Company Travel

[flagsrme]

My Texas trip was canceled last week. So this week I'm going to Tulsa, Ok., So far traveled to 3 different states this year. Anyone else doing alot of out of town work.

[UULC]

I spent 2 weeks in Ringgold Ga. 1 week in Miami Florida and 1 week in Orlando Fl. The best by far was GA. I was doing GPR work.

[yahoo]

i'm at the hotel as we speak............stay working out of town....love the ot......

[sprayandpray]

I went to Tulsa area twice this year but we are so busy down here I have been working 6 days a week since the end of March. Good luck in Tulsa, new DM and 3 or 4 new Supervisors and about 30 new locators. Oh yeah, them dumb-ass Okies don't know what tracer wires or test stations are!

[beyond help]

I was supposed to go a couple times this year, but they cancelled both times.

[Goldenboy]

I would love to be able to go out of town but with the family and young kids I don't. Also my area hasn't slowed down in 11 years so I haven't had much of a chance to go anywhere else.

[flagsrme]

I went to Tulsa area twice this year but we are so busy down here I have been working 6 days a week since the end of March. Good luck in Tulsa, new DM and 3 or 4 new Supervisors and about 30 new locators. Oh yeah, them dumb-ass Okies don't know what tracer wires or test stations are!

I know, I was in Oklahoma city early this year. If Tulsa anything like Oklahoma City I will not have any more hair on my head. I hate marking yard lines and jumping fence.

[sprayandpray]

[QUOTE=flagsrme;7761]I know, I was in Oklahoma city early this year. If Tulsa anything like Oklahoma City I will not have any more hair on my head. I hate marking yard lines and jumping fence.[/QUOT

It's the same all over Oklahoma. I hear you about the yard lines - especially in those neighborhoods where everyone has Rottweilers and/or a Pit Bulls.

[underground quester]

i'm at the hotel as we speak............stay working out of town....love the ot......

Not one of THOSE hotels I hope!!!!:noway:

[yahoo]

hahhahahhahahhahahhhaaahhahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hey UG i thought we was better than that????? hahahhahhahhahah i had my wife and 2 of my kids with me if that makes you feel any better........

[RoadMap]

I am on my 6th out of town assignment as we speak! Planning on a couple more through the winter.

[yahoo]

hey roadmap .........get all the ot you can while it's still there......

[gypsygirl]

Hey roadmap what part of the country are you in now?

[RoadMap]

I am now in southern Texas for about 3 weeks! Trip number 7 for me!!

[yahoo]

hey roadmap....... in northern la .......gettin the ot as usual!!!!

[flagsrme]

Tring to take one more trip before deer season, But the last min. rush before the snow flies might stop me.

[RoadMap]

On my 5th day in Texas and I have put 1800 miles on my truck already. I have worked 44 hours in 3 days. And my body is tired!

[yahoo]

ROADMAP......welcome to the vine ....come sit down and kick your feet up.....and get ready to bash our strongest opponent ever....not obama but the usic1.

[paintitout]

Hows everything in Texas? Everyone that has went there and came back says its a mess.

[sprayandpray]

On my 5th day in Texas and I have put 1800 miles on my truck already. I have worked 44 hours in 3 days. And my body is tired!

Roadmap, what area are you working here in Texas?

[RoadMap]

Staying Lufkin, and working in Beaumont!

[GWJ_CAS]

Staying Lufkin, and working in Beaumont!

Whoa! I have a crew of guys in Beaumont, working for several oil companies in Port Arthur.

They couldn't get you a hotel in Beaumont? Lufkin to Beaumont is 100+ miles each way...

My guys are staying at the Fairfield in Beaumont. 200 miles a day of wasted driving wouldn't fly with me and probably would have pissed my guys off as well.

[yahoo]

you could have stayed in hotels closer in louisiana than lufkin..............?????? someone is not thinking straight.....of course the drive time must be nice??????

[RoadMap]

Finally we are being moved to Port Arthur, Tx. No more 2 hour drives to the work area. Although with drive time I logged 102 hours this week!! The only positive I can say about it!

