Trip to Durango

I was on a field trip this week to Durango, CO to tour BP's gas operation in the North San Juan basin.

United through Denver lost our bags both going and coming and were in general pretty useless. I thought Air Canada was the worst but apparently not (they both are part of the "Star" alliance so maybe it's a common strategic goal to treat their customers like crap). I was never more molested at a TSA checkpoint than in the little town of Durango, not even SF airport could match these guys. My shoes set off their little sniffer test alarm so they just tried again until it didn't go off anymore because it seemed they didn't know an alternative measure. I am so tired of having to explain my leg "apparatus" to some rent-a-cop as he feels every kink and strap. Nuff said on that.

The town of Durango was nice as was the hotel, and the meetings and tours were very informative. I went from being 5 feet from a screaming jet engine in a gas processing plant (ear plugs a must) to touring a whisper quiet compressor facility that couldn't be more than 50 db. outside. And thanks to my helpful team mates I was able to see some pretty inaccessible stuff. However, you will not see a picture of me in my fire-retardant space suit.