There, got it off my chest.
I'm pleased for you.
As a matter of interest, back when I used to fly via Den Helder, I noticed that the aircrew and pax got on with each other really well, possibly because we all shared the same canteen; if a cab went 'tech', the pax learned what was up from the aircrew. Since the rig crewchange rota in the Dutch sector is two weeks on, two off, and the operation quite small, many 'rig-pigs' became familiar faces.
I know of a number of locally based pilots and offshore employees who socialised away from work, too, despite the 'apparent' gulf in intelligence between the two groups.
Or perhaps you were referring to some other species of offshore employees, Buitenzorg?
