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! " # ) &%* * &$ % &% / - , . / "&). $ # ! ! ) ## % (+ ' &$ ,,, ) ## % (+ ' &$ Ever heard these words? “Best-laid plans of mice and men.” So be it here at WorldWide as well. WWDR Team was readying the Work ‘N Play RV to head west to this year’s GEFCO Fundamentals in Drilling Seminar, but alas it was not meant to be. Weather conditions which prevailed across Oklahoma and continued across the south, kept that flight grounded. We were all extremely disappointed Troy was not able to share this exciting time he has waited for all year to be side-by-side with drilling contractors and those in charge of the classes. But, as gracious as they are, GEFCO totally understands safety con- cerns and has us looking forward to next year’s training event and Daphine tells us they will be happy to share on-site photographs with you here in WorldWide Drilling Resource ® . Hopefully, they will appear in our July issue due to printing schedules. You will also be able to see the training photos online. Training is vital in every industry, but drilling is a grueling profession where you MUST BE ever VIGILANT, keeping one eye always keen for safety hazards. These can be as innocent looking as a screw on the floor of a shop - imagine walking across the shop with a heavy object in your hands, your foot slides across that screw... You can finish the outcome. The National Drilling Association, of which we are a member and attend every year as it moves around the country to its vast chapter locations, is the MOST vigilant association I know with regards to safety. They may not be involved in each and every drilling function you are, but it would pay you tenfold to attend their conference for these safety talks, get their safety stickers, and even their many publications. I personally have found them very informative, even for our daily office activities. Do you find yourself looking for extension cords or wires across the pathway? Greasy towels piled in a corner? Windows left halfway open (this will surely allow someone and perhaps even a child the ability to climb in and possibly hit that concrete floor and not be found until Monday morning - when it is too late). I do. YOU SHOULD. As we move ahead into this month of June, we start with a valiant effort of the Ontario Ground Water Association in Canada as they work toward bringing CANADIAN DRILLING CONTRACTORS back together again. That gathering has been missed and is vital to each and every drilling contractor to communicate with each other to learn from different ways of accomplishing their tasks each day, training seminars, new technologies, and more. PLAN TO ATTEND - WWDR will help you with the details - go to our website and click on their link. But alas, here it is JUBILEE time as well. Early this year! HEADS UP! Be sure to check out our website and click on their link for the latest. WWDR will be there, looking for you and your future drilling professionals - THIS IS JUBILEE - children are welcome! Proudly Made in the United States of America - delivered WorldWide ! WorldWide Drilling Resource ® The complete magazine for the drilling industry worldwide, owned by drilling industry associates dedicated to bringing the most up-to-date technology and information to subscribers. Covering construction-geotechnical , directional , environmental , exploration-blasthole , shallow gas & oil, geothermal, mining , water well , irrigation , wastewater ; from bits, to pumps, to rigs, to tanks, through wire and more - whatever it takes to get the drilling job completed ! Managing Publisher/CEO/President: Veronica I. “Ronnie” Jones Vice President: Troy Cunningham Office Administrator: Michele Stevens Editor: Bonnie Love Associate Editor: Amy White General Sales Manager: Brenda Helms Classified Sales Manager: Kathy Heinrich Sales Representative: Amanda “Mandy” Walker Display Sales Manager: Dave Hose Production/Webmaster: Marcel Schimpf Representative: Marie Cunningham Editorial Contributors for this month: Mark Battersby John Christ Tim Connor Bill Corey Jim Kuebelbeck Thomas Kwader Harry Short (In Memory Of) Tim Rasmussen Kyle Rehme Ray Roerick “Billy Bob Smith” Britt Storkson Peter Tavino Harold White Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. Hyd/Eng Consultant: Thomas Kwader, Ph.D.,P.G. 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