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- gatekeepersExplorersuse1023
your timing to get gate guarding should be good. things will pick up by then and some gate guards will be leaving. it has been a cold winter here and pretty slow for gate guards. loma lost 70 gates in sept so most of those gate guards have had to find another gate co. shell has mostly moved to west tx.
in Catarina and Cotulla things have slowed way down.
tildon and Gonzales are picking up pretty good. - suse1023Explorerhi folks---and thank you for such excellent information--this 121 pages is a huge resource!
my dh and I are headed to texas in six weeks to begin our gate guarding work.
the concept isn't new to us, as my parents guarded a gate at a water resource for cattle way back in the early 80's. they loved it and talked about it often before they passed away.
so here we are almost full circle, and to say we're excited about getting back to work is an understatement!
we left our work with disabled folks back in june when I became ill--now I am declared healthy so we are itching to get some income stream again.
I spoke with patty at ggs yesterday and she assured me she'd have us working within a day or two of arriving, so we feel good about getting our foot in the door with them.
we know summer weather can be brutal, and many guards leave for the hottest months. we think that provides opportunity and we intend to take advantage of it! - rabajaraExplorerBecause I was not doing 43. There were 3 other guard ladies that got a ticket saying they were doing 43, all of us doing 43 isn't that a little strange. But how could I prove I was not doing 43, it is a matter of he said she said. All of us had out of state license plates. Now every one doing 43 how did we manage that.
- HaulinhazmatExplorerSpeed limit 30 you are driving 43 that's 13 mph over the limit. How is that a speed trap?
- mdbassExplorer
Brantime wrote:
We are new to the Gate Guarding family and have been working a whole 7 days as of now, lol!
Word of Warning for all Guards!!! Make sure that you set up all connections to your RV...the set up company hooked their Fresh water hose to our Black Tank Clean out connector instead of the Fresh Water Tank inlet, and let the 45 lbs of pressure run.
Needless to say, our Black Tank Blew the seems apart the the flood ensued. We are waiting for Forest River to get back to the RV Dealership that will be repairing/replacing the tanks, insulation, etc.
Not sure how that happened. I park and level the RV and do all the hookups. I have not heard of it being done any other way. When you go to a campground don't you do your own hookups? The oil patch should not be any different. I also conduct a daily check of all the hookups and the RV in general at least daily. I guess we/you learned a lesson. - rabajaraExplorerWatch the street going to Wal-Mart. Speed limit is 30 on most of it. I got a ticket doing 43 through there and so did two more guards. They were doing 43 too. This is in Cureo. It is a speed trap.
- Southern_NightsExplorer
Brantime wrote:
We are new to the Gate Guarding family and have been working a whole 7 days as of now, lol!
We are out of Cuero, Tx. and arrived in time for the rig to start tearing down and moving...so we had lots of traffic.
We are now getting ready for "Frac"ing and the traffic involoved. We are 24/7.
Word of Warning for all Guards!!! Make sure that you set up all connections to your RV...the set up company hooked their Fresh water hose to our Black Tank Clean out connector instead of the Fresh Water Tank inlet, and let the 45 lbs of pressure run.
Needless to say, our Black Tank Blew the seems apart the the flood ensued. We are waiting for Forest River to get back to the RV Dealership that will be repairing/replacing the tanks, insulation, etc.
We were also just notified that we will have to move as the piping is to run under the RV pad and our Rig.
So far, it has been an adventure, lol!
We spent about a month just outside of Cuero on a gate this past winter. Nice area. Hope things settle down for you. - BrantimeExplorerWe are new to the Gate Guarding family and have been working a whole 7 days as of now, lol!
We are out of Cuero, Tx. and arrived in time for the rig to start tearing down and moving...so we had lots of traffic.
We are now getting ready for "Frac"ing and the traffic involoved. We are 24/7.
Word of Warning for all Guards!!! Make sure that you set up all connections to your RV...the set up company hooked their Fresh water hose to our Black Tank Clean out connector instead of the Fresh Water Tank inlet, and let the 45 lbs of pressure run.
Needless to say, our Black Tank Blew the seems apart the the flood ensued. We are waiting for Forest River to get back to the RV Dealership that will be repairing/replacing the tanks, insulation, etc.
We were also just notified that we will have to move as the piping is to run under the RV pad and our Rig.
So far, it has been an adventure, lol! - Mfar1234ExplorerAny Gates available for a Single RV'er??
- themothershipExplorerThanks for the reply, and I am very happy to know Imay be able to have both my pets and a gate guard position. My DH says he is onboard with the idea, so now I'll have to do a little homework to see which contractors the operators use. Carizzo, Cabot, and Chesapeake are some of the most active operators near where I'd like to be. Of course CHK just laid off almost everyone in their efforts to 'clean house'. Paterson UGI and maybe other drillers in the area. If anyone has any info on how these companies handle gate security or who they use I'd appreciate some contact info.
I have been a volunteer domestic energy advocate for the past 5 years and would love to get a job in the industry.
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