Information Discussion for Gate Guards

One thing to consider...on another forum, a gate guard from Loma lost their gate last week and will not have another gate until the 16th. That is several $$$$ in lost income and also the money to pay for a place to stay for the lost time. It would take a while to make up that money. Since we started with GGS Oct 2011, we have been working every day except the time we asked to be off.
Last fall when we thought we were going to lose our rig, we talked to several other gate guard companies and none could say that they could keep us working constantly with no down time.
Also, GGS will not hire you back afer you leave. I heard they have signed up 40 new gate guards just recently. We will be staying with GGS.
Just something to consider.....

Ahh, another uprising in the Lone Star State.:E

Blondie Girl wrote:
Hey...What's the deal?? I've heard that several GGS gate guards are either in the process or have already moved to other gate guard companies!! Is it because of more money? Maybe someone needs to inform management at GGS that more money is why they are losing some of their best veteran year-round gate guards! This time of the year is not a good time to be losing gate guards. We will soon be getting into the hot summer months when they can not find enough people to cover gates.

I approached them with that fact and was told, "it won't happen, as long as I have anything to say about it". Yes, money is why they are losing many veterans. We did the math and every 5 days, you get at least an extra days pay, with most other companies. I think Bert made a mistake, when he distanced himself from the day to day operations of the company. I also found out yesterday that most of the oil companies are paying extra for each additional active pad inside the gate, but apparently GGS is not passing that on to their gate guards, like they did last year. Sorry, but we are in this to make money, not make middle management look good, so we are now weighing our options.

Hey...What's the deal?? I've heard that several GGS gate guards are either in the process or have already moved to other gate guard companies!! Is it because of more money? Maybe someone needs to inform management at GGS that more money is why they are losing some of their best veteran year-round gate guards! This time of the year is not a good time to be losing gate guards. We will soon be getting into the hot summer months when they can not find enough people to cover gates.

Wow what a light show last night. Lots of wind, rain, and lightning.
Is everyone ok this morning. We are really flooded this m,orning.

craftiemissy wrote:
Ok just wanted to let everybody know to turn your clocks ahead on Saturday night.

My clocks reset themselves...good thing...I always had trouble remembering to reset. It was pretty bad when the time changed on Sat nite and I was an hour early for work on Mon. lol

Ok just wanted to let everybody know to turn your clocks ahead on Saturday night.

I found this on the internet.

What is appropriate first aid for poisonous snake bites?


If someone is bitten by a poisonous snake, the bitten area should be immobilized and the victim transported to a hospital as quickly as possible. The bitten area should be washed with soap and water. A wide constriction bandage (tourniquet) may be applied two to four inches upstream of the bitten area (if on an extremity) so long as the pressure is not too tight (one or two fingers should be able to slide under the band). Overly tight tourniquets should never be used as these can block arterial blood flow to the affected area and worsen tissue damage.

Incising (cutting) and suctioning the bite area has not been shown to be beneficial, but a venom extractor (found in commercial snake bite kits) may be helpful if it is applied to the area within five minutes of the bite and left in place for 30 minutes. A 2004 study of mock venom extraction using a suction device, however, questioned the validity of venom extractors and suggested that their use is unlikely to be effective.

Ice or cooling packs should never be applied to the area as these may result in greater harm, and incisions of the bitten area are also potentially harmful and have no benefit.

rverrich wrote:
Talking about snakes, we saw a huge rattle snake this morning crawling across the road to the motorhome, so I immediately put mothballs around the motorhome as what I have read here to use some mothballs. Another question is what would be the first aid for snake bites if that happens, knock on wood though.

I was told if you get a bite on the leg or foot stand still and call 911. Do not sit or walk around this will just make the blood flow and get poison up faster. I am not a doctor so don't bet on me, but a doctor did tell me this.

Talking about snakes, we saw a huge rattle snake this morning crawling across the road to the motorhome, so I immediately put mothballs around the motorhome as what I have read here to use some mothballs. Another question is what would be the first aid for snake bites if that happens, knock on wood though.