By Andy, on January 28th, 2010
Some days you’re the windshield…
I was finally on my way, just easing along, taking my time and being easy on the equipment. I had 3 good sized towns to negotiate with my 53 foot rig and I was being super, super cautious.
Several trips across Hwy 190 between Jasper and College Station have resulted in a practiced routine. I have my special pit stops. I stop at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Store to buy cigarettes, next stop
Continue reading Some days you’re the bug…
By , on January 27th, 2010
All hooked up and ready to go
I start each of these job site moves with some trepidation. After all, my motor home is 17 years old and it is getting a little long in the tooth.
This move caused a little more concern than past moves.
I have been sitting in the same location for a year and the Old Girl had not moved an inch in that time. I am not one of those people
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By Andy, on January 25th, 2010
Let me throw this at ya. If you were going to go on a 90 day RV trip and you knew it was going to involve more dispersed camping than driving but you had no further details, what would you pack? That is our dilemma in a nutshell at these remote construction sites but on top of the motor home needs, we also have to worry about maintaining a dozen additional pieces of equipment hundreds
Continue reading The Roundup
By Andy, on January 20th, 2010
BEFORE- Acres of impenetrable brush and miles of pine trees
One of the things about getting older is the time just seems to fly by! It does not seem like I have been here north of Newton, Tx for 51 weeks. Don’t get me wrong, it has been a good run here. Nice people, a great job near completion and a profitable endeavor. Can’t really ask more than that now can you? The only negative
Continue reading Thanks for the Memories….
By Andy, on February 21st, 2009
I mentioned in earlier posts that we normally stay on site for 4 or more weeks at a time. We also work a long way from home.
Arriving at a jobsite
This job near Newton,TX is 275 miles from our home base. Over the years we have found it most convenient to try and carry most of what we think we might need with us. This translates to a considerable amount of stuff. Welders, torches, compressors,
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