A short, thin young man in a dirty kaki colored raincoat and badly scuffed faded brown shoes pushed his way through the crowd propelling a baby carriage in front of him like a weapon. He was sweating profusely, and had a straggly black beard. Get out of my way, he shouted. I have to get through, get away, move out of my way damn people. Its your fault, he cursed in a hoarse voice. The smell of liqueur [...]

Oil drilling rig jobs are not for the weak or faint at heart. These are jobs that can only be done by those with strength and courage. Work on offshore oil rigs is difficult with long hours, made dangerous by treacherous weather. Sometimes work has to be done in freezing cold rain, sometimes in the hot sun and humid windless heat. But if this was all that an oil rig worker had to look forward [...]