Information Discussion for Gate Guards

[mdbass]

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 that caliche dust.

[Mfar1234]

Still stacked up? Looking to head that way before x-mas....

[The_Texan]

Any couple or single that is in the Pearsall/Pleasanton Texas area, licensed and ready to start work right now, PM me. These are 10 hour pipeline gates suitable for singles as you are free to roam after the gate closes daily. Pay is only $25/day less than the major company offers for a couple, on a 24/7 gate.

[The_Texan]

Mfar1234 wrote:
So have they started slotting people or are you all still stacked up down there waiting for a gate??

What the news? Whats the reason?

People are still stacked and waiting at every yard and for every company. There have been a couple new pipeline gates this last week, but no new drilling gates, that I am aware of. why?, that has many answers from the companies, and all are plausible. However, the most common answer is the "new" EPA permit regulations are the major culprit, along with the end of the fiscal year.

This is not the year to be looking to get into the business. People returning that are already licensed and have experience, are given priority over any newbie without a license or experience. If one really wants to get into a GG job, then my suggestion is wait till next April and take one of the snowbird gates and work through the summer. That is when the companies will be looking for help and willing to take unlicensed, inexperienced folks.

[Mfar1234]

So have they started slotting people or are you all still stacked up down there waiting for a gate??

What the news? Whats the reason?

[bird731713]

best thing to do is to keep checking, right now there are people stacked, waiting for gates

Gate Guard Chat

[The_Texan]

Right now, things are extremely slow in the energy field, due to several reasons. Not many if any new gates opening and even some old gates being closed. That along with the influx of returning winter Texans is going to make for some long waits this fall. The lease we are on was supposed to be opening 3 new gates this winter, instead they just stacked the rig and went to a wait and see mode for at least 90 days. Not going to be a good winter to start out as a gate guard.

[mdbass]

waywardwinds wrote:
i read all 109 pages and leaned alot about fulltimeing and gate gaud work and now we have contacted sitewatch kc and trinty and others not heard much back from any of them yet though
john and carol
and one ugly lab
2001 holliday rambler moho

Try D.A.D.S 210-844-7393 and D&G Enterprise 817-291-2737 Don't know if they have a gate, but get your name out there

[waywardwinds]

i read all 109 pages and leaned alot about fulltimeing and gate gaud work and now we have contacted sitewatch kc and trinty and others not heard much back from any of them yet though
john and carol
and one ugly lab
2001 holliday rambler moho

[stripit]

Yes, since you don't want to read and learn, it is just you sit and watch a gate to make sure it doesn't move. They pay big money for that. Good luck

[GGup]

Just skim them....who knows maybe you will learn more than what anyone could post again!:)

[wanderingbob]

I am interested in gate work ! What is it ? Do you sit and guard a gate all day long ? What do they pay a beginner ? I did not want to read 109 pages to find out ! Have pity on this old man !

[mdbass]

rhianna wrote:
We are Gate Guarding in TX. We are hooked up to a new 20k generator Cat with 50 amp. It is running at 63 hz instead of 60 hz. Have any of you had any problem with damage from this? Our clocks are running fast. I'm concerned that it may damage our electronics. We use a voltage regulator and the voltage seems to be fine.

This is not uncommon with generators. A tech should be able to adjust it. We have found our electric clocks to be unreliable out here and have battery clocks. To answer your question-the chance of damage should be neglible.

[mdbass]

I once was 18 and fearless-don't know how I survived those years. This is so sad and tragic. Unfortunately we have had many fatalities around the Tilden area too. The police presence around here is almost oppressive at times.

[The_Texan]

Sorry to say, the outcome was not good......Double fatality....

Info on GG

[Don_Shar]

I was coming home from Cotulla yesterday and got stuck on 624 for 1 1/2 hours. A head on colision on 624 south of Cotulla, at the top of a hill on a curve and double yellow line. This morning our ranch security came by to check on us and told me it was a gate guard coming home from shopping in Cotulla.I feel so bad for his wife.
Every one please be careful on these roads. These people pass on curves, hills and double yellow lines. I have seen it 100 times.