So as some of you know I work offshore. Or, do sometimes. These trips are hard to organise and come round rarely and pay a fuckton of money, so obviously I want to do them.
So last week I am asked if I fancy antoher trip, in August. I am like"sure dude, put me down."
Then I remember "I can't be away on the 11th of August, that is my anniversary with the girlfriend and I can't be away on the 23rd of August as that is a wedding."
"Cool, that's fine, we will sort it out" I am told.
Now, the email comes through saying I am leaving on the 11th. What a FAIL! I even spoke to the guy this morning about it saying "I can't be away on the 11th." Now I am leaving on that day! Fucking jobsworths. And I am hungry.
Is it a first aniversary?
Because then you can just say, but me met on the 10th and hooked up on the 11th.
Or you wouldn't be the first man in the world to get the dates wrong, and anniversary her on the 10th.
6th anniversary
Its oil rig work right?
^ Yup.
then just 'rig' the computer system
to change the date of your departure. LOLZ ROFL LMAO HAHAHAHA
4/10
hmmm
there is nothing to discuss here.
:D
Shoosh you.
Tis called venting.
you're not married
so it doesn't matter much anyway
take the loot
hmm, while i've never been the position of
"anniversary", so this might sound a bit naive, can't you just apologise profusely and celebrate it the day before? i dunno?
use the money for something really special when you get back
=)
Just buy her a slightly better present with the extra dolla you'll get.
I'm sure she'll understand.
Tell you're popping out for milk on the mornig of the 11th
then stagger back drunk a month later. If she asks where you've been tell, tell her that on the way to the shops you suddenly realised how stifling the relationship had become and ran away but you're baqck now and you've bought milk. You keep money, she's pleased youv'e returned. Win win two birds one stone.
heh
You better pray
for a weather delay.
Cover Bristow's in chocolates and roses, invite her up there and say that you're being "spontaneous".
I guarantee she won't forget it.
Or Scotia.
I was trying to remember if you were the one who knew about these
things or someone had googled Aberdeen heliports. It is Scotia. And I don't mind going offshore, but I had said that I would be around...
I'll see if she can stay up that weekend and we can go out on the Sat/Sun. That and I will have jsut been paid previously so it should be all fine.
But fuck, such is the way of things. Of Mice and Men and all that.
Having been an offshore "wife"
She's got to realise that this is one of the facts of going out with someone who works offshore, no matter how occasionally. It does suck, but that is that way it is.
Just be EXTRA good on the Sat/Sun.
Take her to the Tolbooth in Stonehaven
Or Musa on Exchange Street.
Then go for a twirl in Liquid
LOLZ
I'd rather blowtorch my face
than spend anytime longer than my 20 minutes "experience" in Liquid a few weeks back.
The tolbooth is a good shout though.
Happy to Help :)