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Whitlow Enterprises, Uncle George Whitlow, Visible Emissions Smoke School Ringelmann Smoke Chart Whitlow EPA training, EPA Visible Emissions Training, EPA VE certification, opacity training, opacity certification, EPA Method 9, EPA method 22, fast easy smoke school, smoke school on site, on site smoke school, on-site smoke school, If you don't see it on the Schedule we can come to you. This is the small print at the top of the page so the search engines can find us. If you are reading this, then it worked. Thanks for coming- now lets get down to the real nitty gritty. Sit down -relax, take your shoes off and read a spell. Yawl come back now, ya hear. Smoke School is like passing a good time down on the Bayou. You may think you are down in Big Mamou Louisiana.
I realize that changes are hard to make. I know that many of you have have learned to dread smoke school. Some smoke school providers just make the certification test far too difficult to pass. It is like they have a quota system and 50% of all attendees taking the test must fail. You spend 3 days in the sun or in the snow or rain watching the smoke go from high to low and back and forth with no particular rhyme or reason. You know that you have a permit that states that you must keep it below 20% or you know you have a natural gas source with zero opacity.
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Then you have to put up with confusing answer sheets, and people giving the test in too big of a hurry with equipment that sometimes gives false opacity readings. (I just missed one reading by 20% and so did 75 of us taking the test.) You put up with smoke school locations and settings that are just not conducive to reading opacity. They don't provide any contrasting background. You can not possibly read white smoke with white clouds or white haze in the background. They choose hot asphalt parking lots. There is no shade and no water to drink. You end up disappointed, frustrated, and sunburned to boot. Dag-gone it, you might even go out to smoke school and die of heatstroke. It just ain't worth it. I heard all of these complaints for about 25 years and I know dang well exactly how it is at other smoke schools. I have been there and done that, and I have no intentions of ever doing it again. There is a way out. You can try a Whitlow Smoke School and you will never put up with this kind of crap again. We want you to try it you will like it- I gar-on-da-gone-tee. All first time users of Whitlow smoke school can get a 10% discount just for trying us. Attach proof that you have tried the other providers and get a 50% discount. Include a receipt or a certificate from your present smoke school provider. This is your badge of courage. Include this proof with your registration and we will give you the discount.
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Uncle George Whitlow Born and bred to hunt, fish and tell stories by campfires on the Louisiana Bayou- Just a good ole boy. The creator and founder of smoke school - the way it ought to be.
Angela Whitlow
Born and bred on an Illinois Cornfield. The beauty and voice of Whitlow Enterprises.
How yawl are? I gar-on-tee.
Margeaux, Angie, and Me Nov 4, 2007- My 59 birthday- Me and Will Rogers share more than a birth date. We never met a man we did not like.
Whitlow Enterprises, a Federally Audited User Friendly Nation Wide Smoke School
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Whitlow is American Gothic.We love Whitlow. We passed. That is our story and we are sticking to it. Read more.
I am Whitlow's mother. He's a good boy--- Most of the time.
Welcome
From Uncle George, Angie and Whitlow Enterprises Smoke School. My daddy and momma always used to say, " Always treat your customers like family- greet them warmly, never take them for granted and always make them feel welcome. Offer them a fresh hot cup of coffee, something cold to drink, and something great to eat." When you come to a Whitlow Smoke School you are part of the family. We appreciate your business. Without you we would be blowing smoke.
Whitlow Enterprises conducts fast user friendly smoke school certification training on your site or at one of our scheduled locations. We provide customer service, nationwide certification, lower fees, free Cajun catfish lunches, and Fun. We conduct training in locations with shelters from the rain and snow. We are cost effective and EPA audited. Your employees will become experts at reading and evaluating low level opacity readings to maintain compliance with each state and EPA Federal Title V Five and other air quality permits. All training is conducted to meet requirements of 40 CFR 60 and related laws, permits, regulations, and requirements. We accept all major credit cards, company checks, personal checks, cash, purchase orders. We mail certifications within 3 weeks even if you have not paid your invoice. We can fax you a certificate if you need it sooner. You can pay in advance, at the site, or we can send an invoice with your certificates.
What is the difference between Whitlow Smoke Schools and all the other smoke schools?
Come Pass a Good Time at Whitlow Smoke School
We are real people. We have personality and originality. We have class. We love life and we love having fun. We think you should have more fun. We want you to stay dry at smoke school. We use locations with shelters. We feed you free Catfish Lunches. We want you to pass the test quickly. We know you have a choice and we want you to choose Whitlow again and again.
