Being a locator is a difficult job. This podcast will give you some encouragement as you put that paint down. We interview fellow locators and hear their stories of damages and Karen encounters so you can have a laugh and maybe learn something new from each episode. We plan to have a 45 minute episode out every other week.
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Oil & Gas Locating - Garrett Owner of Primrose Ground Control
Todays chat is with Garrett from Saskatchewan Canada.
He is the owner of Primrose Ground Control and shares lots of good advice on how to perform a full sweep, and how to maintain good employee moral. We also chat about the Fuji locate set that he primarily uses in the field.
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Any advice given is for informational purposes only and should only be used with authorization from your manager.
22 May 2024TRANSCRIPT
Different Job, Different Life - Kandice - 17
Todays chat is with Kandice from Iowa. She explained how she went from working at a bar to locating power and telecommunications. We also chatted about the challenges women face in this industry.
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The information shared on the show is for informational purposes only and should not be used in the field without authorization from your management.
7 May 2024TRANSCRIPT
Power talk, wrong address encounter and more- Ryan
Todays chat is with Ryan from Wisconsin. We talked about his training and go into a little more depth on locating power. I also shared my personal damage story of a gas service that was HDD through.
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Any advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should only be used with approval from your manager.
9 Jan 2024TRANSCRIPT
Chill out and don't take it personal - Bird from Oklahoma - 15
Todays chat is with Bird from Oklahoma. He has 12 years of experience and has located everything but currently only locates power. He shared a few encounters and damages and how he has learned to keep his cool. He also shared some tips on how to locate power.
Bird also has a podcast called The Room Upstairs that you can find on any podcast player or at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-room-upstairs/id1612270124
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Please be advised that any information given on the show is for informational purposes only and should only be used with approval from your supervisor.
12 Dec 2023
Vivax-Metrotech - Jeremy Long - DPT radar, grounding, and deep pipes.
Today's chat is with Jeremy Long from Vivax-Metrotech Canada. He shared how he got into the industry and what he has learned along the way. He shared lots of great tips on how to use certain features of the Vivax-Metrotech locate sets as well as good tips on grounding and "DPT radar".
If you would like to contact Jeremy or a Vivax-Metrotech representative in your area you can go to vivax-metrotech.com or vivax-metrotech.ca
If you would like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for instructions on how to submit your info.
Please be advised that any advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should not be used without authorization from your supervisor.
21 Nov 2023
Power By Day, Privates By Night - Scott Burr - 14
Todays episode is a chat with Scott Burr from Colorado who locates for a local power company and provides private locates after hours/weekends. He explains how he got started doing things on the side and a describes a few damages he has witnessed.
If you would like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for instructions on how to submit your info.
Please be advised that all advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should not be used without approval from your supervisor.
31 Oct 2023
The Lawn Painting Guy - Dean Summers from Georgia - 13
Todays chat is with Dean Summers from Georgia. He currently runs his own private locating business and shared with us his journey of getting to where he is now after twenty years of locating.
4 Oct 2023
12- Jake D (Part 2 of 2) Some damage stories and more great advice
This is the second part of my chat with Jake from Kansas. He shared a few damage stories and some more good advice. We also chatted about the show "Trailer Park Boys".
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Please be advised that any advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should not be used without approval by your manager.
20 Sept 2023
11 - Jake D - (Part 1 of 2) Advice from a ten year locator with a few stories along the way.
Todays episode is the first of a two part chat I had with Jake from Kansas. He had a lot of information he wanted to share that went beyond the general advice. With his ten years of experience he had a few stories as well including one describing a 35 worker drill crew that pot holes everything by hand and get the job done in a hurry.
Any advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should only be used in the field with supervisor approval.
If you'd like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for instructions on how to signup.
6 Sept 2023
10 - Micah B - Locating poorly installed gas and a few damage stories
Todays guest is Micah from southern Alabama. He describes how he locates gas lines that have a poorly installed tracer wire and explains a few damage stories. He also explains what it's like locating in southern Alabama.
