what the fuck cops here are dicks!!!

some cop is rolling down the street at 30 so i pass him at 60.

Get pulled over "you know you were going 60 in a 50 zone right"

$80 ticket. fucker doesnt even give me a warning.

(01-30-2015 01:41 AM)WesternCancer Wrote:  what the fuck cops here are dicks!!!

some cop is rolling down the street at 30 so i pass him at 60.

Get pulled over "you know you were going 60 in a 50 zone right"

$80 ticket. fucker doesnt even give me a warning.

In Edmonton you pretty much have to be mindful of cops and photo radars every single time you get into a car. A cop was following me today for a good 4-5 minutes. I could see his face in the rear view mirror. He was waiting for me to "speed" so he could pull me over.

80 dollars isn't bad though. In my first year here I racked up around 700 dollars worth of speeding tickets (can't remember how many individual tickets I got lol). But in 2014 I only got 1 ticket. Massive improvement.

In Vancouver I drove ~130 km/h on highway 1 on certain stretches (Lonsdale Avenue exit where the highway widens was my favorite place to pick up speed and EVERYBODY drove damn near 120 at the minimum around that area). I never came close to getting a ticket. I don't think I know anyone that got a speeding ticket in the 13 years I was in Vancouver lol. Edmonton is something else when it comes to speeding tickets. My ass hole shrinks every time my speedo hits 70 km/h in Edmonton haha

Hey Folks,

I arrived in Edmonton a week ago, the drive took my 4 days from Toronto, pretty normal, nothing I would say that had endangered my life in anyway. Most people back home heavily recommended against the drive because of January...

I took the first week to switch my driver's license, health card, register my vehicle and taking CSTS, H2S Alive and Standard First Aid and find a place to settle down. My initial goal is to start working as a leashed or find an apprentice helper position. I started hitting the pavement today.

I hit about 70% of the drilling company's door (I google mapped drilling in Nisku) today in Nisku area with all of them saying they are on a hiring freeze and please check with us in a few months. Most of them did take my resume. At my current rate I will finish hitting the rest of drilling companies by tomorrow and a decent chunk of contractors listed on this forum. So by mid to late this week I will finish hitting all the companies I have known.

I am thinking continue driving around Nisku, Sherwood Park and Leduc and knock on every company's door (knock on the one with hiring signs first) or just apply online since I know online the job posting is actually looking for people. I am also thinking go to the union hall there and see what happens. I may sound somewhat anxious given I have only started hitting for one day, I do apologize for it. What is then an effective way of landing something if I don't get anything from earlier of the week?

Any advices are greatly appreciated!

Malil, How long can you go without work? Now would be a great time to put off these lower paying entry level jobs and sign up for the two year petro engineering tech program or power engineering program at nait and come out on top once the dust settles on this situation and you have a directly related, in demand qualification.

Why fight for 25 an hour now when you can have 200k forever in two years?

(02-02-2015 07:42 PM)malil73 Wrote:  Hey Folks,

I arrived in Edmonton a week ago, the drive took my 4 days from Toronto, pretty normal, nothing I would say that had endangered my life in anyway. Most people back home heavily recommended against the drive because of January...

I took the first week to switch my driver's license, health card, register my vehicle and taking CSTS, H2S Alive and Standard First Aid and find a place to settle down. My initial goal is to start working as a leashed or find an apprentice helper position. I started hitting the pavement today.

I hit about 70% of the drilling company's door (I google mapped drilling in Nisku) today in Nisku area with all of them saying they are on a hiring freeze and please check with us in a few months. Most of them did take my resume. At my current rate I will finish hitting the rest of drilling companies by tomorrow and a decent chunk of contractors listed on this forum. So by mid to late this week I will finish hitting all the companies I have known.

I am thinking continue driving around Nisku, Sherwood Park and Leduc and knock on every company's door (knock on the one with hiring signs first) or just apply online since I know online the job posting is actually looking for people. I am also thinking go to the union hall there and see what happens. I may sound somewhat anxious given I have only started hitting for one day, I do apologize for it. What is then an effective way of landing something if I don't get anything from earlier of the week?

