Buster’s Gate Asherton, TX - Feb 20

Buster’s Gate Asherton, TX - Friday, February 20, 2015
Morning 60 Degrees, Wind S 9 Mph, Humidity 68%, mostly sunny.
Afternoon 81 Degrees, Wind S 9Mph, Humidity 39%, sunny.  

Busy day an night at this gate, there is real “work” going on with sand trucks supplying the most activity here at the gate for the frak. The last two gates we had started with a week or two of work then just sitting watching tankers haul oil and water off site.

The service people are different now with this gate company as the water tank was filled today, that is all this person does. Another person doing the generator oil & filter change Wednesday and diesel fuel I will find out soon. When we worked for them before it was one person doing the work. We relieved another couple and then backed Buster in to this spot. The door on their rig was different location than Buster so I will get busy setting things better for our use at the site. the double gate guard setup so turning in vehicles do not block the road. The other guard just handles the gate and records license plate numbers and time. We do that and take names and number of persons inside the vehicles.

Frak Sand Box

The frak sand is brought to the site in containers, while I have seen bulk tank trailers going to other well sites they have to wait on site until they are unloaded. The sand box trailer can back haul two empty box’s to be refilled. Some trucks do not wait for an empty and depart without any containers.

Two empty sand box's going out

Buster’s Gate Asherton, TX - Feb 21

Buster’s Gate Asherton, TX - Saturday, February 21, 2015
Morning 63 Degrees, Wind 6 SE, Humidity 82%, partly sunny.

Afternoon 86 Degrees, Wind 9 E, Humidity 36%, sunny. sunny.  
I have since serviced the diesel up to full near the end of daylight

Bonnie had some sand trucks tonight but that slowed as there is a problem “down the hole” and the frak is stopped to do other work. NASCAR race today FROM Daytona, FL. I am getting behind as there is work to attend to.

Happy Birthday to ME

Feb 26,

Buster’s Gate Asherton, TX - Feb 19

Buster’s Gate Asherton, TX - Thursday, February 19, 2015
Morning 45 Degrees, Wind E 8, Humidity 76%, mostly sunny.

Tan Jan hooked to Buster

Electrical issues over night. Busy gate as four oil wells will be “fraked”, then completion work to production. When I surveyed everything yesterday I thought to myself I will service the fuel into the generator in the morning. This was during the time the oil change was taking place. Just before midnight I was up for a bathroom call and noticed some electric off. In talking to Bonnie she had plugged a heater and another heater into the same circuit and tripped a circuit breaker. I had to advise her as to where and how to reset, ok everything is now good so back to bed for me. I was awakened again when the generator was surging, the rpm was dropping then recovering it was causing the outside lights to go off then a half hour to come back to full brightness. This got so bad that the generator was winding down to almost shutting off. Just about daylight I was checking the unit and saw that there was just about a half a tank of fuel. I serviced to full and no more surging today

Yellow generator case black water tank and white diesel fuel tank are on this trailer

Afternoon 81 Degrees, Wind SE 8 mph, Humidity 53%, mostly sunny. Busy day as there are a lot of different companies involved with the operation of the frak. Most have a shift change but there are sleep overs also. There are logistic trucks bringing and taking equipment also with service companies, toilet, diesel fuel for the equipment operation, chemicals and sand trucks.

Locals walking thru

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Feb 17 - 18

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Morning 40 Degrees, Wind N 5 Mph, Humidity 80%, mostly cloudy.
Afternoon 56 Degrees, Wind NE 6 mph, Humidity 37%, mostly sunny.  

Three Rivers, TX today delivering my tax work package but the person was not there as there was sickness in the family. But it is in and probably more work will be needed. Then to Pleasanton to shop for groceries “provisions” needed for being stationed for the gate assignment.

This afternoon pre trip packing up putting things away as the longer we stay put the more that needs to be stowed. Outside I kept things to a minimum laid out, less to put away besides we spent more time here at the RV park inside Buster. Our last eating out together for a while tonight.

Buster's now empty site at Atascosa RV Park

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Morning 30 Degrees, Wind WNW 1, Humidity 87%, mostly sunny.

Off to work we go, a trip to the gate this morning of one hundred five miles. We stopped in Big Wells to meet the coordinator and while there I put some diesel in Buster, not a great price, but I wanted to not be short encase if we use the generator. Sometimes I will need to run the generator and that uses diesel fuel. From there another eighteen miles to the gate. This site is a double gate guard setup, one at the paved road only takes plate numbers. We are in six hundred feet and the turn left around Buster and we also take that plus names.

The gate guard at the road
(picture take from inside near Buster)

Busters gate Asherton, TX
Afternoon 71 Degrees, Wind ESE 7 mph, Humidity 27%, mostly sunny.     On arrival busy setting Buster to the site and checking trucks in and out. We relieved another couple who are going for medical, repair joints. We need to ensure trailer trucks swing wide and step back so the trailer does not hit us. This afternoon they were here to change the filter and oil in the electric generator. The is a fuel tank in the generator box just over one half full and will refill that in the morning from the tank on the back of the trailer.

