Position: Accounting/Administrative Assistant

Date Started: January 2004

Favorites:

• Color: Green
• Pets: None
• Meal: Any form of noodles
• Dessert: Everything (I have a major sweet tooth)
• Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, love camping, being outdoors, 4wheelings, having fun
• Sports: Tennis and watching football

A little bit about my family:

My mom comes from a family of 18 which is awesome. I got married October 9, 2009 to my high school sweetheart. We had a baby girl January 11, 2011. We plan to have 1 or 2 more.

Did you know:

My brothers name is ELVIS!

Position: Assembler/Office Assistant

Date started: November 2010

Favorites:

• Color: Cyan
• Pets: My dog Gunner
• Meal: Wing street wings
• Dessert: Brownies
• Hobbies: PC gaming
• Sports: Football

A little bit about my family:

I work with my Uncle Chris. He works in the machine shop. My mom is a store manager at Shopko and my father works for Howard-Suamico.

Did you know:

I like to betray people in a videogame called StarCraft 2.

Of all the free agency losses this year, the one that hurt the most was Cullen Jenkins.  With no proven back up, replacing him on the line is a shot in the dark.  Packers fans have become accustomed to not panicking during free agency.  Every year guys leave and the Packers stick to there guns and there plans, young guys step up, and by the end of the year we don’t even remember the free agency panic we all went through.  This one could be different.

With no proven pass rusher at OLB opposite of Clay Matthews, Cullen Jenkins pass rush ability was what kept defenses honest and helped prevent double teams on Clay (or at least limit double teams).  Here is a depth chart of the D-Line.

• Left Defensive End: Mike Neal, CJ Wilson, Lawrence Guy
• Nose Tackle: Ryan Pickett, Howard Green
• Right Defensive End: BJ Raji, Jarius Wynn

There are a few others, but for the purposes of this article, I am sticking to the top guys.  They have moved Raji from his natural nose tackle position into Jenkins old position.  This move has pros and cons.  The pros:  Pickett is able to go back to his best position at nose tackle after playing Left End last year.  Also, BJ Raji is likely the best candidate on the team for replacing Jenkins.  The cons:  BJ Raji is an awesome nose tackle.  Moving him scares me, but I look forward to be proven wrong.

I have no fears or concerns about Ryan Pickett and Howard Green in the middle.  These guys are effective run stuffers and anchors in the middle.  In the pass game they collapse the pocket and in the run game they force you to run around them.   I love it when the big guys in the middle drop anchor and suck up blocks.  It is such an under rated portion of the game.

At left end (or strong side) is Mike Neal or CJ Wilson.  Mike Neal is a little small for the spot, but he is the strongest player on the whole team which should balance out.  And when he has been in the line up he has shown flashes of brilliance.  Problem is, he has had bad luck with injuries.  I never label a player injury prone.  In most cases it is simple bad luck.  We cannot ignore, however, that he is a young player that needs reps and he currently is not getting them.

The Green Bay Packers are thin on the D-Line.  Hopefully the injury bug stays away and the young guys step up, but even if there are problems history says that the Packers don’t often use 3 down lineman anyway.  Have to find some way to get all of our awesome corners and safeties on the field.

Lee Speakin

www.ksentry.com

Position: Assembler

Date Started: February 2011

Favorites:

• Color: Green
• Pets: Two lizards named Mr. Pickles and Izzy
• Meal: Boneless wings
• Dessert:  Oreo cookies
• Hobbies: Playing video games, hanging out with my friends, spending time with my wife
• Sports: Football and track

A little bit about my family:

I have a small but very close family. I just got married to my beautiful wife, Stephanie, on June 18, 2011. I look forward to having kids someday.

Did you know?

I used to play bass guitar, and I USED to be pretty good at it.

Aaron Rodgers looks sharp, despite the lack of practice time this year.  He has to be considered among the leagues elite quarterbacks.  He is in the Drew Brees category, just above guys like Phillip Rivers and Matt Ryan, and just below guys like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.  The factor that really boosts him up is his age.  He is younger than Manning and Brady, thus if I was choosing a dream QB to lead my team I would choose Rodgers over anybody right now.

Matt Flynn is in the final year of his contract, and I suspect he will be somewhere else next year.  He has starting quarterback written all over him, someone will pay him starters money, and there is no way the Packers will be able to afford him as a back up.  Some have suggested trading him first, but after Rodgers suffered two concussions last season I would lean toward keeping him around as security against the possibility that Rodgers may miss some time again this season.