Any advices are greatly appreciated!

(02-02-2015 09:26 PM)CKSEA Wrote:  Malil, How long can you go without work? Now would be a great time to put off these lower paying entry level jobs and sign up for the two year petro engineering tech program or power engineering program at nait and come out on top once the dust settles on this situation and you have a directly related, in demand qualification.

Why fight for 25 an hour now when you can have 200k forever in two years?

(02-02-2015 07:42 PM)malil73 Wrote:  Hey Folks,

I arrived in Edmonton a week ago, the drive took my 4 days from Toronto, pretty normal, nothing I would say that had endangered my life in anyway. Most people back home heavily recommended against the drive because of January...

I took the first week to switch my driver's license, health card, register my vehicle and taking CSTS, H2S Alive and Standard First Aid and find a place to settle down. My initial goal is to start working as a leashed or find an apprentice helper position. I started hitting the pavement today.

I hit about 70% of the drilling company's door (I google mapped drilling in Nisku) today in Nisku area with all of them saying they are on a hiring freeze and please check with us in a few months. Most of them did take my resume. At my current rate I will finish hitting the rest of drilling companies by tomorrow and a decent chunk of contractors listed on this forum. So by mid to late this week I will finish hitting all the companies I have known.

I am thinking continue driving around Nisku, Sherwood Park and Leduc and knock on every company's door (knock on the one with hiring signs first) or just apply online since I know online the job posting is actually looking for people. I am also thinking go to the union hall there and see what happens. I may sound somewhat anxious given I have only started hitting for one day, I do apologize for it. What is then an effective way of landing something if I don't get anything from earlier of the week?

Any advices are greatly appreciated!

With that Petroleum Engineering Technology diploma you're essentially a helper to an actual engineer right? 200K is way off the mark in that case. I don't think even engineers make that much (or even close to it).

What sort of jobs can you get with that diploma?

Thinking you are a helper to an engineer is looking at the diploma title too literally. A petroleum engineering technologist is not to a petroleum engineer what a welders assistant is to a welder. The job opportunities that are more open to these graduates are immense and can't be summed up in a post. They have dedicated career services and internship coordinators. Graduates of the two year petroleum diplomas from SAIT and NAIT are sought after and I could have been clearer that power engineering is what leads to that super high salary. The logic is the same though. If you're moving to Alberta and starting a career in a tough employment market, why not pursue a technical qualification that sets you up for the highest possible return as an employee once things are busy again.

(02-02-2015 09:55 PM)CKSEA Wrote:  Thinking you are a helper to an engineer is looking at the diploma title too literally. A petroleum engineering technologist is not to a petroleum engineer what a welders assistant is to a welder. The job opportunities that are more open to these graduates are immense and can't be summed up in a post. They have dedicated career services and internship coordinators. Graduates of the two year petroleum diplomas from SAIT and NAIT are sought after and I could have been clearer that power engineering is what leads to that super high salary. The logic is the same though. If you're moving to Alberta and starting a career in a tough employment market, why not pursue a technical qualification that sets you up for the highest possible return as an employee once things are busy again.

I agree with that completely. I'm thinking of finishing my own degree right now (unrelated to oil). Having a degree/technical qualification is definitely the way to go.

Now is about the worst time you could come out here. Several of the fab shops we work for have said they have pretty much zero new production work for february.

(02-03-2015 12:33 AM)Tresdus Wrote:  Now is about the worst time you could come out here. Several of the fab shops we work for have said they have pretty much zero new production work for february.

Can always work at BP's with Filipino cooks. I'm entertaining the idea... anyways...

You can always get a framing job to hold you over. $20/hr, 60 hours a week to start.

Or roofing or any kind of labor really.

I might have picked the worst time to fuck off from Berta and go to Thailand. hope theres a gig waiting for me still when I get back.

