Off the Aft of the rig today

[ADOR]

I ran out of time earlier today to post these up but we ran into a storm that was dropping water spouts left and right. I even got one shot with three of them at once.

IMGP4510 by safjist_nipnog, on Flickr

IMGP4512 by safjist_nipnog, on Flickr

May have to go to the original picture to see all three of them in the below shot.

IMGP4515 by safjist_nipnog, on Flickr

IMGP4518 by safjist_nipnog, on Flickr

IMGP4519 by safjist_nipnog, on Flickr

As you can see they came pretty close.

[mklym]

I have to say, Mr. Nipnog, that those are some nice photos. Yes, the water spouts came close to the rig. What damage would/could they do if they hit the rig? I have no idea about water spouts. Thanks for sharing those pics.

[SHEEPMAN!]

I thought they were hitting here a while ago. Wind charger stalling 45 mph+-(designed that way).....1.4 inches of rain since 11 am. Sheep gave it up and went back in the barn.

I prefer this rock to a oil platform getting hit by a funnel or down-burst though.

Take care Ador,

[ADOR]

The rig is designed to stand up to a Hurricane, but if it's still hit right it with a big enough one it won't be standing. Those little ones there would toss a lot of stuff around and maybe make a crane come down if they were to hit. We keep an eye on them to see if we needed to run inside or downstairs if needed.