After 43 years - the return of the prodigal hat

[Chew]

Very cool story. But that cap is uglier than homemade soap!

[jerp]

Found a couple pics from that summer - 1975

[jerp]

I was 19 working as a roustabout on a rig near Deadhorse. This city boy learned a lot about grunt work- 12 hours a day 7 days a week for 3 months each summer


My dad was head of safety/training for the company. Because of that the driller didn’t want me on his rig and the other hands rode me like a short horse - I really had to prove myself. I gained a lot of respect for those guys


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[jerp]

At the end of the summer dad had to come up and do his inspections. This pic was taken in 75’ - that’s the arctic ocean in the background. The first summer I went up I remember him saying “ I called your pusher and said not to cut you any slack - if he don’t make a hand, run him off like anybody else” I ended up making a crapload of money over 4 summers - enough to get through school. Great experience




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[NotJose]

That’s cool stuff


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[tps7742]

Good stuff there, only in America! Thanks for sharing.

[wilcox1088]

That’s awesome

[silentstalker92]

That guy kept your hat for 43 years and my wife can't remember where she put her car keys 10 min ago

[AntlerCollector]

Cool story about the hat, and your time there. Thanks for sharing the pics too.

[ELKAHOLIC]

OK, this is cool!

[The Crippler]

Great thread!

[Stoof]

That's pretty dang cool!

[str8shooter]

WOW! Blast from the past. I remember seeing a lot of guys wearing those hats when we moved up there in '76. I think my stepdad may have had one. He was working on the slope in the 70's and 80's.

[Cajun Blake]

Americana history , thx for sharing John

[Kossetx]

Cool, I had the same thing happen a few weeks ago. A Navy pard I hadn't seen in 35 years came through. Last time I saw him was my bachelor party, June 1983. While he was here he handed me a .45 cal CVA caplock I had built aboard ship and said "you left this".