You do the math....

Jamie just sent this info via email to me.....


 $22k per piece of Pipe
x 12m Long 
x 168km
x 2 Pipelines

(not his photo)

...and that’s just to get the Gas to Plant...



my calculator crashed! How about yours??
OXO B

This is how the other half live 2.5

So as you might know by now - if you actually do read my posts ;P - Jamie has transferred over to Barrow Island.

He says that compared to Cape Preston, this camp is a bit better organised, and that the food is cooked a lot better! :D
so here, for your viewing pleasure, are some photos he emailed me.



I think that's his accommodation?
he has a 15-20 min drive to work each morning.





read further down, why they're not joined yet...



So why are they not joined?  Well apparently they have discovered a type of frog not native to Barrow Island, on the the little man-made island. So in order to "Save the Environment" they must exterminate the frogs!! LOL, oh that's so bad!! definition of black humour huh?! Naaawwww poor widdle fwogs :( Pity they aren't toads!! I would assume that it is a common WA species of frog, Hmmmm "somebody" didn't follow quarantine procedures properly!!



Oh and just so you know, I finished this post...than Blogger LOST it and i've just had to re-do it!!hence the 2.5 instead of 2.0 as it was. Grrr, I should have been in bed over 30 mins ago!!



This is how the other half live......

I thought perhaps you might be interested in where Jamie works??

I have cut and paste these photos directly from, the Company website. when I figure out how, i will add some videos Jamie had sent me. ........ don't hold your breath though :p

This is the overall site view. it stretches all the way up to the horizon to a purpose built port at the the tip of land jutting out.

There, does that make more sense??

This is Eramurra village, where he DID live, they have been relocated to a temporary camp for now

Don't get this though, he says that this will be the permanent camp, as they are still in construction phase at the moment. But this permanent camp is NOT cyclone rated, and lays in a flood plain??? who's dumb idea was that? And yet the temporary camp he is in, is completely cyclone rated and on higher ground?
It is only temporary though as in a year or so, it will be a giant hole in the ground.

The 51 gigalitre desalination plant. The ONLY supply of water available

450 Megawatt combined cycle gas fired power station - means nothing to me but sounds pretty darn impressive.
Their only power supply.

Cyclone Moorings. - you can see now, why he was unbothered by TC Bianca! ps that's not Jamie.



Equipment waiting for shift change. they work 24/7 365 days a year...... they'd have to.... to pay for the waste of money with the Camp lol :)

 Hope you liked Jamie's place.
Will endeavour to upload some more 'personal' shots.....one day

OX(OX)oxoxoxoxox
B(J)slkcs