Graham Harrell is your typical third stringer.  He shows promise and is an excellent QB.  His physical limitations may preclude him from ever being an elite prospect, but he is a damn good football player with an excellent college resume.

I have only two concerns with this years crop of QB’s.  The first is Rodgers concussion history.  My concern there is more for him than the team.  The team can survive him missing a game or two, I just hope the problem does not linger and threaten the young man’s long term health.  The second is the lack of a developmental QB on the roster.  With Flynn set to leave this year, I would like see a QB on the practice squad.

-Lee Speakin

Krueger Sentry Gauge Co…  Proud Packers fans since 1942

A wonderful new addition to the Krueger Sentry Gauge Family.

The Liquid Level Barrel Gauge is now available in

All Stainless Steel Construction.

The Type B-Barrel Gauge can be purchased with all stainless steel wetted components. This includes the bushing, the wetted rods, and the floats.

In order to increase the level gauge’s compatibility with more aggressive liquids (including Caustics, DEF, E85, and more…) this gauge also comes standard with viton gaskets.  The internal piece of the calibration is made of glass.  This alternative gives the plastic calibration added resistance to internal fumes and all types of heat.

All Stainless Barrel Gauge Cut Sheet

To See a selection of all the Barrel Gauges we offer

Barrel Gauge with Galvanized Rods, Plastic Float, and Aluminum Bushing

Barrel Gauge with Stainless Rods, Plastic Float, and Aluminum Bushing

Barrel Gauge with Stainless Rods, Stainless Float, and Aluminum Bushing

Barrel Gauge with Plastic Rods, Plastic Float, and Plastic Bushing

-Lee Geurts

Amy is having a Baby.

She just graduated from college majoring in Accounting.  She just got married.  She is taking one last class to complete her double major in Business Administration.  She is working full time, and she is studying for her CPA.  I may have missed something, it is hard to keep track.

Barring any unforeseen surprises, Amy is expecting a Baby Girl.

Due Date: 01-20-2010

PS: I got to feel the baby move today

We have also hired 3 new shop employees.  Mick, John, and Cody.   We will have up some new photos soon to show the new gauge crew.

-Lee Geurts

www.ksentry.com

New models available for the Krueger Audible Overfill Prevention Alarms

The Audible Alarm accessory for the Krueger Gauge line of products has become a hot selling item.  Able to provide audible overfill protection or audible low level warnings, it is a convenient and inexpensive solution.  In response to feedback, we are now offering the Overfill Gauge Alarm in several new configurations.  All of the configurations are available in both our remote mounted versions and direct mounted versions.

• DAlarm-FL and RAlarm-FL : With this model, the audible fill alarm is replaced with a flashing light.  The flashing light will trigger with the magnetic sensor in the fill gauge and continues to flash until reset.
• Dalarm-FL-TO & RAlarm-FL-TO : With this model, there is an audible alarm, a flashing light, and a time out feature.  When triggered, the alarm will sound for 20 seconds, then it will silence itself and chirp every few seconds.  The flashing light will go until reset.
• DAlarm-DC-FL & RAlarm-DC-FL : This gauge alarm replaces the audible alarm with a set of dry contacts and a flashing light.  The light will flash until reset.
• DAlarm-DC-FL-TO & RAlarm-DC-FL-TO : This version has dry contacts, audible alarm, flashing light, and a time out feature.  The alarm itself will shut off after 20 seconds and begin to chirp until reset.  The flashing light will go until reset as well.

Lee Geurts

LED At A Glance Remote Monitor – Liquid Level

The LED At A Glance, a remote display accessory for the Krueger line of liquid level gauges, has been put through some rigorous weather tests and has passed with flying colors.

Early in the winter season, we set up some liquid level gauges outside the shop mounted to some 55 gallon drums.  The wires for the remote level monitors were then run over to the wall and the LED At A Glance remote level gauge displays were then set up in exposed areas.

LED At A Glance Remote Monitor – Liquid Level

Luckily, (for our testing purposes anyway), we got hit with a major snow storm. (18 inches of snow, 20 below zero with windchill).

Pictured above (the first picture) you can see the exposed remote display wire encased in ice.

Pictured directly above, you can see how the remote liquid level monitor itself was totally buried in snow and then dug out.

Although we do suggest placing a hood or some other sort protection over the level monitor, in all testing cases the remote liquid level monitor still worked great after the storm went through.

Lee Speakin Geurts