Pro tip: have an emergency fund set aside before leaving to travel so you're not sweating the hard times when returning. Its worth the piece of mind to hustle an extra couple weeks or months to not have to worry about finding work asap or if the economy goes to shit. Treat it like a back to reality insurance policy

When is the best time to buy real estate in the downturn? Has anyone been through these before to identify appropriate timing?

16 here. First post (I think) on the forum but I've been following this thread for the most part since it was introduced.

Here's my question:

In 1 and a half years, I will be 18 and finished school. I would like to know what I can start doing now or what path I should take so I can move out there ASAP.

I live in peel region Ontario. I DO NOT want a career on the oil field, I would like a job. I'm looking at a career as a garbage collector so I don't really wanna go through extra education and become a welder just to drop it all when I move back (hopefully by 24 with load of $$$ lol).

So I guess my question is: what can I do to get the most money in the shortest time keeping in mind that I DO NOT want to pursue a career on the oil fields or similar work.

Borderline retarded?^^

CKSEA.. I would wait till spring as the market picks up a lot with people listing their houses. Also there is speculation that the Bank of Canada might reduce the rates another .25%! Who knows really. But just go to mls.ca and keep tabs on areas you like and get familiar with what properties are being listed for.

(02-03-2015 08:42 PM)Carboneraser Wrote:  16 here. First post (I think) on the forum but I've been following this thread for the most part since it was introduced.

Here's my question:

In 1 and a half years, I will be 18 and finished school. I would like to know what I can start doing now or what path I should take so I can move out there ASAP.

I live in peel region Ontario. I DO NOT want a career on the oil field, I would like a job. I'm looking at a career as a garbage collector so I don't really wanna go through extra education and become a welder just to drop it all when I move back (hopefully by 24 with load of $$$ lol).

So I guess my question is: what can I do to get the most money in the shortest time keeping in mind that I DO NOT want to pursue a career on the oil fields or similar work.

I just got a call for shut down work. Training in March and then out to work in April. Anybody that can't find work on the rigs could start looking into it.

They might not be hiring till March or April but it wouldn't hurt to start contacting companies now.

(02-04-2015 12:34 PM)Darius Wrote:  I just got a call for shut down work. Training in March and then out to work in April. Anybody that can't find work on the rigs could start looking into it.

They might not be hiring till March or April but it wouldn't hurt to start contacting companies now.

Ya guys don't forget that despite the major slow down in exploration or up-stream activity, the refineries, upgraders and plant sites all over western Canada need to be shut down for maintenance, that's what I"m going to be doing this spring, basically the same thing that I do every year. United Safety and HSE Integrated are two companies that will be hiring in the next 4-6 weeks.

