole ownership of pretty much everything, even when it has been done before, history it seems is not immune to the dangers of the US policy makers (known as the mega rich).

Anyway with so many sites that used the service legally now unable to provide a service (Android roms etc) it makes you wonder how long before you have to use fingerprint technology to start your Windows ™ computer systems and logon to the USnet (no longer the internet as it starts to bow to the US).

Right that’s my moan out of the way

Well bright an early (5am) we were on our way out into the field.. bit rough but hey ho.. Manage to get to site then drop some of the guys off before we finally make it to our tower and up we go. Start the check list and note a few things wrong, correct them before moving on fixing a few more bits and bobs. We managed to get most of my work done before I was asked to come down, from the tower, as the weather had come up yet again.

Headed in and as it was an early start managed to get a little bit of time off so went for a walk into town bought a book and a couple of magazines before heading back and moving the van in the process buying a pizza.. got back to the hotel and started eating my pizza only to discover that it had all moved to one end of the box and was squished, this is because I had picked it up horizontal (flat) and then placed in a bag which I lifted up and the pizza was then vertical (opps) and it all slid to the bottom of the box/bag.. Booo.. Anyway it was still nice

No work again tomorrow so in the office again *sigh*

So today I get up early, just in case I get another ticket, only to see that the car park in fact does not charge on Sunday’s so I could have had another hour in bed after all. Anyway take the time to drive around and find somewhere to do my washing before filling the van with diesel and then driving out of town just on a little trip.

Still early I decide to do some stock taking and go in early and get that done, why not.

Thinking it might have been a nice early day proves to be incorrect as I’m still in the office at 6pm.. When I finally make my bid for freedom. Neck back and headache again today which is not great but think might get better in the coming days with any luck.

Chatted to Angel on MSN and watched a bit of telly before going to bed (after sorting out washing to take with me tomorrow).

Well I had a bit of a lay in and hit snooze a couple too many times.. and found a nice parking ticket on my Van this morning ARGHHH!!!!..

Oh well £25 for 30 mins extra in bed bargain!

Popped down the shops first thing and bought some fruit and stuff, really gone off sarnies etc now..

Back tothe boat today to check some stuff, really is no stock on the vessels though.. Anyway back to the office and talk about checks to carry out and stuff to look out for and issues they are having forget to go check out the container (oops will do tomorrow) and then check emails (oh yeah that was setup yesterday too) and bits and bobs make up some check list stuff and generally waste a day.. :s

Headed back to the hotel (after 6pm) stopping to pick up tomorrows food and some food for tonight..

Also splashed out on a DVD to watch some chopsuey thingy bob that is probably crap but need a release me thinks..

Nice early night tonight razor on charge and deep heat on my neck.. niceeeee….

So today I got to sit a proper desk for the day woohoo.. Although wasn’t there for long before I had to dash out and do some work, stock thingy and HSE type stuff. Generally an ok day but still feel I’m wasted here, although I probably felt the same way on board the Vessels when ploughing but just listened to all the *your great* crap people came out with.

Anyway here now so not a lot else I can do.. Came back from the office a bit early had a KFC as a treat then chatted to Angel and to bed to see if I can throw this headache issue and neck ache..

Got a late start tomorrow so that will be good, although must remember to get out of the car park before 8am otherwise will get a ticket!!… hehe

Well it seems I can and even managed to pass a test type thing for working under rules out here on this wind farm thingy mwah jig. Anyway sat through that and then had a couple of hours sort of hanging on and not really having anything else to do, oh and managed to put my foot well and truly into my mouth with an offhand comment to someone, although I doubt they will remember it. Still annoyed the hell out of me, which is bad enough.

I ended up leaving the office a little earlier as I couldn’t deal with the headache any longer and headed to the hotel after stopping at Tesco’s to buy some food, although I really didn’t fancy that either, truth told

Ended up falling asleep on the bed in my room for a couple of hours before I dragged myself to the laptop and chatted to Angel for a bit before going back to bed..

I can feel a trend developing here as I find that the day that was weathered off has changed and I am now going offshore for the day again to check on various towers and do some work.. Fair enough I guess but that turns out to be a bad idea when the weather is not on our side and we end up on the boat for a couple of hours waiting for the other guys to finish and then head in.

Again move all my stuff into another hotel room but this time I can leave it in the room (woohoo bonus) and then I head off to Tesco’s purveyor of fine sandwiches and fizzy drinks (unhealthy as always) for my meal ..

Had a bad headache for the last couple of days and today has been worse as I have included a bad neck from the bumpy vessel and lets not dwell on the fact that I feel sick to the stomach to, even when I have eaten something

So arrived in to find that the vessel had an engine issue and had turned around, great we thought.. Only they fixed it so we ended up going out in the afternoon after all.

The laptop here was deemed to be knackered so is going to be sent back tomorrow and there was some mention of a phone from them too, hmm we will see.

Anyway ended up going out and popping up two towers and looking at stuff and meeting a lot of people who were on other projects before, then came back in and had to find the other hotel,… Which turned out to be a guesthouse with the shower down the hall that didn’t work very well..

Back in the other hotel tomorrow so not too bad.