Petroleum Experience ?

smellslikegas · Post by **smellslikegas** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:22 am

ZMiller

I was a kid working as a cashier at a c-store, Worked my way up to managing 2 stores. Our maintenance guy retired and it would take 2 or 3 days to get a service company usually. I had a highline that was down and I happened to be in the office when I walked by the shelf of parts and saw a book with a picture of my pump. Looked through it and it said my issue was the logic board. Went through the book to see what a logic board was, found one so took it and the part back to my station. Took a few hours but I figured out how to get the bezel open, found the logic board, got it replaced and it started working. 6 months later I was out of management and running around to all of our stations fixing pumps.

hardworking · Post by **hardworking** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 2:43 am

quote:Originally posted by smellslikegas

6 months later I was out of management and running around to all of our stations fixing pumps.

LOL, no good deed goes unpunished,

Seriously though, I preferred the field work to office/management work any day. I just can't physically do it (lower back issues).

smellslikegas · Post by **smellslikegas** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:26 am

quote:Originally posted by hardworking

LOL, no good deed goes unpunished,

Seriously though, I preferred the field work to office/management work any day. I just can't physically do it (lower back issues).

I hear ya man, Hard to believe that was 30 years ago. I figure my days in management were numbered anyway. I was about ready to kill someone, just hadn't decided if it would be an employee or a customer.

podczaski · Post by **podczaski** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 12:48 am

Another question along the same lines....

Current crop of youngins'........attention deficit or not?....The ones I see have a limited amount of patience, and capacity to handle less than ideal situations....Service calls that to me sometimes would just require a little patience make them turn into drama queens.

smellslikegas · Post by **smellslikegas** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 11:27 am

quote:Originally posted by podczaski

Another question along the same lines....

Current crop of youngins'........attention deficit or not?....The ones I see have a limited amount of patience, and capacity to handle less than ideal situations....Service calls that to me sometimes would just require a little patience make them turn into drama queens.

Where is the like button????

technoman · Post by **technoman** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 11:40 am

No kidding. The like button would be great. But its not only the youngins I know of one who pooped stained his nose and wont even put filters on his truck in the south east. Works for FJ

hardworking · Post by **hardworking** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:11 am

Count me in the "like button" desire.

sme.andre · Post by **sme.andre** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 8:12 am

I started in 1980 on lube equipment in San Diego. Worked there a few years then went to another company doing heavy equipment as well as lube equipment. Worked for the Case construction equipment dealer a couple of years, then went back to the first company and became a field service tech. I moved to Spokane, WA in 1995 to the Gilbarco dealer and worked in the pump shop. Went back in the field, then moved to the Portland, OR branch around 2001. I got into compliance, doing line testing and related compliance service as well as general service. The company I originally worked for in San Diego was bought by the company I was working for, so we now had branches from border to border on the west coast. Two years ago there was a merger with other companies and I ended up working for the end result. I've had my fingers in fuel and oil for the last 34 years.

fatboy · Post by **fatboy** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 9:46 am

..........you'll fit right in here, pal. Welcome aboard, [8D] Prerequisite though, gotta get B***** Busted once in awhile.[;)]

ERO49 · Post by **ERO49** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:32 am

40 years here, many many changes in that time. From pump installation with 2 wire house cable to my latest Wayne Io TV install. Used to be more fun though, too much cya time now. Lol!