Is anyone left in Newfoundland?

[lone wolf]

...And there's no nepotism in unions?

 

[relic]

Hard working albertans,now there's an oxymoron for you.When I was in Alberta the outfit I was with in Whitecourt had 25 people,one was albertan,the rest were from "the east"
Everybody from east of TO is a Newfie to "those people"

 

[petros]

Where are all these hardworking, redneck Albertans you speak of? How come you fellas can't find enough western workaholics to fill these jobs?

They went home to Saskatchewan.

 

[Kakato]

...And there's no nepotism in unions?

There is,thats why I pulled my pension after 22 years.
I make much more money on my own now.

 

[Johnnny]

Being a hard worker has nothing to do with being strictly from alberta... Im from Ontario and i work very hard for my money....

 

[Kakato]

Hard working albertans,now there's an oxymoron for you.When I was in Alberta the outfit I was with in Whitecourt had 25 people,one was albertan,the rest were from "the east"
Everybody from east of TO is a Newfie to "those people"

Your right,I heard a few sayings that the only good equipment operators come from west of Manitoba though.
For the most part and in my experience it's true.
We hired 12 cat skinners and the only ones left right now are 1 from Alberta and 3 from revelstoke and one from the Elk Valley in B.C.

x loggers are allways hard workers and have good work ethics.:lol:

The good operators from east of Manitoba dont have to go west to find work.

 

[Tonington]

Funny, I worked out in Alberta, landscaping two summers in my undergrad degree. I was the only easterner (a Nova Scotian, but of course they called me a Newf) and the only guy who never damaged the equipment of the companies I worked for. The guy who hauled livestock for years couldn't manage to keep a lawn tractor from sliding into a power pole...

 

[Johnnny]

I worked with a CAT operator( he bulldozed the snow off the mountain trails) from british columbia a few months ago, and he said those albertans all they do is complain :lol:

 

[Tonington]

I worked with a CAT operator( he bulldozed the snow off the mountain trails) from british columbia a few months ago, and he said those albertans all they do is complain :lol:

Usually about the gubmint though. Or the weather. Or the gubmint. But usually the gubmint. Seems they haven't figured out how to use a ballot, and they just pencil in the same answer they gave the previous time in the booth!

 

[Kakato]

Usually about the gubmint though. Or the weather. Or the gubmint. But usually the gubmint. Seems they haven't figured out how to use a ballot, and they just pencil in the same answer they gave the previous time in the booth!

Not true,most dont vote because they are working.

Funny, I worked out in Alberta, landscaping two summers in my undergrad degree. I was the only easterner (a Nova Scotian, but of course they called me a Newf) and the only guy who never damaged the equipment of the companies I worked for. The guy who hauled livestock for years couldn't manage to keep a lawn tractor from sliding into a power pole...

Whole different story there,your talking about a trucker,not an operator,there is a difference.:lol:

 

[lone wolf]

Obviously you've never been a trucker.

 

[Kakato]

Obviously you've never been a trucker.

40 tonne off road kenworth and pigcific for many years navigating the canyon through the line creek mine,Im also a grader and loader operator so truckers are not my favourite people anymore.:lol:

Get the fuc* off my windrow!:roll:

Back up driver,back up!:lol:

Ask any grader or loader operator,they will feel the same way.

 

[lone wolf]

So you'll judge a driver simply for being traffic on your road? I've operated many a loader, scraper and grader and realized that putting my cutting edge to ground usually scours any patted-down windrow.

 

[mt_pockets1000]

Maybe pay attention to what I said about nepotism,saw the same thing on the pipeline over ten years ago,newfys becomeing spread bosses,bringing their buddys up to become #2's and soon all the locals are out of work because the truth is a lot of them would cut your throat or sell their momma for a job at a buck an hour less and that's the sad truth.
The recruiter from our company is an easterner,that explains all the new hires coming from anywhere but Alberta.

Thats why suncor and syncrude are very tough on hiring relatives starting 2 years ago,they saw the trend and what it was doing to their companys.

In Nunavut they also have a policy on hiring easterners,it's allmost like a union busting trick that I used to see with CLAC,someones allways ready to take a job for less no matter what.

