Information Discussion for Gate Guards
Thought I'd start a new topic for Gate Guards to use for comments. Like the moderator suggested-keep technical stuff, recipes, mechanical, etc. where they belong. Lets hear from everyone sucking down ...
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We're working EOG gate up north. Unfortunately I have nothing to compare it to, but have been meaning to ask the same question, in case anyone else wants to chime in too! :)
We follow them around, so it's steady work. And it is *steady work*, sometimes there's 1-3 hours at night with no one here, but often not. The EOG company men have been good to work with. The EOG outsiders that come in.. Some we don't much care for, but they're mostly fine too. Had to invest in FRCs and some PPE, as they're required on site. And speaking of that, the hardest thing has been the huge safety list that they want us to go over with every single person who comes in the gate, every single time! They're coming down hard on GGS that the guards need to do it or they'll switch contractors I guess, but the EOG folks on site unofficially imply that they want us to just read it to those we don't recognize because otherwise we'd be out there all day backing traffic up halfway to the main road. Everyone grimaces at this list, including the company men, but the higher ups at EOG are very serious about it! So it's been difficult balancing that, but otherwise we're pretty happy with this as a first gate.. Probably gonna stick it out here till the end of the month then see about having someone fill in for a few days if you want to come north and experience it for yourself ;)
We follow them around, so it's steady work. And it is *steady work*, sometimes there's 1-3 hours at night with no one here, but often not. The EOG company men have been good to work with. The EOG outsiders that come in.. Some we don't much care for, but they're mostly fine too. Had to invest in FRCs and some PPE, as they're required on site. And speaking of that, the hardest thing has been the huge safety list that they want us to go over with every single person who comes in the gate, every single time! They're coming down hard on GGS that the guards need to do it or they'll switch contractors I guess, but the EOG folks on site unofficially imply that they want us to just read it to those we don't recognize because otherwise we'd be out there all day backing traffic up halfway to the main road. Everyone grimaces at this list, including the company men, but the higher ups at EOG are very serious about it! So it's been difficult balancing that, but otherwise we're pretty happy with this as a first gate.. Probably gonna stick it out here till the end of the month then see about having someone fill in for a few days if you want to come north and experience it for yourself ;)