I had to move Tan Jan in more, trucks need a lot of room

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Feb 16

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Monday, February 16, 2015
Morning 60 Degrees, Wind N 1 mph, Humidity 91%, mostly cloudy rain forecasted as a front moves south thru the area during the morning. Colder overnight tonight after the front moves thru and the gusty winds started just after nine thirty. 17 gusting to 37 mph this latter morning.  Afternoon 64 Degrees, (and that was early afternoon) Wind NNE 8 mph, Humidity 57%, mostly cloudy and some rain showers.

I received a call just after eight o’clock this morning from a gate company for a gate available on March fifth and we are the top of the list so any thing that comes available before we will also be able to take. Now two things are more important to complete soon, taxes and another Dr visit. There was another call latter and we are on a different gate starting Wednesday morning. This gate is near Asherton and the other was west of Dilley, short route between is sixty miles but I would not drive Buster on some of them road, so it would be more than eighty miles between these locations. Anyway from the park here in Pleasanton it will also be ninety miles but on decent roads.

I went to the doctor today for swelling of my legs and weight gain from the retension of water. The swelling got so bad it was bothering me enough to make a doctors appointment, gaining weight and developing a rash.  I received three new prescriptions. Bonnie and I had dinner in San Antonio.

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Feb 13 - 15

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Friday, February 13, 2015
Morning 50 Degrees, wind NW 4, humidity 59%, partly sunny.
Afternoon 69 Degrees, wind N 3, humidity 48%, partly sunny.    

A do nothing day.


Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Saturday, February 14, 2015
Morning 47  Degrees, wind N 1, humidity 95%, partly sunny. With patchie ground fog
Afternoon 72 Degrees, Wind SE 4, Humidity 64%, partly sunny.  

NASCAR racing tonight from Daytona, FL. Just a no points race for the trophy and some money, "checkers or wreckers."


Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Sunday, February 15, 2015
Morning 58 Degrees, Wind N 1, humidity 91%, mostly cloudy and changed to rain during the morning. Afternoon 74 Degrees, wind NNW 3, humidity 65%, partly sunny.

Bob Working

In the morning I went to Walmart and exchanged the propane gas bottle while it was still raining. Latter in the afternoon, it had cleared, Bonnie and I took a ride to visit our friends Bob & Jean at the gate they are watching. It was nice visit and catching up our lifes.

Hard Work

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Feb 7 - 12

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Saturday, February 7, 2015
Morning 51 Degrees, wind N 1, humidity 87%, mostly cloudy.
Afternoon 71 Degrees, wind W 3, humidity 55%, mostly sunny.    


Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Sunday, February 8, 2015
Morning 57 Degrees, wind SSE 4, humidity 97%, cloudy with patchy dense fog.
Afternoon 74 Degrees, wind SW 7, humidity 45%, mostly sunny.    

I made a trip into Pleasanton after the fog cleared for some groceries and the Sunday paper, Bonnie wants to check the coupons. That was the high point of the day.


Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Monday, February 9, 2015
Morning 52 Degrees, wind NW 7, humidity 77%, sunny.
Afternoon 82 Degrees, wind NW 2, humidity 27%, sunny. Our day beat the forecasted temperature sunny all day, great weather.

After dinner I walked down to dump the trash and can notice the days getting longer today that there is hardly a cloud in the sky.


Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Morning 46 Degrees, wind variable & calm, humidity 90%, sunny.
Afternoon 83 Degrees, wind NW 4, humidity 42%, sunny.  

This morning again with the clear sky’s the early sun sunshine is coming at an early hour now, the early sun has not been noticeable with the cloudy and foggy mornings


Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Morning 47 Degrees, wind N 1, humidity 95%, mostly sunny some early morning fog.
Afternoon 76 Degrees, wind W 6, humidity 41%, mostly sunny.  

Some more tax work has been done today, I am still dragging my feet, I do need to get this done.


Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Thursday, February 12, 2015
Morning 58 Degrees, wind N 13 & gusting to 21, humidity 64%, mostly cloudy.
Afternoon 66 Degrees, wind NNE 10 & gusting to 17, humidity 38%, mostly sunny.    
Feeling cooler with that wind but the sun is warm. We went into Pleasanton later this afternoon getting some groceries and enjoying the ride.

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Feb 2 - 6

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Monday, February 2, 2015
Morning 41 Degrees, wind N 7, humidity 53%, partly sunny.
Afternoon 64 Degrees, wind N 1, humidity 55%, mostly cloudy.

It is a taxing time gathering paper for the income tax return preparer. I used to prepare the tax return my self using turbot tax software. After we started the gate guarding I retired from this task and employed a professional to accomplish the task. For me money well spent. I ordered a shipment of our mail from the post office box and expect that later this week. There should be most of the documents needed in that shipment and I will order another in three weeks and that should complete the paper work needed for taxes.

