My husband works offshore and I've just asked him what a roustabout was (someone mentioned that this is what Lee was) and he burst out laughing - asking me why the hell I'm asking that. Basically a 'gopher', he says that rousties get the worst jobs to do, sweeping floors, cleaning etc you name it, they have to do it. At the beck and call of the drillers.
He says folk are desperate to get into roust posts and boys on his rig are there for £13.50 an hour
Apparently they're the lowest tier above a porter and total dogsbodies and treated like
tit.
So being at home with Reb prob feels much better than work!