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Re: Along bottom of Louisiana, Port Arthur to NOLA??
I travel LA 82, yes it is 2 lane but take your time, getting on the ferry at Cameron, runs mostly daylight hours. Shuts down at 11 or midnight and starts up at 6 am. Bettys at Abbeville is nice but there is Rayne Civic Centre also! Lake Campground at Morgan City is also nice. Visit Houma but don't forget a side trip to Grand Isle, Lafourche and Terrebonne is the typical Cajun country!!! Bayou Sennette in Westwego is a great state park. Laissez le bon temp roulez!166Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fairbanks Alaska Full time??
hook47 wrote: Well here is a response from a one time AK resident of 17 years: Wife and I had 2 tours at Ft. Wainwright; 1977-1981 and 1986-1989 when I retired. Finally left AK in ’99. Had a 1986 32’ Prowler TT that we towed to AK in the fall of ’86; originally was to be stationed at Ft. Richardson but finally was reassigned to WW in late September (flew Ch-47’s). I say all this to explain that we weren’t planning on living in the TT for very long, just until we could buy a house. That process took until mid-December, way longer than anticipated. We did find a very small RV park, maybe 20 or so sites, on South Cushman Street. Don’t know if it is still there or if any others are open year round. We did have bales of hay surrounding the TT, insulated the hoses and had heat tapes and had bats of fiberglass insulation duct taped to all the single pane windows. Walls had to be at least 2” thick! Ran 2 electric heaters full time and the propane furnace never stopped running (had external large tank). Never froze up, never really got warm but was ok, even down to the -30 or so it got to while living in it. High humidity inside was and issue causing frost in places. We have been in -70, not wind chill, while living in a house, so it does get cold. Don’t know what kind of 5er you have and how well insulated and how air tight it is; air infiltration is always a problem even in SB houses. Supplemental heat will be needed and an external propane tank is mandatory because of the high usage. You don’t say if you have pets or kids, but you would need to be prepared for a no heat situation and have some place to go to until problem is fixed. Don’t worry about the frig, ours worked fine and we had a really huge freezer if we ever needed one; called the outdoors! Also, since in the cold tire pressure decrease about 1psi per 10 deg it would be a good idea to have jacks under the frame to help support the 5er and take the load off the tires. Having said all that, it can be done if you have a plan for emergencies that may come up but like many, I wouldn’t recommend it. Good luck and thanks for your service to our country..wife and I will think of you as we snowbird in Lake Havasu City. Listen to the voice of experience, not those who heard from a "Friend" of a "Friend" that it is "doable"!! Thank you Gentlemen for your service and do a house in ALASKA, keep the RV for the warm months and see Alaska first class!!!831Views0likes0CommentsRe: Information Discussion for Gate Guards
It was a matter of time before the Oil Industry, which is scared of unsafe practices or somebody leasing the neighbor by paying the neighbor too much, the accident lawyer getting some info, had to clamp down on the info leaks. As a person who has worked in the Industry, it seems like over kill for a simple contract job? Employee or Contractor? What is the dividing line? A note sent out by ? points out that oil and gas companies prohibit the disclosure of their confidential and proprietary information. This includes, but is not limited to, using the name of the company drilling on site, the equipment used, information about drilling and fracing, the amount of traffic coming and going on site, our activities while on site, the identity of the visitors coming and going, the oil company's communications with us, information about the traffic logs, and any information about the company we are assigned to. No photos are allowed. So much grey area.385Views0likes0CommentsRe: Information Discussion for Gate Guards
rabajara wrote: last year at this time we were on a EOG gate. The man ( not gonna mention name) from the company was always complainning about something. He treated us like we were trailer trash. Us and another couple i talk with that worked for them to, never got any more money on 2 rigs or how many things were going on at the location. The big man let me know all of their sites were very busy. I told him i would not take another gate that was EOG. He told me he and Bert were good friends and he could make a call and have us out that day. We almost had to take one before coming here to this site, they only thing was the pad was not done. I had made up my mind if we did accept their gate, i was not going to be treated the way we were on the last gate. My home has wheels and they would be rolling out soon. Guess by now you know i don't thing much of them, or the smart *** upper level management. Yes, we do have mud everywhere. This is OLD Oilfield Mentality whereas I work DIRECTLY for the Company and you are NOTHING. Having witnessed so much of this behavoir in Oilfield having worked there for over 30 Years, its a wonder how anyone stands today for Plantation Mentality. Most folks would have told the "Big MAN" where to get off, and reported the fool to his HR DEPT and Supervisor for threatening behavoir which would have humbled "BIG MAN" who would have been counselled on his leadership skills. I work offshore mainly and when I travel to land sites I like to get with the Gate Guards, in some places, It seems like a fun job where a person just keeps an eye on things, logs the comings and goings of the workers and visitors. Most crews value good workers and helpers and Gate Guards are no exception, most Company Men and Toolpushers value a good worker and treat him or her with dignity not to mention inviting them to the catered meal!!! Some rigs and locations have such good eats that weight loss is impossible and did I mention during the holiday season ain't no telling what a gate guard can shake down a salesman for, why I wouldn't even consider a guard worth their salt unlessen they got at least a ham out of some salesman, how you treat my gate guards and hands tells a lot about your character. BTW-give me a heads up in the company man shack about the pesky salesmen, I will give you the world if you can shoo em away with "He is indisposed right now taking care of paperwork." If they got sandwiches (Called sammiches down South) get few, if they don't offer, then they don't get in, and sales call is over, but give me a heads up and I will listen to the pitch while the sammiches last while the crew is on break, better hurry up, these boys can clean out a pantry in no time flat!! LOL On most crews you become family.348Views0likes0Comments
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