Clob, I sometimes see where you are bouncing around the globe. West Africa, UK, Middle East, etc. What biz are you in? I seem to be bouncing in some of the same places about the same time. I'm in oil and gas pipelines. BTW: I'm banned on your board. It's been so long I forgot my offenses.
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I will board a plane in about 12 hours for a rather long trip to Arizona. A few biz stops between Lagos, Nigeria and Scottsdale, Az will get me home on Saturday.
I am a partner in a VG group that has six different fields we are involved in. We do energy/water-- emerging tech in oil and gas like artificial lift, solar stuff, clean water etc. We also do field acquisitions- mostly brown fields, stripper wells etc. And we do venture capital to drill wells. We are sitting on a rather large find right now trying to figure out how to get funding without losing control.
We have a private contractor division that does private security with former military guys. Mostly africa clients in dodgy areas. They also do personal protection details from time to time.
We have a sports division that brings new tech to the marketplace. (This is the fun one) One of our partners in an NBA HOFer with global reach so these projects are the flag bearers, so to speak.
We have a venture capital division.
We have a marketing division that reps everything from charter plane services, a trucking company, a modeling agency, leisure activities, a bikini company blah blah. I don't play in that field.
And we have a tech division that works on Apps and block chain tech and honestly, those dudes are geeks and their stuff is way over my head.
I stick with the O&G stuff, the private contractors and the venture capital. Sometimes the lines intersect-- like now-- we just funded a guy that has developed an artificial lift system that is super efficient and technically qualifies as "green technology" by oil and gas standards.
So obviously I deal with many of the state run oil companies in Africa. SNPG, sonangol, sonatrach etc. It's sometimes a real kick in the *** and sometimes sucks balls. Nobody grows up dreaming about being stuck on a boat riding to Kinshasa during the dry season.
But over all its been a fun ride. I think once we get this O&G project off and running I might decide to close the books on this career and move into growing grapes and making ****** wine and get fat eating baguettes and goat cheese. We shall see.
We have a private contractor division that does private security with former military guys. Mostly africa clients in dodgy areas. They also do personal protection details from time to time.
We have a sports division that brings new tech to the marketplace. (This is the fun one) One of our partners in an NBA HOFer with global reach so these projects are the flag bearers, so to speak.
We have a venture capital division.
We have a marketing division that reps everything from charter plane services, a trucking company, a modeling agency, leisure activities, a bikini company blah blah. I don't play in that field.
And we have a tech division that works on Apps and block chain tech and honestly, those dudes are geeks and their stuff is way over my head.
I stick with the O&G stuff, the private contractors and the venture capital. Sometimes the lines intersect-- like now-- we just funded a guy that has developed an artificial lift system that is super efficient and technically qualifies as "green technology" by oil and gas standards.
So obviously I deal with many of the state run oil companies in Africa. SNPG, sonangol, sonatrach etc. It's sometimes a real kick in the *** and sometimes sucks balls. Nobody grows up dreaming about being stuck on a boat riding to Kinshasa during the dry season.
But over all its been a fun ride. I think once we get this O&G project off and running I might decide to close the books on this career and move into growing grapes and making ****** wine and get fat eating baguettes and goat cheese. We shall see.
Very interesting indeed and broad in scope. I have some experiences in places where armed security is a must. I was in Damascus when the USS Vincennes shot down the Iranian Air passenger plane. I understand your growing grapes and goat cheese desires. I lived outside Aix-en-Provence for four years in the early 90s. Can't shake the addiction to wine and goat cheese. I spent 32 years living and working outside the USA. I have a question for god if and when I meet him: why do they find oil in the **** holes of the world? Why not Bali or Ko Samui? If you are out Scottsdale way give me a shout. I will buy you a Shiner. Good luck to you and keep your head down.
It's funny you say that because I'm in Scottsdale pretty frequently because two of our partners live there. I used to make them take me to My Big Fat Greek restaurant, but alas, it has closed. I do frequent Saddle Ranch when I'm in town. I usually stay over at the talking stick or whatever it's called, so I can play a little black Jack. I was thrilled to discover (at 3 am) that there's finally a whataburger in Phoenix. Unless I was so drunk I just imagined eating a whataburger at 3am.
We have a few Whataburgers in greater Phoenix area now. I'm a frequent patron, especially when jet lagged. I live north of the 101 at Pinnacle Peak. I live on Troon North Golf Course.
Y'all obviously don't get over to the working class neighborhoods...aka, the west side of town! I've lived in the far NW Valley for almost 26 years & have never known us to NOT have a Whataburger! My youngest son is almost 24 & I know I consumed at least a couple of their burgers during that pregnancy! 
Scottsdale.Sooner one of these days we'll have to meet up!
Scottsdale.Sooner one of these days we'll have to meet up!
Sockless blonde = barefoot and pregnant??Y'all obviously don't get over to the working class neighborhoods...aka, the west side of town! I've lived in the far NW Valley for almost 26 years & have never known us to NOT have a Whataburger! My youngest son is almost 24 & I know I consumed at least a couple of their burgers during that pregnancy!
Scottsdale.Sooner one of these days we'll have to meet up!
Sockless, you bet! I'm always up for making new friends. Even CLOB!!!! and any other posters on this board. Standing invite. I was not able to make one game this year. When in Az I try to make the games at the OU watch parties normally held at the old Tilted Kilt (my regular watering hole). I used to drive pretty far in the west valley on Saturdays to get my Whataburger. Now we drive to 90th and Shea in the hospital district.Y'all obviously don't get over to the working class neighborhoods...aka, the west side of town! I've lived in the far NW Valley for almost 26 years & have never known us to NOT have a Whataburger! My youngest son is almost 24 & I know I consumed at least a couple of their burgers during that pregnancy!
Scottsdale.Sooner one of these days we'll have to meet up!
I think he's another James Bond with a Wurst Fest twist with all that **** he's got going on, he's a Guns and Hoe type guy, and World Traveler , you know the type, guns sold, riots settled, Indians resettled, flats fixed.....