You guys are lucky!

[GrindCustoms]

.....'cause i'm leaving!

In 2 weeks i'm heading out once again for the great white north to work at the «Canadian Royalties» mine plant as a Millwright and team leader, it's quite exciting.

My work schedule will be 3weeks ON / 3weeks OFF. I'm currently setting up the logistics so there's no interruption in the shipping from GroupBuys, purchase from the store and all the other services that i offer.

The idea behind this move is too generate momentum in my bizz by having a greater income so i can invest more and get my damn thing rolling where i want it.

I just thought i'd let you guys know for the sake of transparency in my operations.

Sadly, even if in the far end of the world... i'll continue to spam the forums and facebook

Cheers!

Rej

[jimilee]

Sounds great, except for the cold part...

[GermanCdn]

Safe travels Rej.

21 on/21 off actually isn't a bad schedule.  When I was up at Diavik I think it was 14/7 or 21/10, worst I've worked is 28/4, not so bad when it's the summer time, but when it's -60 in the winter.....

Are you heading up to the oilsands, the diamond mines, or iron ore in Labrador?

[GrindCustoms]

Sounds great, except for the cold part...

Cold is my comfort zone... this place is not in the Arctic Circle, like where i was working before.

In winter it might get at -50C max

Safe travels Rej.

21 on/21 off actually isn't a bad schedule.  When I was up at Diavik I think it was 14/7 or 21/10, worst I've worked is 28/4, not so bad when it's the summer time, but when it's -60 in the winter.....

Are you heading up to the oilsands, the diamond mines, or iron ore in Labrador?

Thanks, 2 years ago i've been on the 21/21 for couple months, really liked it, gives lots of time for your self when you come back and get some rest.

I think i've done once a 28/4 wich was a serious nightmare! lol, that was at Meliadine in Nunavut.

The Canadian Royalties mine, is mainly a gold plant, but they also extract zinc, platinum and couple other metals to fund the cost of operation and keep the gold benefits as pure gravy...

CR is sharing the complex facilities of Raglan, at the height of the upper part of the Hudson Bay.

Never went in that complex but some guys i know that worked there told me that the hosting was great, inner pool, tennis court. Should be fun

[mjcyates]

Good luck in your new adventure. Hope it works out well for you. By the way I just finished up the Catch 22 OD, sounds great!

[selfdestroyer]

I am a huge fan of cold also but -50C.. not sure if I can hang with that. Perfect weather to me is low 60's feinheight.

Enjoy you time away and hope you get what you need to achieve you goal. Keep in touch when you can Rej.

Cody

[ggarms]

I know the feeling with the crazy schedule. I am a claims adjuster (homeowners) that is currently on catastrophe duty -our tours are 12 hours a day 28 days straight.  Keep sane out there! I'm going a bit nuts here. Luckily the claims all happened in my area so I am not out of town, however i've had limited build time lately, which stinks.

[davent]

Yeehaw... pond hockey 12 months a year!

[GrindCustoms]

I am a huge fan of cold also but -50C.. not sure if I can hang with that. Perfect weather to me is low 60's feinheight.

Enjoy you time away and hope you get what you need to achieve you goal. Keep in touch when you can Rej.

Cody

Agreed that its cold a bit.. hehe. Most of the jobs are inside the mill tho, so that ain't too bad.

I'll probably post pics once in a while, there's always epic stuff that happens in those place.

I know the feeling with the crazy schedule. I am a claims adjuster (homeowners) that is currently on catastrophe duty -our tours are 12 hours a day 28 days straight.  Keep sane out there! I'm going a bit nuts here. Luckily the claims all happened in my area so I am not out of town, however i've had limited build time lately, which stinks.

It takes a bit of time to get used to it, but you then have 3weeks holyday... every 3 weeks. Pretty hard to beat that.
I'm single, so i don't have to worry about childrens, wife and all those life matters wich seem to be the biggest pressure point for most guy working with a similar schedule.

Yeehaw... pond hockey 12 months a year!

Haha!!! That'd be killer

Long as the ice rink is in a shelter hehe.

[davent]

You may want to check in with Paul (chromesphere) for tips on staying warm in your new chilly environ!
http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=16510.0

All the best Rej!
dave

[alanp]

Don't forget your woolies and your beanie

[GrindCustoms]

You may want to check in with Paul (chromesphere) for tips on staying warm in your new chilly environ!
http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=16510.0

All the best Rej!
dave

One time at the MeadowBank project in Nunavut we had to do maintenance on the «Line-man» that stabilized the communication tower. With the wind chill factor it was a nice and warm -65C. To make sure our faces does'nt freeze right away, we had to go through these steps: Rub our entire face and neck with Vaseline or other greasy stuff, wear a full-face hood that you then cover with Duct Tape or gaffer tape to break the wind, wear ski-goggles............ and then all your normal winter clothing plus security equipement...  probably the most uncomfortable job i ever did! Hehe

[TNblueshawk]

I know the feeling with the crazy schedule. I am a claims adjuster (homeowners) that is currently on catastrophe duty -our tours are 12 hours a day 28 days straight.  Keep sane out there! I'm going a bit nuts here. Luckily the claims all happened in my area so I am not out of town, however i've had limited build time lately, which stinks.

Hello fellow claims adjuster. I've done work comp since 1988 (yeah I'm an idiot and have no other skills  ) and now run the comp/GL/auto etc... dept for a private company.

Several years back I almost got into CAT adjusting but my wife wasn't going to go for my traveling and being gone. She actually likes me 

[ggarms]

Hello fellow claims adjuster. I've done work comp since 1988 (yeah I'm an idiot and have no other skills  ) and now run the comp/GL/auto etc... dept for a private company.

Several years back I almost got into CAT adjusting but my wife wasn't going to go for my traveling and being gone. She actually likes me 

haha so you understand the struggle! My girlfriend and I have lived together for about 5 years, so she might as well be a wife, but she definitely hates these long days. Especially when I go directly to building/playing guitar after coming home. I don't think she gets the stress level that this job comes with, but I can't blame her. But yeah, being on CAT is where it's at, at least financially speaking. I can usually handle a few weeks of it, but I'm at the point now where every day feels like monday. I'm hoping it ends soon, however, I'm eyeing a new guitar and a nice restock of building supplies, both of which would not have been on my radar without the extra hours.

[blearyeyes]

All I can say is Southern California.
Rej please blow some of that cold air down here.