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Morning 41 Degrees, wind N 1, humidity 87%, mostly cloudy.

Afternoon 44 Degrees, wind ESE 4, humidity 94%, cloudy and rain showers. Another winter day to stay inside Buster warm and dry. It seems like the weather is cycling from cool wet days to just warm enough dry to venture out and run our errands shaking any “cabin fever” that could develop from staying inside Buster keeping warm and dry. 

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Morning 44 Degrees, wind N 1, humidity 97%, mostly cloudy.

Afternoon 54 Degrees, wind SSW 4, humidity 81%, partly sunny.      

Bonnie and I drove Tan Jan into San Antonio going to the “Quarry” shoping center, up scale with all the trendy shops along US 281. We had a late lunch and stopped at H E B on our way home.

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Thursday, February 5, 2015

Morning 49 Degrees, wind N 13 & gusting to 17,  humidity 90%, mostly cloudy.

Afternoon 52 Degrees, wind N 6, humidity 80%, mostly cloudy.

Our mail arrived later today with enough paper worthwhile to start arranging our federal tax paper work and I will get right on that task, tomorrow. Earlier today another cool cloudy day that did not meet the weather forecast for partial sunshine and higher temperatures. 

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Friday, February 6, 2015

Morning 44 Degrees, wind 1, humidity 73%, mostly cloudy.

Afternoon 57 Degrees, wind N 2, humidity 65%, partly sunny.    

I spent part of the morning into the afternoon sorting thru the mail and stacking the tax paperwork into a pile. I also worked thru that “pile” of paperwork getting it to a manageable level.

This afternoon Bonnie and I went into Pleasanton for a few things and the traffic as crazy with re-paving of TX 97 (Oaklawn) in front of H E B grocery store and a few blocks west. We did work our way thru and went to Walmart but I came back another way to avoid that section and the traffic, but the traffic was not as bad as when we went thru that area, o well.

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Feb 1

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Sunday, February 1, 2015
Morning 58 Degrees, wind calm, humidity 97%, patchy dense fog.
Afternoon 74 Degrees, wind W 13 & gusting to 18, humidity 51%, partly sunny.
The forecast was for cool and rainy day that never showed up, thank you.

Super Bowl XLIX Sunday, I just wanted to Write Roman Numerals. Next year they will not use the Roman Numeral for the super bowl, a single digit, L I got to wondering about next years promotion of the super bowl with just the L for fifty and this is what I found on the internet;





from ESPN on line;
"The Roman Empire has fallen.

The NFL announced on Wednesday that Super Bowl 50 will be graphically represented using standard Arabic numerals instead of Roman numerals, which the league has been using since Super Bowl V in 1971.

It's a one-year break, said Jaime Weston, the league's vice president of brand and creative, because the "L" isn't as pleasing to the eye.

The NFL will break from tradition and go without a Roman numeral on the Super Bowl 50 logo. However, order will be restored for Super Bowl LI in 2017.
"When we developed the Super Bowl XL logo, that was the first time we looked at the letter L," Weston said. "Up until that point, we had only worked with X's, V's and I's. And, at that moment, that's when we started to wonder: What will happen when we get to 50?"

Weston said her team has been working on the Super Bowl 50 logo since April 2013, having gone through 73 versions. At some point along the way, it was concluded that having the "L" stand alone didn't work.

The league has made two logos for the game, which will take place Feb. 7, 2016, at Levi's Stadium, the new home of the San Francisco 49ers. Both the national and regional logo feature the "50" in gold, serving to call attention to the game's golden anniversary as well as the game's location in the "Golden State.""

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Jan 28 - 31

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Morning 41 Degrees, wind N 1, humidity 91%, mostly sunny.
Afternoon 82 Degrees, wind ESE 5, humidity 37%, sunny.

Just hanging loose

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Thursday, January 29, 2015

Morning 54 Degrees, wind calm, humidity 97%, patchy dense fog.

Afternoon 73 Degrees, wind E 4, humidity 38%, sunny. Not as warn today and cooler yet tomorrow.

Bonnie and I did go into Pleasanton later this afternoon for some propane gas for Buster and some grocery shopping at H E B. A zero day, did nothing other than the trip into Pleasanton but it was a beautiful day to do it, nothing. 

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Friday, January 30, 2015

Morning 50 Degrees, wind NNE 10 & gusting to 18 mph, humidity 60%, mostly sunny.

Afternoon 63 Degrees, wind NE 12 & gusting to 18 mph, humidity 44%, partly sunny.     

Tan Jan gets an engine oil change today

Atascosa RV Park - Pleasanton, TX - Saturday, January 31, 2015

Morning 51 Degrees, wind ENE 8, humidity 87%, cloudy with rain showers.

Afternoon 63 Degrees, wind NE 6, humidity 91%, cloudy rain showers.

A do nothing day outside with the cool showers, Bonnie stayed inside Buster warm and dry today. But the first month of twenty-fifteen is closing today. Where has the first month gone.