FIFO...finally
well its only taken about 6months, but I have finally secured a fifo job. in training as we speak and will be for another 2 weeks and then its off to Yandi(rio tinto). I will be doing power line construction in a variety of machines. only prob is the 4/1 shift, but to get a start had to take it. its gunna be hard not fishing as much but when im home I will hammer it as much as possible. so my question to you lot is..... how to keep sane in the 4 weeks with no fishing?? and how many times do you FIFO's come home to shitty weather and get no fishing at all? I have got myself a laptop for site, i cant miss out on the F/W stuff, i would go round the twist totally. cheers ron edit; had to can my exxy trip as well, had to choose between the job or exxy.....the job won!
WADRay
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Hmm good question.Retail
Hmm good question.
Retail therapy...
Buying shit....only way I keep sane
fisho-ron
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yeh mate sounds good! earning
yeh mate sounds good!
earning good money ,laptop on site ,time to kill at night and the R.D.O = lots of new toys for fishing i think.
will be looking at caravans for a while, sold my camper on the weekend and want to buy a van instead.
Rob H
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my roster is 5 weeks, but
my roster is 5 weeks, but then its 5 weeks off, plus another bit accumulated during the year.
Just a trade off I guess. I plan alot of trips etc while away, plus also take reels with me to service etc.
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AlwaysFishin
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Yep happens all the time,
Yep happens all the time, watch the weather while you're away and wish you were in Perth, as soon as you come back it blows it's tits off and you get blown off the water. Can get really frustrating sometimes. But congrats on the new gig.
Bazooked
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i rekon yandi is the biggest
i rekon yandi is the biggest craphole in the pilbra lol, im guessin you goin up as a contractor?
fisho-ron
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no mate, wages! full time
no mate, wages! full time
big john
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Good luck
Good luck with the new job Ron.
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Ben82
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Date Joined: 01/11/11
Congrats Ron! There is at
Congrats Ron! There is at least one other F/W follower on site. ME!
I know of 1 more as well.
I'm 2:1 Fixed Plant Electrical Shift 3
Will have to meet up some time and talk fishing over a beer
fisho-ron
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sounds good mate, will post
sounds good mate,
will post up when i get my shift dates
cheers
reece
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I do 3 on 3 off offshore now
I do 3 on 3 off offshore now but when I started I was doing 9 and 1 at area C just over the hill from yandi! The best thing you can do is not even look at the wether until 2 days before you get home. I take a box of hooks few bags of 3way swivels an sum line an tie a s&$t load of rigs. Re dress all my jigs and spend hours looking at sounder turning,transducer specs ect..
Any one free to help me pull my drum lines tomorrow?
WADRay
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Thats the other thing there
Thats the other thing there mate,
You get a group of like minded individuals around you fairly fast, as long as you keep the intake to a level you can handle a few beers at night down the wet mess is always a good way to make the time pass fast.
For me there is no issue, Im on a ship so I just stay at work till I need to sleep then I go pass out.
Nice being in a 1 man cabin
Wayno1
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Date Joined: 14/04/12
Take some gear and spend
Take some gear and spend spare time making up rigs and practising knots. Little zip lock bags are great for keeping the rigs in and when you bust off or lose a rig you`ll have plenty of spares to whack straight on.
Couple of beers of an evening helps alleviate the boredom. Just dont get too pissed and hit up Ebay. That place loves drunk fisherman. So many shiny things to buy.
Adam Gallash
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hahha
Yeh good advice there, learn how to start downloading movies too, you'll need it to kill time! Ipads are good or if your like our crew, I phones and galaxies, movies all the time, games anything to keep the mind sorta ticking over! Night 8 of 14, ZZZZZZZZZZ.
Oh yeh, congrats mate, once your in its amazing the opportunities that open up if you are willing to play the game.
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cobia15
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I do two weeks on and four
I do two weeks on and four weeks off at Warburton....not mines. Its a great time for some fly tying :)
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Olliej
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Nothing like the feeling of
Nothing like the feeling of landing at warburton international.
crezz
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i work offshore
i work offshore with no roster. on call 24-7. the best thing i have found is to get into a routene and dont count how many days left or else it can drag out for ever.
bsir
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Rotation
Good stuff Ron congrats on the new job.
biggest thing I found when time off was making sure I had people organised to do stuff with.
I did some sh*t rosters, 12&2, 8&3, 4&4....but as long as I had someone to play with during the "off" time, it could work alright. Of course the off time goes much quicker than the on time.
