Have you ever, while walking around a state or national convention, noticed how loud conversations are in the hallways and corridors?
I would love to chalk up the volume to the passion with which drillers share ideas and greet old friends. I would like to say that, but the simple truth is many of us (including me) do not hear so well. Drilling work is full of loud noises and we “need to be able to hear the rig and communicate with helpers,” so many of us do not use hearing protection for much — or any — of our career.