Under Pressure!

I think I would really hate myself if I missed episodes of BLACK GOLD from the TRUTV Actuality Series. It is on its second season and I was so excited to finally see it last August 19. I was really at awe how these men survive day to day. Every oil rig, drill and well derrick they excavate every day spelled danger for their lives and families. It takes a lot of guts to be in their shoes. I would never look at Diesel and Gasoline the same way ever again. I thought my work was tough in the air conditioned small corner office but OMG I was wrong. Getting dangerous and dirty shows how a true blue rough neck lives in truTV BLACK GOLD.

When these three men managed Rig 28, I was not quite so sure they are going to be able to do it because CHESTON was not that much getting used to the life of a rough neck yet. If I had some parts to like, it was the thought of Gerald Williams getting so frustrated over this city boy's incompetence with the situations on this rig. If only his Mom and Dad knew he would end up like this they would not probably agree on letting him go to West Texas in the first place. I think it is more of a calling if you end up with this job. I wonder how I would have felt if we traded places with one of the truTV BLACK GOLD characters. If that would have happened then someone might have gotten hurt. It could more likely be me! This is just not a career for anyone... you need to be like Gerald who lives and breathes rough. Even if he was a veteran at this, he still wanted to do everything safely or they could all lose their jobs and lives.

Black Gold has shown me a lot. To experience extreme temperature, pressure and conditions just for work; not to mention be good at it is quite phenomenal. I would love to do this sometime soon but I think it's safer to stay behind the table for now. I am sure truTV BLACK GOLD Healthcare would not be able to pay for my hospital bills. I have never seen anything so REAL in television than this one. I am one hell of a fan!

Dangerous Black Gold

Imagine being put into a situation where your life is at stake. You battle huge fires, enjoy dirty, filthy clothes, men sweating, hard labor, huge drills, wells and derricks just to get a glimpse of that BLACK GOLD everybody is looking for.

In this lifetime where everyone is dependent on oil, we all wish we could look for that spot where you can get millions of barrels of oil so you can sell them to the highest bidder. Texas is filthy rich of this particular ingredient we use for any petroleum based products, but nobody knows the danger and hardships that go between getting that and pumping it into your car's engine. I'm sure if a lot of them already perished during just the exploration, there is more to see in this particular episode from truTV's Black Gold which premieres August 19th at 10p/9c and with all new episodes Wednesdays at 10p/9c.

If I were one of the rough neck men that are put into these hard and hot places, I would probably faint just seeing explosions here and there. At the sight of fires bigger than me, I would be one sissy looking under that hot sweltering sun. I would not survive being part of truTV's Black Gold drilling because it would be too hard even for a big guy like me. It would take guts and a lot of fire trucks to hose me down. You can really imagine that you are in that particular place and state because of the real life television program they make. You should watch that truTV's Black Gold trailer so you know how it feels. Only TRUTV does that!