Comparing notes...

What do a microwave oven and a bidet have in common?

We had friends over to the apartment last night.

They got there before I got home from from work so they were (at least) one glass of wine ahead of me.

Mimi asked me - 'So did anything interesting happen at work today?'

I said, 'Well as a matter of fact, yes'.

Here was my tale......

We have several drilling & service rig companies working for us. We keep them running steady working on our wells. This week, on one of them, the rig crew went on strike for 24 hours because the microwave oven was broken. They shut the rig down and walked off the job.

My friend who works for another oil company, says 'Ha! I have you beat'.

He has contractor crews who have to travel some distance to get to the oilfield. They have to stay at a motel at some point on the route. They went on strike this week because the accommodation they were provided did not have bidets in the bathrooms.

He wins.

Both of these issues have been documented in 'actas' which is a legal document here used to declare/negotiate/settle serious situations like this (really, I am not making this stuff up just to increase my blog readership!)

It is Workers (Labor) Day today in Argentina.

Here is to ensuring that bidets and microwaves are functioning all over the country! The economy of an entire nation is counting on it!

Yes, I am still living the dream, baby!

B.