Gary flew to Papau New Guinea today to tour the area they will be developing. Unlike his previous projects where he designed an offshore oil platform or ... whatever - here he is designing / building a 'city'. The roads, bridges ... all the infrastructure that comes before they go in and extract the natural gas. So helicopter rides in the jungle-soon-to-be-city.
He called me from the airport and mentioned that he thought their 'escorts' had arrived. I was thinking how swanky, until he equated it to when he was in Angola. OH, those kind of escorts - the guys who keep the other guys FROM SHOOTING YOU. Apparently there are some in the country that want oil and gas types dead. This was news to me, he sort of forgot to tell me that part. He said he was off to his 'five star jail'. When I couldn't wrap my head around the concept when he was in Angola, his explanation: "Think of it as a five star hotel where the doorman is carrying an Uzi and you can't leave the building."
Oh, goody.
He called me from the airport and mentioned that he thought their 'escorts' had arrived. I was thinking how swanky, until he equated it to when he was in Angola. OH, those kind of escorts - the guys who keep the other guys FROM SHOOTING YOU. Apparently there are some in the country that want oil and gas types dead. This was news to me, he sort of forgot to tell me that part. He said he was off to his 'five star jail'. When I couldn't wrap my head around the concept when he was in Angola, his explanation: "Think of it as a five star hotel where the doorman is carrying an Uzi and you can't leave the building."
Oh, goody.
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Oh no. I hope he doesn't get it into his head to shop for Nativities in New Guinea! I'll keep him in my prayers, and you as well!
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