# Why I love capitalism

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 6, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738 "2008-11-06T19:01:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/1 "2008-11-06T19:01:49Z")

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I get to do fun stuff like this and get paid for it! 🙂

Cool Old Light House- Louisiana coast

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi037.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi037.jpg)

Ship Yard- Texas coast

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi038.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi038.jpg)

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi039.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi039.jpg)

One rig that uses our stuff.

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi040.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi040.jpg)

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi041.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi041.jpg)

This is the only way up. Nice. I didn’t mind riding the crane. 🙂 It was a good morning wake up.

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi042.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi042.jpg)

Quality Roads Here, Yay Company Car.

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi043.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi043.jpg)

All the damaged rigs from IKE. They are being refurbished and will be dragged back out as soon as possible.

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi054.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi054.jpg)

Damage From Ike Is Still Very BAD!! I personally think these people need some more help, from the government of course. 😛 This boat needs some help.

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi044.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi044.jpg)

Cue “Schools out for the summer” -Cooper

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi046.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi046.jpg)

Some buildings that took in from behind really hard.

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi045.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi045.jpg)

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi047.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi047.jpg)

Displaced people, still. I mean living in a trailer is probably normal for them, but still sucks.

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi049.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi049.jpg)

I thought this truck looked funny. It sunk in the ground when it was wet most clearly. The ground is solid as a rock.

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi048.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi048.jpg)

Siqqqqqqqqqqqqq- Wait, noooooooo faaaack!?!?!!!

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi050.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi050.jpg)

Not my tractor too!! Fack you Ike!!

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi051.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi051.jpg)

Beyond Thounderdome? What a waste land, a teenage waste land.

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi052.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi052.jpg)

Wow used to be my house.

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi053.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi053.jpg)

That is not the way to get a head in life… He will never be the head of a… He really lost his head on that one…

 ![http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi055.jpg](http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/ultradriver10000/Sabine%20Pass/RowenMississippi055.jpg)

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**Author:** ![nappy1380](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nappy1380/32/7502_2.png) [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/2 "2008-11-06T19:05:30Z")

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Oh what a life you have. I miss you 😢

How’s the project coming?

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**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/3 "2008-11-06T19:09:39Z")

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cool pictures, I take it your an engineer?

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/4 "2008-11-06T19:11:21Z")

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> [@nappy1380](#):
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> Oh what a life you have. I miss you 😢
> 
> How’s the project coming?

Everything is great down here…except all you guys not being here of course!! I’ll be coming up home again in a couple weeks for four days. We’ll all have to get together one day or so. How have you been? I’ll drop you a line tomorrow.

> [@TORQDSS](#):
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> cool pictures, I take it your an engineer?

Le Correcto

LoL

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**Author:** ![Sansone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sansone/32/4970_2.png) [@Sansone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sansone)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/5 "2008-11-06T19:18:13Z")

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texas looks very… flat

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**Author:** ![misteroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misteroman/32/7423_2.png) [@misteroman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/misteroman)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/6 "2008-11-06T19:55:56Z")

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neat pics.Wonder if someone hit the poor gator on purpose?My buddy has been down there for the last few months fixing the power lines making $80 an hour.Prick.

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**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/7 "2008-11-06T20:01:03Z")

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What the heck is Sherm doing in Texas…oh wait nevermind…

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**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/8 "2008-11-07T04:26:47Z")

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wow, i thought buffalo was depressing. I def would not wanna live there.

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/9 "2008-11-07T06:01:00Z")

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> [@turbociv](#):
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> wow, i thought buffalo was depressing. I def would not wanna live there.

Yah this a little town on the coast that is there pretty much to support rig building. There is also some fishing, and shrimping done there, but most of the boats got beat up. They got their butts handed to them buy IKE being that they are so low and close to shore.

I’m glad I don’t live there either!!

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**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/10 "2008-11-07T06:05:49Z")

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Bring that gator back to Buffalo. I am sure some local chinese places could use it.

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-capitalism/57738/11 "2008-11-07T22:35:38Z")

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> [@boxxa](#):
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> Bring that gator back to Buffalo. I am sure some local chinese places could use it.

There are a lot of places down here that would give good money to make boots out of the skin. Too bad I don’t know how to dress one or else I would have had it on top of the truck lol.