[RoadMap]

Just found out yesterday that FEMA has ok'd 10,000 trailers for a city by the coast here in Texas. They are calling in 100 tickets a day. More work for me!!! :jumpinsmile::jumpinsmile:

[yahoo]

when we did the trailer tickets in new orleans...98% of them were all no plants...being most of these trailers go in the back yard.....you are going to love this tickets

[underground quester]

Just found out yesterday that FEMA has ok'd 10,000 trailers for a city by the coast here in Texas. They are calling in 100 tickets a day. More work for me!!! :jumpinsmile::jumpinsmile:


Well, what did you expect, your'e wasting 4 hours a day sleeping!!! Sheesh!! :bang: :D

[RoadMap]

I need some easy work. I am tired and ready to go home.

[underground quester]

I need some easy work. I am tired and ready to go home.


Man and I thought I had it tough working the VERY occasional 72 hour week (Monday to Friday) this year. And I became a cranky bastard according to oh just about everyone!!!

My hat is off to you dude. I could not do those kind of hours anymore. I used to when I wore a younger mans clothes but not today!

[RoadMap]

I just found out the guy I am helping is doing about 10 tickets a day on a good day in 9 hours. And then goes home. I am doing 20 to 25 in 10.5 hours. Damn I think I am doing all the work! How sad is that!:bonk:

[sprayandpray]

I just found out the guy I am helping is doing about 10 tickets a day on a good day in 9 hours. And then goes home. I am doing 20 to 25 in 10.5 hours. Damn I think I am doing all the work! How sad is that!:bonk:

I know when we get the rare help in our group our Boss leaves us all of the 0 address tickets and gives the loaners the easier single address tickets. Might want to check that out b/4 you blast him too much.

[RoadMap]

Oh did I forget to add that I have 8 - 0 address tickets today and 2 projects which are 12 blocks long. And I am running his emergencies!!

[sprayandpray]

Oh did I forget to add that I have 8 - 0 address tickets today and 2 projects which are 12 blocks long. And I am running his emergencies!!


Now that's just not right.

[Lucky219]

That kind of crap just makes you want to come back again to help out, the only good thing is the ot and great food if you go to cajun land.

[underground quester]

I just found out the guy I am helping is doing about 10 tickets a day on a good day in 9 hours. And then goes home. I am doing 20 to 25 in 10.5 hours. Damn I think I am doing all the work! How sad is that!:bonk:


I am in the same boat dude! The area leader and myself end up carrying the greater load for our territory. Pisses me off some days.

[RoadMap]

Heading home in the morning, and I can say I have been here to long. The first day we were here we went to the meet spot with the crew we were to work with. They went over their timesheets and to my surprise they had one guy over 50 hours and one under 40. The rest were around 42 to 47. There lies the problem. They are far behind and do not lift a finger to help themselves. The guy I am helping called in sick again yesterday. I would rather help a crew that gives all their effort to help each other and not go home early. We are here to get the work done and dig you out of this hole that was created by Hurricane Ike. But it only works if there is total effort by all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RoadMap]

My boss asked me if I wanted to go back to Texas. Stupid me said yes. So I will probably leave after Thanksgiving. It is really hard to pass up the work when it is there.

[gypsygirl]

Heading home in the morning, and I can say I have been here to long. The first day we were here we went to the meet spot with the crew we were to work with. They went over their timesheets and to my surprise they had one guy over 50 hours and one under 40. The rest were around 42 to 47. There lies the problem. They are far behind and do not lift a finger to help themselves. The guy I am helping called in sick again yesterday. I would rather help a crew that gives all their effort to help each other and not go home early. We are here to get the work done and dig you out of this hole that was created by Hurricane Ike. But it only works if there is total effort by all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See that is where mgt should be stepping in and MAKING these guys work. I haven't understood that mentality, if you bring in outside help, then it better be because everyone you have is running the a$%*& off, not just because they can get it done in their own time schedule.

[yahoo]

when we go out of town we get the work no one wants to do during the week.....the long projects, ditch jobs, multiple addresses on one ticket, sloppy muddy jobs, major intersections...you know those jobs where you do about 10 and call it a day.....