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Skriven 2012-08-05 13:46:44 av Torbjorn Mohn (2:211/37)
   Kommentar till text 1945 av Joe Delahaye (27780.fidonews)
Ärende: The fourth stage
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>> well, a few locals may have seen it that way, but it certainly was not a
>> genereal perception in Norway, neither then, nor in the years after.
>Oh, the feelings at the time were quite strong.  I saw the remains of that rig
> in the harbour, upside down.

The feelings arund that accident has been strong since day one. However just a
couple of weeks after it happened, when you were there, I guess the feelings
pointed in all directions.
>>
>> BUT... the American "offshore cowboy mentality" back then was never much
>> appreciated in the North Sea.
>>
> That I can believe.  Again though, you cannot put that on every American.  I
> know many good ones, both from my time stationed in Germany, and my visits to
> Florida over a 20 year period.

I do not, and never have "put that on every American". I have dealt with US
American people and US made equipment in the offshore business since 1979. I've
spent a significant time of my life working  with US Americans and US
companies. In fact some of my best friends are US Americans, I've been living
for extended periods of time both in Florida and California working with the
development of ROV systems and robotic arms. At one point I even worked
together with people from NASA.

Torbjørn

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