Gate Guarding ~ What It's Like ~ from our perspective

Gate Guarding

We came into this job thinking that 

Gate Guarding 

we would be at the beginning of a dirt road/driveway 

into someone's ranch

where one of the oil companies had made a deal to get 

the oil out of the ground that the rancher owned.

Well, we got the call and said

"Can you come now?"

sure, we are unemployed and need the money

and 16 days early means a lot of money for us

So off we left New Mexico

and made our way to McCamey, TX

And this was our view

It was quiet, well except when the trucks pulled in/out

We worked this station from

Friday morning to Tuesday morning

Wednesday morning 

Val came to our trailer

(we were staying in the Pecos lot for our next job to start Wednesday night)

Change in plans

could we go to Barstow Station

so after doing laundry, going to Walmart and La Tienda

(the only grocery store in town!!)

we made our way to

Barstow Station 

We are at the BLUE dot

at the corner of 516/3398

for 138 days!!

We told TimeKeepers/Val that we are leaving on the morning of 

October 1, 2018

so we can go see this kid

graduate from the Marine Basic Training

in San Diego, CA.

Our typical day

(if there is such a thing)

goes sort of like this

A ~ work from Midnight/1 am to 7/8 am

R ~ work from 7/8 to 2/3 pm

A ~ I take a nap from 7/8 to about 10; then make brunch for us, take another nap from about noon to 2

A ~ I work from 2/3 till about 6 pm

R ~ takes a nap during that time

A ~ makes dinner about 6 (tonight I am making lazy man's lasagna in the crock pot (will put it on after I make breakfast )

R ~ works till midnight or so

So far it is working well.  During the midnight shift I do the computer work entering all the logs into Excel; email it to the office by 8:30 am (before I go lay down)

Our goal is to work, not spend money and save $$

Today we are on Day 22!!

Only 116

Days to Go!!

We have had some beautiful sunrises

And lots of blue skies!!!

A few nights ago we had a double header thunderstorm

but the rain

was refreshing,

lightning woke me up,

I did some fancy foot work walking to a rig

AND 

all in all 

we are thankful to be here.

We have met some wonderful guys,

been able to share a little of Jesus

and can now say

we have been

Gate Guards for a season.

Will we do it again?

Who Knows!!

Ask me in 123 days when we are on the road to San Diego!!!

Blessings to each of you!!!

And keep checking back!!!