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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1417775" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>Rod wrenches are a work out but I was always impressed by my uncles when we would drive the augers by hand. Two of us would get on each end of the pipe and walk in circles. They would get between and walk with us, while swinging the sledge. We would rotate but we cousins never could make that auger go south like they could. </p><p></p><p>I was probably 12 years old or so and I think we were running in the hole with tubing. It's so reputious that it was always hard for me to stay focused. Any ways, I was day dreaming and reached up for the pipe as they were coming down with the block. Luckily my uncle saw it and hit the brake. Any one who has ever been near a rig when they shut it down knows how much it rocks the whole rig. As soon as I felt the rig rock I pulled my hand back and looked at my uncle. His face was a mixture of "don't ever do that and are you ok" at the same time. He let off the brake and we went back to work. The block was not more than a foot above my hand when he shut it down.</p><p></p><p>Now I work in that industry and I am constantly talking to guys about watching their hands and staying focused on what they are doing. It's for ever burned in my memory.</p><p></p><p>That bad thing is no matter how old or how experienced you are it only takes losing focus for 1 sec for some thing bad to happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1417775, member: 6291"] Rod wrenches are a work out but I was always impressed by my uncles when we would drive the augers by hand. Two of us would get on each end of the pipe and walk in circles. They would get between and walk with us, while swinging the sledge. We would rotate but we cousins never could make that auger go south like they could. I was probably 12 years old or so and I think we were running in the hole with tubing. It's so reputious that it was always hard for me to stay focused. Any ways, I was day dreaming and reached up for the pipe as they were coming down with the block. Luckily my uncle saw it and hit the brake. Any one who has ever been near a rig when they shut it down knows how much it rocks the whole rig. As soon as I felt the rig rock I pulled my hand back and looked at my uncle. His face was a mixture of "don't ever do that and are you ok" at the same time. He let off the brake and we went back to work. The block was not more than a foot above my hand when he shut it down. Now I work in that industry and I am constantly talking to guys about watching their hands and staying focused on what they are doing. It's for ever burned in my memory. That bad thing is no matter how old or how experienced you are it only takes losing focus for 1 sec for some thing bad to happen. [/QUOTE]
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