Gome ol' buddy....don't sugar coat it...just tell us what you really think!
I have to agree...having flown on the North Sea and then later on the Alaska Cook Inlet operation for a large, now thought to be up for sell helicopter operator, safety standards really were quite different.
The horror stories I hear...and the flying techniques some of the guys from the GOM have shown me as being "normal" fare there...convince me of the need for serious oversight by some organization that can improve safety for the crews and passengers there.