Information on Gate Guarding in TexasWho to contact:
Gate Guard Services, L.P.
4646 Corona Dr. Suite 163
Corpus Christi, TX, 78411
Phone: 361-949-6992What paperwork do I need to complete:
1. Independent Contractor Agreement
2. W-9 for taxes
3. Agreement for Workers’ Compensation
4. Application cards (3) for fingerprints and Registration Applic.
5. Level II Security Officer Exam for the Texas Dept. of Public
Security Bureau
6. Passport size photo
Other Blogs you may want to read:
Susan & Bob Gate Guards with LOMA @ http://travelbug-susan.blogspot.com/
John & Terry Gate Guards with Sitewatch @ http://adventuresofjohnandterry.blogspot.com/
New to Gate Guarding Wayne & Sue Rasmussen: @ http://razzchronicles.blogspot.com
New to Gate Guarding Phil and Rudee @ http://workinrvers.blogspot.com/
The Fork in the Road @ http://theforkintheroad.wordpress.com/
The McKnight's Luke and Inez Making Memories @ http://memorymaker11.com/blog/
Gate Guards David & Penny Wendel working with Timekeepers @ http://www.wanderingwendels.com/index.html
Bob and Vicky just beginning their journey @ http://blueheron98.wordpress.com/
Travelin Terriers @ http://travelinterriers.wordpress.com
There has been quite a discussion in the South Texas area about what chemicals the Oil Companies are using when fracking a well. The issue is taking precautions to not contaminate the ground water in the area. One of our blog readers sent us an informative article she found on this very subject. If you are interested, check out this site: http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/2011/08/25/%E2%80%9Cfracking%E2%80%9D-fluid-disclosure-why-it%E2%80%99s-important/
Links to Our posts while Gate Guarding:
Newest at the top
12/08 Gate Guard Visitors Come to the Fort
11/13 Slow Sunday Before a Rig Move
10/18 . . . 'til the Cows Come Home
10/16 Another Beautiful Sunday
10/15 Easy Day for Gate Guarding
10/03 Preparing for a Rig Move
09/29 A Quick Trip to Brackett
09/06 Rigging Down and Moving Out
08/30 We Just Keep Talking About It
08/29 Still Dealing with the Heat
08/18 & 08/19 Where Have We Been?
08/17 A New Meaning for -
"I Go Where I'm Towed"
08/12 Charlie and Robert Save the Day!
08/05 Just Another Friday, until . . .
08/04 Gate Guard Work and the Heat
06/12 A Visit with the "Hey Ladies"
06/07 Finding Friends in Corpus
04/21 Home, Sweet Home for Awhile
04/18 We Need a Ride to Austin!
04/12 A Shopping Trip and a Shift Change
04/09 It's Only April and the Heat is On
04/08 Bird Watching on the Briscoe Ranch
04/03 Just Trying to Stay Cool
03/31 Fort Visitors Surprise Us
03/24 Kit is Queen of the Gate Today
03/21 Dealing with the Dusty Wind
03/19 Saturday Visitors from the Fort
03/17 Jerry Works the Gate While Kit gets the Crown
03/14 Patterson 518 has Arrived
03/12 Moving Day and Internet Frustrations
03/10 Real Texans have a Truck
03/09 Perfect Day to Fly a Kite
03/06 Computer Work and Bird Watching
03/04 Jerry Out, Kit on the Gate
03/01 "We're Ready for the Bend"
02/22 Jerry Runs the Gate While Kit Runs Errands
02/21 Moving Day for Patterson Rig
02/19 . . . and Now, the Clean-up
02/16 A Visit from NOMADS Friends
02/15 Bees Don't Like Bounce ?
02/14 A Busy Day for Deliveries
02/12 A Beautiful Day to Watch Rig Work
02/11 The Texas We Love is Back
02/09 We Thought We Were Ready
02/05 Now That's More Like It!
02/01 Cold Temps Come in with the Wind
01/28 Building the Rig Continues
01/11 Checking Out the Gate in Cotulla
01/07 Gate Keeper Wannabes Visit the Fort
2010
12/29 We had to go with the Flow
12/26 A Quiet, but Chilly Sunday
12/25 Who Works on Christmas Day?
12/14 Happy Birthday to Jerry!
12/10 We Thought it was all Gone
12/07 A Cold and Uneventful Day
12/06 . . .and Then There Were None
12/03 Still Moving Out and Is that Santa?
11/28 Football Sunday and Company Comes
11/26 We Knew the Cold was Coming
11/24 More Prep for the Big Day
11/23 Cleaning House for the Holiday
11/21 Another Beautiful Day Outside
11/16 Trouble Shooting the Alarm Bell
11/15 Kit Goes to Brackett, Jerry Stays Back
11/13 Just a Regular Saturday on the Gate
11/12 Kit Spends a Morning with Popeye
11/11 Make Way for the Drilling Rig
11/10 Harlan and Betty Come to Visit
11/08 Getting Ready for the Big Rig
11/06 Things are Beginning to Happen
11/01 We're Getting a Water Well
10/30 Drilling Equipment Arrives Today
10/27 Two Trips to Town and a Bright Idea
10/26 How do you Lose your Hula Hoops?
10/24 A Visit from Good Friends
10/21 Another visit to the Doc
10/12 Servicing the Gen and Cleaning the Kitchen
09/10 Laying Pipe for the Gas Line Begins
09/05 Let the "Fracking" Begin
09/02 A Treat for Lunch and Visitors
09/01 Laundry for Kit--Jerry Sees Oil Rig
08/29 Hot Sunday in the Desert
08/20 Slow Day for Gate Guarding
08/03 Another Early- to- Rise Morning