kthom
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Yer a caution, Iggy! LOL!!!
I'm a security guard!
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cowboy4evr
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I went to college outside of a border town . One winter night my room mate and I decided it was too quiet on campus . He had a cross bow . We lit m80's tied to the arrow on the cross bow and fired them at the girls dorm .
Campus security was running round and around the girls dorm trying to catch the misfits shooting off fireworks . They thought we were at the girls dorm . That cross bow sure brought us some fun that night . Cowboy4evr
Campus security was running round and around the girls dorm trying to catch the misfits shooting off fireworks . They thought we were at the girls dorm . That cross bow sure brought us some fun that night . Cowboy4evr
nachogrande
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^^^^ ate yeers of colige down the drain.
Don't let the power go to your head. It'll turn your hair grey.
Don't let the power go to your head. It'll turn your hair grey.
Texas Star
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I think some colleges just have security guards. Others have sworn police forces. That was the case at North TX State Univ., where I attended.
The job can be more than corralling drunks or peepers.
I took my teen daughter to a lecture at SMU, where Dr. Donald Johanson, the famed paleoanthropologist, spoke and gave a slide show of his expeditions, inc. those that found the fossil hominid they named Lucy.
I noticed a lot of campus police although the large crowd was orderly.I asked a sergeant what the concern was. She told me that Johanson had received death threats from people who didn't believe in evolution.
Today's campus cop may also have to deal with mass shooters or racial incidents. Some radical professors even encourage potentially dangerous demonstrations.
As a guard at a water or power plant, the OP may encounter saboteurs or drug dealers. Take care. I do hope the job is armed?
I did security work for years, because the job was steady at a time when many people were being laid off from other positions. I had a state commission to work armed, and usually did. For some time, I protected the home of a wealthy client who'd had death threats and also worked bank security at a time when a particularly aggressive bandit was hitting area banks. Security work can be hazardous and has low pay and poor benefits, if any.
The OP's new job sounds like a city position so should have some benefits. I hope it works out well.
The job can be more than corralling drunks or peepers.
I took my teen daughter to a lecture at SMU, where Dr. Donald Johanson, the famed paleoanthropologist, spoke and gave a slide show of his expeditions, inc. those that found the fossil hominid they named Lucy.
I noticed a lot of campus police although the large crowd was orderly.I asked a sergeant what the concern was. She told me that Johanson had received death threats from people who didn't believe in evolution.
Today's campus cop may also have to deal with mass shooters or racial incidents. Some radical professors even encourage potentially dangerous demonstrations.
As a guard at a water or power plant, the OP may encounter saboteurs or drug dealers. Take care. I do hope the job is armed?
I did security work for years, because the job was steady at a time when many people were being laid off from other positions. I had a state commission to work armed, and usually did. For some time, I protected the home of a wealthy client who'd had death threats and also worked bank security at a time when a particularly aggressive bandit was hitting area banks. Security work can be hazardous and has low pay and poor benefits, if any.
The OP's new job sounds like a city position so should have some benefits. I hope it works out well.
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RobertJ.
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Congratulations! You shouldn't down-play it, it's certainly a step in the right direction.
My only stint as a security guard was when I was fresh out of the Navy in 1984, when they were filming the movie "The Goonies" here on the north coast. For six weeks, I had to guard the lighthouse that they built at Ecola State Park, near Cannon Beach.
I still haven't seen the movie!
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CONGRATS on your new job. Now DONT--take the rest of my post seriously. I posted something similar to another guy who was here-but didn't know I had a funny sense of humor-earned my first ding from DTrina back in 2013..
When you run into this guy-tell him he needs to shave his legs before wearing a dress while on guard duty.
Bruce joined the Army? I guess I should watch more TV.
OP
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I'm not down playing it to much. I'm non commission. I don't carry any weapons. Observe and report! That's my job. Lol
I'm going to fix up my car. There is a training facility about an hour from here. I can pay for better training later on. I'm going to give college another try.
The last few years been hard. But this has been a good year for me.
I'm going to fix up my car. There is a training facility about an hour from here. I can pay for better training later on. I'm going to give college another try.
The last few years been hard. But this has been a good year for me.
It's been a few years since I was involved with that section of the tax code, but I believe any training to help you advance in your job is deductible.
My son worked for several years as a security guard, both commissioned and non commissioned. He had some rousing adventures and experiences in his time. One thing he learned over and over again was that there are some truly crazy people out there.
Have fun and/but.....BE CAREFUL and be prepared for anything. The old saying applies here, "Chance favors the prepared mind."
Good luck
Have fun and/but.....BE CAREFUL and be prepared for anything. The old saying applies here, "Chance favors the prepared mind."
Good luck
I was a city cop for 30 years and worked w/a lot of security officers. Many of them later came on the police department but I got an appreciation for how tough their job was. Most did not have the power of arrest and had to call us when things got out of hand. As much abuse as I put up with these folks put up with more. Hope all goes well for you.
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It will. I'm not worry about it. It's a start. I got my foot in the door.
I had to put up with allot of stuff at Walmart. I was treated badly by customer and workers alike. The security guard at Walmart that was a marine and the CAP 2 manager drove me crazy.
I worked security jobs for years while I was a police officer. The good thing was that I had back-up if "something" hit the fan. Plus, the pay was better.
After I retired, I learned REAL quick I couldn't live on my pension. I worked armed security for a contractor in a federal office building for a bit over seven years.
One thing to remember: if you are wearing a uniform and encounter a bad guy, he's NOT going to ask you if you are armed or unarmed. He will ID you as a COP and you are now an instant target.
One thing I did while wearing a badge. My main mission EVERY DAY was to go home to my family. No warehouse full of widgets is worth your life.
Be safe.
After I retired, I learned REAL quick I couldn't live on my pension. I worked armed security for a contractor in a federal office building for a bit over seven years.
One thing to remember: if you are wearing a uniform and encounter a bad guy, he's NOT going to ask you if you are armed or unarmed. He will ID you as a COP and you are now an instant target.
One thing I did while wearing a badge. My main mission EVERY DAY was to go home to my family. No warehouse full of widgets is worth your life.
Be safe.
I also worked a lot of off duty security jobs during my LEO career. The one I worked the longest was the emergency room at the city hospital. It was a busy place, especially on the weekend when I made a lot of drunk and disorderly conduct arrests. Too many young idiots feeling their beer muscles I guess.
model70hunter
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That is funny.
Congratulations! The power plant security guard job can be an entry-level job that leads to other professions.
My old neighbor's son started as a security guard at a nuclear power plant 15 years ago and now leads an HVAC team at that plant. He knew nothing about HVAC when he started as a security guard.
I wish you success in your future.
My old neighbor's son started as a security guard at a nuclear power plant 15 years ago and now leads an HVAC team at that plant. He knew nothing about HVAC when he started as a security guard.
I wish you success in your future.
Congratulations. I've done a lot of security work over the years. I started with Burns and then to Pinkerton's. I worked at a ship terminal, truck terminal, cookie plant, tobacco factory, grocery store, and last of all for a private security force at a private campground. I've been both armed and unarmed.
I go in and out of a couple of local power plants (nuclear). Those security people look pretty serious with the AR type rifles.
I go in and out of a couple of local power plants (nuclear). Those security people look pretty serious with the AR type rifles.