22 Aug 2023
09- Jamie W - Concrete scanning, private locating and more
Todays guest is Jamie from California.
We discussed the many facets of private locating and dig deep into how
concrete scanning works to find utilities and rebar.
He also shared a story of locating on a military base with radio frequency jammers.
1 Aug 2023
08 - Kyle W - How to locate in the Colorado oil field and lots of useful info
Todays guest is Kyle W from Colorado. He has lots of experience locating all utilities but currently in the oil and gas field. He explains what it is like locating oil field infrastructure and shares lots of stories from over the years.
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Please be advised that any advice given on the show is not to be used unless authorized by your management.
18 Jul 2023
07- Michael Beckner - Private locate discussion plus some damage stories
This episode is a chat with Michael Beckner from Indiana. He does private locates for a large company and we get into everything that's involved on the private side. He shared about a major fiber damage and a funny new guy story.
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Please be advised that any advice given on the show is not to be used unless authorized by your management.
4 Jul 2023
06- Skye DeGrasse - Large Fibre Damage and some good and bad homeowner encounters
Todays' episode is with Skye DeGrasse from Alberta Canada. She shared some fibre damage stories and some good and bad homeowner encounters.
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20 Jun 2023
05- Justin Wilson - South Carolina - rattle snake and gas line lightning strike
Today's chat is with Justin Wilson from South Carolina. He describes a rattle snake encounter and a gas line lightning strike that was a pretty close call. We also chatted about distracted and drunk drivers and the dangers we face everyday.
If you would like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for instructions.
Please be advised that any advice given on the show is for informational purposed only and should not be used in real life unless authorized by your supervisor.
6 Jun 2023
04 - Adam Liston - Power damage and lots of venting
Todays show is with Adam Liston from Greene County Ohio. He worked for a large locating company but is now working for his local County primarily locating sewer and water. He explains his process for witching the lines, a damage he was involved with, and we vent about whole property locates and companies that push mandatory overtime.
I apologize for the audio quality as Adam had a cold and it was a little tricky to capture.
I have a few more chats recorded and they are getting better as I have upgraded my equipment and I'm always learning new editing techniques with every episode.
If you would like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for instructions.
*Be advised that any information in the show is for informational purposes only and not to be taken as official locating advice. If you would like to use any techniques you have learned about in the show verify with your supervisor as to whether or not they are compliant with your companies policies and procedures.
22 May 2023
03 - Ethan Moore - South Carolina - Power damages and importance of a good meet sheet
This episode is a chat with Ethan Moore from South Carolina. He shares some power damage stories and the importance of a good meet sheet as well as lots of other stories and advice.
If you would like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for instructions.
*Any advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should not be utilized without authorization from you supervisor*
28 Mar 2023
02- Jason Rueden - Appleton, Wisconsin
Today I chatted with Jason Rueden from Appleton Wisconsin. He's only been a locator for a couple of years but he has a story of a 6 pair that got damaged that escalated rather quickly. He also shares a nerve racking dehydration experience that is a good reminder for all of us to take care of our health.
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Thank you for listening
14 Mar 2023
01 - Mark Thurtell
Mark Thurtell gives us some great advice on what it takes to be a locator and shares some damage stories.
Thank you for your patience as we get this show running. Special thanks to Wayne Bruley who initially started a locating podcast but decided to pursue other passions. I decided I would pickup where he left off as this is a much needed tool for locators to learn from and relate with.
If you would like to be a guest on the show please visit www.forgotmytransmitter.com for instructions.
We aim to have a new episode every 2 weeks but we will see how busy dig season gets.
Inside a recent episode
Oil & Gas Locating - Garrett Owner of Primrose Ground Control
Published 26 Jun 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But for completing the sweeps, essentially it's a two man crew. You're about 10 to 15 meters apart from each other. And I guess if you just imagine a square, you're basically doing a four-way, well, it's called a four-way sweep, but you're doing three passes on each side of that square all the way around it. […]
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