| Bobby Thompson; Petroleum Recovery Route Driver |
| As interviewed by Bob Cheever, Jebro's General Manager of Transportation & Logistics |
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| How long have you been with Jebro? |
| I’ve been with Jebro 12 years. |
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| What are some things you like about your job? |
| Freedom, being out meeting people, I enjoy being a people person. Has opportunity to talk with a variety of people seeing different ideas and hearing different thoughts. |
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| What did you do before Jebro? |
| I drove truck for 8 years over the road. Retired from military after 21 years from Army. |
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| What did you do in military? |
| I was in maintenance, transportation, and logistics. |
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| What is the most interesting or unusual job you’ve held? |
| Household goods inspector for the Army, anytime a military family needs to be relocated, our job was to make sure the Department of Defense regulations to move are being followed. Moving companies needed to bring plastic mattress cover and mattress box in order to move. |
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| What hobbies do you enjoy? |
| I like to boat & fish also riding bicycle. |
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| Where do you like to fish and what do you fish for? |
| I like to fish in the Missouri River in the Yankton area. I usually don’t fish for anything specifically. Just like relaxing on the water |
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| Do you boat around Sioux City? |
| I don’t like to boat in the Missouri River around Sioux City the last couple of years. It is really tough when the river is low with all the sandbars - Tends to damage equipment. |
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| What is the most challenging thing about job? |
| Lack of communication |
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| What is the one piece of technology that is a great invention? |
| Both Cell Phone & Personal Computer go hand in hand |
