A Boy's Own Offshore Adventure

by Brian Page

Overview

Determined to counter the popular belief that working offshore in the oil industry was the modern equivalent of being sold into slavery, Brian has gathered together a number of personal anecdotes which may help to redress the balance.

Everything you read actually happened and despite being told by various experts that working in such conditions for long periods was detrimental to one's health, he saw no evidence of shingles, hallucinations, nervous rashes or uncontrolled twitching (except possibly when thinking about Sophia Loren).

What there was in abundance during those early years would now be considered as misplaced excitement, but we didn't know that at the time. It is worth remembering that working offshore wasn't compulsory and you could leave if you wanted to. Funnily enough, as you read this epic tale of bravery and self-sacrifice, you can perhaps see why we didn't.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783011803
Publisher:	eBookPartnership.com
Publication date:	07/04/2013
Series:	A Boy's Own Adventures , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	488 KB

About the Author

Brian is tall for his age; he was born and brought up in Knotty Ash and worked in Liverpool for a large engineering company which has since disappeared. He then migrated to St Helens to work in the Lancashire coal-fields, which seemed a good idea at the time. Later on he became a lecturer in Mining Engineering before venturing even further north to Aberdeen. Having adjusted to the daylight, he worked offshore in various capacities throughout the seventies and early eighties, before being brought onshore to do other things. Now retired, he divides his time between consultancy work and remembering the past. He has been happily married for over 50 years to the same lady and a long time ago they produced a son and two daughters. He has yet to be recognised as ‘an international man of letters’, but in the meantime is determined to ignore the facts and live forever. He is the author of 4 books, each imaginatively entitled, ‘A Boy’s Own Offshore Adventure’, ‘A Boy’s Own Mining Adventure’, ‘A Boy’s Own ‘Oily’ Adventure’ and ‘A Boy’s Own Wartime Adventure’. He is currently working on a fifth saga which will probably have a similar title.