Yesterday TDP's very own used car salesman and hitman, Chris "Buzz" Kelly, lost a beard and gained a mustache. He asked for a beard trim, but got a little more than he expected, and the ladies at the hairdresser thought Buzz's mustache was too hot to cut off. He's really rocking it now, as no one will lend him a beard trimmer. Give us your vote: Mustache: dirty lip or Indonesian idol? PS- still waiting for pumps. (TDP on facebook) The saga continues. It's worth it to review this whole rig shutdown business. Two weeks ago to the day Atlas Copco told us they thought the problem with the rig were hydraulic flow compensators- small valve systems that act as surge suppressors on the fluid flow. We managed to get CAP logistics to hotshot those compensators to DOSECC headquarters in Utah (a saga in itself, as the sale of the compensators required approval from various head offices of Atlas Copco. Steve spent all night arranging this). Rich Szentmiklosi of DOSECC jumped on a plane to Jakarta, where he met Steve Cole, who jumped on two planes back to here (Rich spent all of 1 day in Jakarta). We installed those in the middle of the night- they didn't work ($5,000 down the drain). Atlas Copco then told us that it must be the main hydraulic pumps (which cost $30k), and that we had to order them that same day (last Friday) or risk a long shutdown as we couldn't order them over the weekend. They promised those pumps to us by Wednesday if we ordered last Friday. We did it, then Atlas Copco failed to ship the pumps from Texax until the following Monday afternoon. At first they told us the pumps would show up this morning (Saturday), then said they'd rush ordered them to arrive last Wednesday. They could not or would not give us a tracking number to see what was going on. Well, the pumps arrived in Jakarta in the middle of the night Wednesday, and got stuck in customs until late yesterday. No one seemed to be pushing the customs. The pumps finally were inspected and released yesterday afternoon, and Atlas Copco tried to send them on a plane to Makassar (where we will pick them up and drive them to Lake Towuti, a 12-hour car ride). All looked good, until someone noticed hydraulic oil leaking from a pump. Apparently customs didn't properly refit one of the caps on the pump. The air freight company rejected the shipment, and the pumps are now being sent to Atlas Copco in Jakarta, where they will be repackaged and sent to Makassar late today (I hope). They should arrive Sunday morning, 4 days after originally promised. Meanwhile, the project bleeds money at a rate of about $3,000/day, and DOSECC bleeds money at a standby rate of maybe $5,000/day. So, we would all welcome your comments about Atlas Copco customer service. (TDP on facebook)