Word: rigging
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Trouble with the predictably absurb complications sets in when a played-out oil rig on the island strikes mineral water, i.e., Perrier. Now suddenly everyone wants Cascara. Michael Caine must save the island for the islanders against the designs of the great powers. He aligns himself with the island's only two revolutionaries, and attempts a desperate showdown against the forces of oppression, culminating in a benefit concert at the UN featuring Eric Clapton, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Make sense...
...Tabasco, this rig shuts down," Faye Cleckler tells a luncheon guest who is being shown through her well-stocked pantry aboard the Key Manhattan. No, Cleckler has not found a way to use the fiery Louisiana hot sauce to keep heavy drilling equipment functioning--only the men who handle the gear. She was just pointing out that for those who work on offshore oil rigs, few things are more important than food-as-they-like...
...about 60, the Key Manhattan operates in the blue-gray waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The crew members are latter-day lake dwellers who alternate two-week tours of twelve-hour shifts with two weeks at home. Cleckler, 57, the food manager, finds cooking more rewarding aboard the rig than it is when she prepares meals back home in Brooklyn, Miss., for her grandchildren, who say McDonald's food is better. Says Cleckler, one of the eight women aboard who do the housekeeping and cooking: "Out here our work is really appreciated. Let's see what a big-city...
...offer to sample the cuisine on an offshore rig was the sort of thing no self-respecting food buff could refuse. "We hear you're interested in good food," ran the letter from executives of Keydril, the Houston-based company that contracts, staffs and operates ten exploration drilling rigs for oil companies around the world. "Come and have lunch with us. We think you'll be surprised." To an intrepid eater who had tried to get aboard a rig for years, the invitation was irresistible, because food on offshore rigs is legendary for both quantity and quality. Meals have long...
...more than ready for a restorative meal. What she was not ready for was the dazzling variety of Cajun and Southern specialties, impeccably garnished and laid out cafeteria-style in a cheerful yellow-and-spring-green dining room. That bright lime green is the Keydril trademark. The company rigs are painted in that color to give them a clean look from shore and thus not offend environmentalists. Lime green is also the shade for uniforms that all personnel must wear after coming off the drilling floor. No one in work clothes is permitted in the living quarters; that...