If there's nepotism as you say, then places like Syncrude created the problem by hiring anything with a pulse. You get the best and the worst of the crop I'm afraid. I thought you people knew how to farm! I love it!!!! hahahahahaha

 

[Kakato]

So you'll judge a driver simply for being traffic on your road? I've operated many a loader, scraper and grader and realized that putting my cutting edge to ground usually scours any patted-down windrow.

Then you have never spent hours trying to move a lake off the road to make it better for the truckers only to see one bombing down the middle of your windrow putting all the water right back on the haul road on your last pass.You know what I mean? water on one side,dry workable road on the other?

 

[lone wolf]

Then you have never spent hours trying to move a lake off the road to make it better for the truckers only to see one bombing down the middle of your windrow putting all the water right back on the haul road on your last pass.You know what I mean? water on one side,dry workable road on the other?

Yeah ... I have. I'm paid by the hour and he's probably paid by the load. What do I care? I worked with the conditions - not against them.

 

[Kakato]

If there's nepotism as you say, then places like Syncrude created the problem by hiring anything with a pulse. You get the best and the worst of the crop I'm afraid. I thought you people knew how to farm! I love it!!!! hahahahahaha

Hey,it's not my problem,and suncor has the most newfys,cnrl has the most bcers and they are the most efficient if that means anything.They also employ mostly experienced miners from the B.C. mines.
At cnrl they know how to "get er done",no 2 guys per fuel or lube truck and no taking 2 hours to hit the lunch room for the shovel operators,they want a break then someone comes and takes their seat to keep production going.

 

[mt_pockets1000]

Funny, I worked out in Alberta, landscaping two summers in my undergrad degree. I was the only easterner (a Nova Scotian, but of course they called me a Newf) and the only guy who never damaged the equipment of the companies I worked for. The guy who hauled livestock for years couldn't manage to keep a lawn tractor from sliding into a power pole...

I worked with a forklift driver in Calgary like that. He was straight off the farm, wrecked more windows in our shop, nearly put the owner out of business.

Hey,it's not my problem.

No, but you're sure opinionated about it though.

You see the problem is you fellas out west don't know how to streamline. Out east we would never have lazy louts laying about, not pullin' their weight. The deadwood is quickly cast...if you get my drift.

 

[Downhome_Woman]

A large number of the boys from the rock are essentially absentee fathers, they're out west working, the wife and kids are at home.

Better that than not working; that's one thing you can say: the boys are willing to go where the work is, not just whine about wanting to collect EI for staying home because they won't move.

They're just doing what had to be done for centuries - they went with the work. My great granfather's family has been there for close to 300 years. the fished and they sailed - which meant that they were away for large amounts of time - so w3hat's so different about going to Alberta?
As far as the 'Newfies' just being out to party and being lazy - good grief - they sound like every teen/early twenty year old male that ever left a small town to find work. I notice that all the middle aged 'Newfies' that Kakato works with seem to be productive - and even that 'gal' from CB seems to have a good work ethic - so maybe it's a problem with the age of the people being hired rather than their home province. And he can't really judge between the 'Newfies' and his fellow westerners, because for some reason none of those hard working redneck boys seem to want to get their hands dirty in the oil patch.

no - Kakato's not stereotyping people from Newfoundland. Right.
Jim Keegstra is from Alberta, but even though you are a self professed redneck from Alberta I 'm not automatically equating him with you.
And by the way,to Kakato, your remarks, "The partys over,i'm there to work and make sure this job is handled professionally.
Guess it's the Alberta redneck in me,i hate incompetency"? i lived in Alabama for a year. The rednecks there would make you look like a burkenstock wearing card carrying member of some cheese eating surrender monkey socialist party... and they were about as incompetent as they come.

 

[Kakato]

it's the age,and the mindset of the second gen peeps coming here,I hear you on the fishing thing though,I've allready equated that factor in.
I'm also here to work and make sure we keep our contract,some of these young bucks dont realize the partys over and they couild put all theur buds out of a job so ya...I do bitch lots at them and get told that everyday.
They will thank me in a year.

Yeah ... I have. I'm paid by the hour and he's probably paid by the load. What do I care? I worked with the conditions - not against them.

So do I,no excuse for ruining a road job that only makes the conditions better for the other drivers though,hes also paid by the hour,it's a mine.