Hey guys what's happening?
I've been following this thread for a couple months now, read it front to back twice, and have officially decided to head out to Edmonton March first. In fact I purchased my bus ticket out there about 10 minutes ago, saving almost a hundo for booking 21 days in advance!
I've pussy footed around with the idea of heading west (currently in Ontario) for over a year, I have a couple buddies that made the move a few years ago and they've been caking up on the rigs. When ever they would come home we would talk about it and I'd get all hyped up, talk a bunch of shit but never pull the trigger. This forum changed everything! I would have to say that discovering this thread so late was both a gift and a curse. Obviously it would have been great to get a kick in the ass a year or two ago, and already be out there making moves. But being able to start from page one and follow so many guy's journeys and being able to take knowledge and reassurances from them has been a wicked read and has played a big part in my final decision.
Now, breaking the news to friends and family that I'm taking off to look for work out west has been tough. Everyone just keeps going on about how it's the worst time to do it and blah blah blah. I'll be so confident in all the research I've done and the game plan I've developed, and then someone close to me who's opinion I value will knock me down a couple notches. But part of the reason I'm making the move is to get away from influences and just do me for a bit, so I guess I should start now and not let others get in my head. My opinion is it's all a matter of managing expectations and opportunity costs. If you're heading out expecting to hop of the bus into an unskilled, high paying camp job and are relying on that to happen to realize your plan, then yeah it probably isn't the best time to head out. Similarly, if you're walking away from something good where you're at on the same whim as stated above, then it might be best to reconsider. But, neither of those scenarios apply to me. I'm making $16.50 where I'm at now, so at the very least I'm confident I'll find SOMETHING making a similar wage out there. And, although I definitely plan to aggressively pursue some sort of maintenance camp gig, or landing a starter apprenticeship in my preferred trades (welding, heavy equipment mechanics), I don't plan on sitting around waiting for them to pop up and go broke in the process. I've been an equipment operator for the last year and a half working at the Port of Hamilton, running Loaders, Skid Steers, and Forklifts, I'm mechanically and technologically inclined, I've got a bunch of relevant certs already, doing my CSTS09 tomorrow and have my H2S booked for the day after I arrive. Oh and I also did my Proserve so, worst case Ontario, I'll bar tend until something pops up! I'm after the life change, change of scenery, and some adventure as much as the money and career opportunities so I'd consider it a win to just get out there and on my feet for the short term. I don't want to be stuck in Ontario any longer seeing jobs I wish I could apply for but can't because I don't have my boots on the ground. People retire, get fired, quit, move up or go on vacation. Someone somewhere is going to eventually have an opening and I'm going to be there with resume in hand!
I'm going to wrap this up, it's turned into a bit of a novel, and really mostly just venting everything that's been stuck in my head the last couple months haha. I got some questions to throw out there but I'll get at that tomorrow. But yeah, looking forward to participating in a few threads on this forum. I'm fairly green at Game (got Roosh's book "Game" on the way for some reading on the way down) and Lifting so I'll be posting up there too. And mad props to all the big players thoughout the thread, you guys are life changers!

(02-03-2015 05:45 PM)CKSEA Wrote:  When is the best time to buy real estate in the downturn? Has anyone been through these before to identify appropriate timing?

From what I understand corporate end of years are around spring, march/april. If this persists, it's going to be a bloodbath. Right now there's cuts and some layoffs, but it could get worse. I've also noticed more and more listings and better housing on MLS if you check realtor.ca a lot. Prices haven't dropped yet, but listings are growing.

Could I potentially travel to Canada for 6 months from the UK and work in an oil field with no experience?

(02-09-2015 12:33 AM)JamesW95 Wrote:  Could I potentially travel to Canada for 6 months from the UK and work in an oil field with no experience?

Read the thread. Been answered a couple of dozen times.

I was about to attend an event that different oil companies were participating in it in order to hire but it has been cancelled because of the oil price that has been affecting oil companies performance (this was to go to work in the middle east and some African countries).

Applications for the working holiday visa to Canada should open now in mid February, hopefully the job market over there picks up again by summer time or after.

(02-10-2015 08:49 AM)pitt Wrote:  I was about to attend an event that different oil companies were participating in it in order to hire but it has been cancelled because of the oil price that has been affecting oil companies performance (this was to go to work in the middle east and some African countries).

Applications for the working holiday visa to Canada should open now in mid February, hopefully the job market over there picks up again by summer time or after.

Even if oil doesn't pick up remember that there are plenty of other sectors in the Canadian economy to work in and the country still needs workers. You don't necessarily have to move to Alberta, actually unless you are working in oil and gas, I wouldn't recommend moving to Alberta, for example, I'd rather be a bartender in Montreal, Halifax or Victoria than in Edmonton. Getting the visa is the biggest hurdle and I think that they're cutting down on those youth worker visas, so get in while you can and figure out your next move from there!

Cheers for bartending in Vic. Sad to say but I feel the layoff hammer coming down soon and think that will be my grad school job if thats how it shakes out.

Okay so I've been looking to apply for a working holiday visa to Canada and it seems I am eligible. I'm 19 years old studying international business at uni here in London UK. I have no trade experience what so ever. when would be the best time to fly out?