This Is Not a Drill: Just Another Glorious Day in the Oilfield Paperback – November 1, 2007

I loved Paul carter's books, they are a typical mad Aussie oil workers look on life. Iloved this book i laughed at the wild way the lived and worked, always chasing "black gold". The way Paul writes you cannot help the feeling he is talking to you directly.Paul talks about some of the wild guys he has worked with and worked for.In all a great insite of the oil business.Also if you like this book read Pauls other two books on kindle.one for the men to read and enjoy

Paul Carter probably won't be winning a Pulitzer prize anytime soon, but his writing is genuine and entertaining. Definitely better than anything I've seem on Netflix recently.

Usually I read sequels with a little bit of hesitation, but this sequel to "Don't Tell Mum I work on the Rigs, She Thinks I am a Piano Player in a Whorehouse" was just as hilarious as its precursor. Paul Carter continues his expose on the no holds barred world of hard work and hard living as part of a contract oil rig crew to the delight of this reader. Glad he survived his adventures ... I sometimes wondered if he deserved too!

Holy crap this guy is funny. I've been to some of the same circuses and freakshows that this guy talks about and he's not making it up. It's like living as a member of another species in an alternate reality. If you don't laugh out loud then you need a casket. .

Once you start reading you can't put it down. Being an oil & gas contractor I can relate somewhat to the stories which makes it that much funnier. Nicely written... Can't get enough.

I LIVED "Don't tell mum I work the rigs". With an MSc in Geology in the late 70s, I basically spent about 10 % of my 22-32 y.o. period on Rigs. Indonesia, North Sea, Offshore GOM. As the Oil Company geologist, a priveledged slot 1 above Paul's below only that of Company Man (aka Drilling Superintendant). It was great. I've been in trailors in the jungle's of North Sumatra, and Disco's on rigs in the North Sea full of young female stewardesses. (Paul missed that). Never got shot at in Nigeria! I was really looking for an encore of the first book and instead, Paul's goes a lot into talking about his father's air force experiences. All I can say is.... I bought 20 copies of his first book (giveaways to freinds, family, younger employees) but only one of this. Still, if you havn't bought it and got this far into Pauli's story -- buy 1.

This is a very good read for anyone who is in or knows someone in FIFO jobs. Would definitely recommend

Read this shortly after "Don't tell mum..." and couldn't put it down. I work in the exploration industry as well and love Paul's stories. Motorbike book is next. Cheers