Just one more week before I take my well-earned (third) two-week break. I'm not sure that I am looking forward to the cold weather awaiting me back in the uk, but it will be nice to be home. Time to see about getting some new carpets installed at home, I'm getting fed up with walking on floor boards. The kitchen and bathroom will have to wait; maybe next year! I've had quite a busy week, setting up "fast" test Trends for Compressor Anti-surge testing, and a couple of other small jobs. Had an intense workout at the gym this morning, so aching a bit now. The pool was quite quiet this morning, and the clouds kept encroaching upon my tanning space. Now we are in November, there are a few more clouds around, but it is still mainly sunny. Tomorrow I should be supporting some more off-shore testing (from on-shore). This should last two days. I don't know what Monday will bring, but I will be counting down the days before my flight home at 02:15 Thursday. I should be home by 08:00, and not returning until 27th November.
I was woken up at 04:00 Sunday by an horrendous rain storm with thunder and lightning. This is the first time I have seen it rain here in Qatar, since comming here in June. The storm left large puddles of rain water laying aroung the camp site and parts of the Shell Plant. Rain and loud thunder storms also woke people up the following two mornings.The picture on the left is of us driving through about a foot of water, after about an hour of rain. The picture on the right is a Dolphin plant shutdown, probably as a result of the storm. Wednesday was a nice hot day again, and a some of the water has evaporated. I am now ready to go to Doha for my early Thursday morning flight back to London. Time to go!
