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Daniel

Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit

About Me

Hi. I'm Dan. I work in the oil and gas industry here in western Canada. I've been doing this in various capacities since I moved out here from Cape Breton in 2000. For the past almost three years I was a H2S safety supervisor and was on the road for 300+ days a year. The past three months have been a time of transition for me, changing jobs, learning new skills, moving to Red Deer. MySpace is a way to meet in a cyber way new and interesting people from all kinds of backgrounds and all kinds of places. Interesting tool it is. Of course being what it is you will come across the odd freak or wierdo but take it for what it is. A tool and an amusement. Have a good one. Hope to hear from you soon. What the header means is: Whom virtue unites, Death cannot seperate. I like latin. Dan

My Interests

Travel, learning, Photography, electronics, astronomy, reading

I'd like to meet:

There are so many interesting people out there. Just interested in meeting a few.

Music:

Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax,Robert Plant, Cat Stevens,Queensryche,Rancid,Styx,Disturbed,Simon Fraser University Pipe band,Jeff Buckley,Stan Rogers,Fun Lovin Criminals, Jesse Cook, Marilyn Manson

Television:

I don't have a lot of time to watch tv but when I do, MythBusters, CSI, the news, Dirty Jobs, new American Chopper, car shows, Documentries, Dead Like Me

Books:

So many books to read and I want to read them all.

My Blog

Something I copied about the OilPatch

Working in the oil industry: 1. We work in weird shifts ... Like prostitutes. 2. They pay you to make the client happy ... Like prostitutes. 3. The client pays a lot of money, but your employer keeps ...
Posted by Daniel on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:41:00 PST

Ive been everywhere.

Well I just now got in the door. When I pulled up the driveway there were four deer and a buck in the yard which was cool. I miss that when I am away.My hitch started good. Daylight jobs, which seem t...
Posted by Daniel on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:50:00 PST

Fort McLovin AB Feb 08

Well I haven't posted in a while. Probably because nothing interesting has happened in a while.I just got back from Fort MacMurray AB. I went up there about ten days ago with my Supervisior and other ...
Posted by Daniel on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:38:00 PST

A good laugh for Everyone

Today is Sunday and pretty cold out here in the country. I decided that I was going to burn some cardboard that had been accumulating. Empty beer boxes and pizza boxes etc... You know, the stuff that ...
Posted by Daniel on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:40:00 PST

Days off and Deer

Well I'm on days off again. I was getting a little burnt out and its nice to have some time to myself and recharge my batteries. Only thing that sucks is its -23c outside and I don't particularily fee...
Posted by Daniel on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:17:00 PST

Random thoughts.

I somehow became a truck driver and I have seen more than my share of the province today.I'm really tired.Don't you hate it when you are driving and trying to drink a coffee and the plastic tab pops u...
Posted by Daniel on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:55:00 PST

Life version 2

Well its another wonderful day in the country.Kevins dad came out from Manitoba for the weekend and just cleaned Kevins rifle. Wouldn't you know it. Gophers start popping up out of their holes just in...
Posted by Daniel on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:55:00 PST

Coffee

I woke up this morning and was standing next to K making up a big hot steaming cup of freshly made coffee. Looking at the can that I had been making pots of morning coffee from for the past month or s...
Posted by Daniel on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:51:00 PST

Baby Swallow

Kevin and Nolan went fishing the other night. I guess this little baby swallow fell in the river close to where Kevin was standing and he ventured in and saved it.So they come home and he has this bab...
Posted by Daniel on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:47:00 PST

To see what I see

I took a walk down the driveway today. I just wanted to see whatever I saw. I walked mostly with my head down. The "when wet slippery than slime," is dried up and you can see where I made tracks in th...
Posted by Daniel on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:21:00 PST