At Texas811, we pride ourselves on being a damage prevention agency without parallel. Yes, we took about three million incoming locate requests in 2017, yes, we hosted the International Utility Locate Rodeo finals, yes, we did dozens of live mock line strike events, yes, our Damage Prevention Managers held who knows how many individual Damage […]
FANTASTIC BEASTS, MERCAPTAN, AND RODEOS
Over the weekend I finally watched the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It’s by Harry Potter author JK Rowling, and as you might expect is full of, well, Fantastic Beasts and other things magical. If you haven’t seen it, and without giving away the plot, it seems that 1926 New York City […]
IS IT REAL, OR IS IT MEMOREX?
Some of you reading this may remember that old ad campaign slogan. For those who don’t, it advertised Memorex recording tape (yes, back in the day, we recorded sound on audio tape) and asked the listener to decide if they were hearing a live performance, or one […]
FLAG ‘EM COWBOY – THE RODEO IS IN TOWN!
Texas is known for its rodeos – but not all of them have to do with horses and bull riding. The International Locate Rodeo is coming to town Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week in Arlington, home of the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers. This event, hosted by Texas811, showcases […]
SHOW AND TELL
Remember back in elementary school when you had show and tell? You’d bring in something important to you, and show it to the class, and tell them all about it. It was a great way to inform your classmates (and your teacher) about what was going on in your life. Maybe you brought in a […]
A SOBERING LESSON
The 2nd Annual Eagle Ford Safety and Equipment Rodeo Roundup is history now. Attendance at the October 2nd event in Pearsall, Texas – the heart of the Eagle Ford Shale play – rocked last year’s numbers of over 600. Attendees enjoyed beautiful weather and the opportunity to meet with plenty of oil and gas related […]