Information Discussion for Gate Guards

Maxx, congrats on getting to work!

GGS. We were really close to working with J&G it seems, he called as we were on our way out of Corpus. But I'm really glad we got something with GGS since they're established and reputable, I wasn't yet completely convinced that the extra $50 with J&G was worth losing those qualities, but if they were the first one that came up with a gate we figured we'd give them a try at least. I'm generally pretty impressed with how GGS handles everything though, they've got a good operation going for sure.

What company are you working for maxx?

Well, we finally got our first gate :) We're filling in for another couple for a couple of weeks at last. It's an EOG crew that we'll follow around - and it's busy as all heck! Great first gate I suppose lol - we haven't had a day with less than 4 pages of log entries, so over 100 a day, and if we're following the same crew I don't suspect we'll be getting any of the illustrious easy days I've heard about :) But we're definitely glad to be on a gate and recouping the money we've put into this (which has added up to quite an investment actually) so we can actually start making money again. I remember reading earlier that EOG was a pain to work with, but so far we've been pretty happy with them - no complaints certainly, but they do seem to have a lot more required of the guards than other companies (other than just being consistently busy!) We're way up north of DFW, anyone else up this far??

:C I see that Feb. 1 brought disclosure to what is used in the Fracking solutions for the benefit of the Environmentalists!!!

Well, it was just what they had said, Sand and water and very small amount of chemicals. So will they quit trying to stop the Fracking?

NO....:( At least this was in our favor>>>:p

As for schedules...well this rain has rutted up the road so much that they can not get equipment in or out to finish Fracking and something broke on the unit and they are trying to get it repaired but nothing can make it in to the site. So what should have been done by Saturday at the latest will be????????????

coolbikeman1 wrote:

john and terry wrote:
Figured I'd join in the fray here. So...howdy from our gate outside of Cotulla. We work for Sitewatch, but worked for GGS previously.

Our first little "temp" gig is just about up, then we'll have at least a few weeks to wait on our next assignment around Tilden. Stay safe out there!!

Who or what is "Sitewatch"?

Thanks

Gate Guard Company.

...........For us singles out here can someone elaborate on the PAY for a single sitting on a gate in south tx ? I'm assuming this would be a 12 hour shift ! Back in Aug '08 I sat on a gate 24\7 by myself and rece'd $125 a day , I can handle a 12 hr. shift , but don't care for 24\7 .
...........Also , how many singles sites are there available vs. the 'couple' sites ? I ask because the activity here , in the DFW area are being closed down , rapidly . , thanks , jf

john and terry wrote:
Figured I'd join in the fray here. So...howdy from our gate outside of Cotulla. We work for Sitewatch, but worked for GGS previously.

Our first little "temp" gig is just about up, then we'll have at least a few weeks to wait on our next assignment around Tilden. Stay safe out there!!

Who or what is "Sitewatch"?

Thanks

Figured I'd join in the fray here. So...howdy from our gate outside of Cotulla. We work for Sitewatch, but worked for GGS previously.

Our first little "temp" gig is just about up, then we'll have at least a few weeks to wait on our next assignment around Tilden. Stay safe out there!!

The Whitsett yard seems to be sending teams out pretty quickly. Info from a blogger that is in the Whitsett yard at this time. Here is the link.
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