AlwaysFishin
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Yep this is very true. You
Yep this is very true. You wouldn't believe how hard it can be to find a deckie mid week. But the good part is you get the ramp almost exclusively to yourself coz everyone else is at work. Double edged sword...
Markie
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ron u remember me
ron u remember me complaining about never fishing when i was doing 16 and 5 days.. U are going to be cryinggggg in no time hahahaha sorry mate but it seems every time u get a week off the weather is shocking. The tuesday i went back was always glass haha.. good luck ronny boyy
quadfisher
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Startn somewhere.
Been in the mining for 17 years and promised myself
its even time rosters or nothing, 12 years rio, 2on 2 off, 5 years boddo , 1on 1off
not knocking anyone out there giving it a go , startn somewhere, but
I always get the feeling that we end up with the rosters we deserve
, as in if companys couldnt fill crappy roster jobs , they may just change them, just a thought
take plenty of fishing mags mate, and sometimes , just sometimes you will arrive back for a week of perfect weather
when everyone else is working, ------arh the serenity-- ( at the ramp!)
quadfisher
Doooma
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Aaaaah heaven..... 8 n 6 for
Aaaaah heaven..... 8 n 6 for me !!!!
Faulkner Family
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congrats Ron. good to see you
congrats Ron. good to see you got in. might be a good time to try out all the knots you would like top learn.you could make rigs but you can only make so many and with so little time off you wont get to use them. get youself plenty of movies to watch.
good luck and I hope it goes well for you
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Goatlobster
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Congrats on the job mate!
Congrats on the job mate! Stick it out for a whilst and eventually you'll get onto a better roster, think of the money you'll save (providing you stay clear of online shopping) im quite lucky I do 2wks on 2 wks off however it can get expensive in those 2 weeks if its good weather but who cares right? as for not going crazy having fishing withdrawals, I found a few blokes who are just as passionate about fishing as myself, theyre usually in the same boat and happy to talk fishing for hours.. Thankfully I can sooth my withdrawals by wetting a line whilst im at work too!!
TAPOUT
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I think I can top all those
I think I can top all those rosters. I'm on 3 days on 4 days off at Telfer. When I was at woodie woodie I had a hand line and used to catch fish in all the water trapments wich passed the time nicely.
AlwaysFishin
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Sweet roster! What do you
Sweet roster! What do you do? I'm flying back to Telfer today but I'm on a sucky 2/1 roster...
Cruise Control
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Geez mate, wont take long and
Geez mate, wont take long and you'll be hanging out to wet a line. Take plenty of reading material to research. Congrats on the sea change (if you could call Yandi a sea change )
cheers
fisho-ron
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yeh mate, will be hitting it
yeh mate, will be hitting it ard this weekend if the weather permits
cheers ron
Goodz
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Congrats mate! Bout time you
Congrats mate! Bout time you got it :) don't worry I will deckie for you whenever you're back!
fisho-ron
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i new you would mate, first
i new you would mate, first call when i get back.....lol
shonky
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Congrats mate
Once you get through the 2 weeks training it just gets better. I work for Rio and have a 6 on 6 off roster but it takes time so stick it out.
This habit is getting expensive!
sea-kem
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Well done Ron. Keeping the
Well done Ron. Keeping the truck? The big bucks will take your mind off fishing...for a while.
Love the West!
fisho-ron
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no mate, truck is 4
no mate, truck is 4 sale.
shutting the bisso down mate, had enough after 7+ years on my own, time to go back to wages.
Bodie
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Well done mate, good to see
Well done mate, good to see you finally made it to site.
All i can say is..... dont look at the weather in Exmouth this weekend :)
tit_spanners
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movies, movies and movies
They helped keep me sane on 4/1, stick it out cus if your keen as mustard most guys usually get a chance to move onto a better roster. in the last three years ive been through a variety of rosters. Biggest thing i could say is plan your rnr and don't overoad it, i know too many guys who have bought yaks and bikes and kites and all manner of toys but have never used them. keep it simple clean the house and smash two days in, under or on the water. also congrats its nice to hear a local getting a gig.
reevesie90
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Date Joined: 30/12/12
yep
Yeah mate i just been in tomprice for 12months best thing i did once ur up there you can pick and choos fifo jobs as you please, also there were many times i flew back and the weather was crap but youll get used to it haha, one tip is put a limit on your credit card as when you get bored up there or get "red dust fever" you tend to take it out on ebay and other sites, exspecially on shift change (from day to night shift) haha
Other then that i think youll love it