Mukhiazna, Omn pt.4 - The Camp

Hey All,

Well let me tell you about the Camp.  We are staying in the PDO (Petroleum Development Oman) main compound but there are others around.  Our compound is about 200 meters by 100 meters and is very secure (see, more metric system).  They have security at the main gate and a small police force here.  Ed was walking one night and a couple of the cops spooked him because they wear camouflage that seems to perfectly blend in with the desert night.   As some of you might know, cops and I have a somewhat love/hate relationship due to my sordid past, lol.  There is one vehicle entry/exit and it is manned 24/7.  Not because of any threat but more to keep the Bedouins out.  Gosh, I really want to meet them before I leave, somehow I think we would get along, lmao.

My cabin is right next to one of the exterior gates so I keep a sharp eye out for any wildlife.  So far I have seen one of the camp cats.  I know there are more because she is pregnant.  I would like to see a camel and we have yet to find a Camel Spider for Ed to rassle. 

 I have noticed that a Kern County oil drilling company is VERY active out here.  They have a pretty sizable camp for their workers but some of the hands stay on the drill site and live in converted Sea Trains.  Something tells me that the bosses and pushers get to go to the camp to sleep and eat.  I feel sorry for them but they say the pay is incredible.  Some of you know my theory on rig work.  I would go back to selling my body for sex at the bus stop before I ever do any rig work!

Apparently, they are terrible drivers and the Middle East countries have some of the worse traffic accident rates.  I heard that the Bedouins drive at night just using a flashlight.  All the vehicles MUST have roll bars.   Plus you gotta remember that there are a lot of India Indians, English and Europeans and they are used to driving on the other side of the road.  We almost got run off the road by an Indian Bus driver.  We are not allowed to drive because we do not have Desert Driving licenses.  It takes 11 months to get one and that is the average.

HJG

“It’s not Hell but I think I can see it from here”