Audited by the US EPA
Certificates honored all over America
All candidates who successfully complete the Whitlow EPA Method 9 Certification Test will become fully certified for visible emissions testing and evaluation. Most people pass Whitlow Smoke School and EPA Method 9 certification test on their first attempt.
Trusted by More People Than Carter has Liver Pills
Smoke School with a big ole smile
Voted America's Best Smoke School
By all of the people what it takes to fill up one line
And half the people what it takes to fill up another line
My Momma always used to say "A picture says a thousand words." That's what my Momma always used to say. Some of yawl have been to a smoke school somewhere else and you know what that is like. Now looka here at these faces of my friends who came to a Whitlow Smoke School. Need I say more?
I just love that smile, don't you?
Other pictures of fun at smoke school
Margeaux Boudreaux and me, Uncle George
Margeaux Boudreaux, Hope and Cindy at the Office in Washington Indiana These are the voice of Whitlow Enterprises
Margeaux Boudreaux. Hope and Cindy, another view
Margeaux Boudreaux outside at the smoke school with friends in Frankfort Kentucky
Margeaux Boudreaux in the smoke school classroom in Washington Indiana
Margeaux Boudreaux. another view in the classroom
Some men just cant resist Margeaux Boudreaux
We are very proud to serve you and bring you the very best in smoke school training. Hundreds of industrial plant employees just like you are learning that we really are the best in customer service and satisfaction. We are the smoke school of choice for the entire regulatory staff of the Arkansas DEQ. They come because they love us. More and more EPA employees are getting their opacity training with Whitlow because they love us. The dogone truth is, that we are the best that ever was, ain't no doubt about it. If I'm lying- I'm dying.
Welcome back to Whitlow Enterprises - Smoke School-EPA Method 9 and 22 Visibble Emissions Opacity Training and Certification for those who want to have a stress free fun educational training program. Scroll down this page to see why we were voted the best little smoke school from here to Beverly.
Yes!! Yawl can have fun at Smoke School. Americas Fines
Whitlow smoke schools meets and exceeds all of the federal requirements of EPA Method 9, 40 CFR 60, and the requirements of every state environmental department in the United States of America. Our certificates are valid nationwide.
The Fun Smoke School with a Smile Come Pass a Good Time at Whitlow Smoke School
I am Louisiana Born and Louisiana Proud. I am a simple man. What you see is what you get. I love everybody. But I have a pet peeve. I can't stand it when someone takes something simple and makes it complicated. Smoke School, EPA Method 9, and opacity reading is a simple thing. It is as easy as falling off a log, eating and breathing. I keep smoke school simple. That is my pledge. Click here to learn why I think smoke school should be simple.
Single Day Training near you or at your plant- Classroom and EPA Method 9 Opacity Certification in one day
Opacity Certification Test focusing on Readings between zero and fifty percent
No trick opacity readings during the test
Most people pass the test within 90 minutes of starting on the first run
Prizes to those who make the highest score- you might even be the lucky winner of a tube of Boudreaux Butt paste. If it itches, Boudreaux will cure it.
$20 Wal-Mart Gift Cards / We have a drawing to win a $20 gift card for each 10 people who attend at each location.
Free soda pop, bottled water, or fresh hot coffee during the day
All that and free Cajun fried catfish lunch, boiled crawfish when available
or other special Cajun style cooking too, Darlin!!!
You can choose a scheduled location near you or we can come to your plant
Expect the best from Whitlow Enterprises and you want be disappointed, I guarantee-- customer service with a smile
Family fun-Bring your family, we will train them for free
Student rate $50 for full certification
I have heard many say, "I can't believe I am getting paid to have fun at Smoke School."
Friends for the unemployed- Unemployed people can attend smoke school for $50 for full certification/ I have been there myself. The atmosphere at a Whitlow Smoke School is very relaxed, informal, and laid back. It is a good place to meet new friends and share job opportunities. It is also a great place to share troubles with understanding environmental protection and compliance problems.
Finders fee/ referral plan- New- we are now paying a finders fee. We will pay 50 bucks cash to any individual, not the plant, but to any person who brings or sends any 5 new people from another plant to our smoke schools. They can come to the same school you attend or to any other school. Just ask the people to indicate who referred them on the bottom of the registration form.
You are welcome to attend the fastest growing fun smoke school in America. Whitlow is fun, fair, fast, interesting, and rewarding. We are the best that ever was, ain’t no doubt about it. The EPA recommends a classroom lecture for all new employees and every third year to maintain Method 9 certification. They require employees to take the certification test every 6 months to maintain certification. We are audited by the EPA and our certificates are valid nationwide.
We enable your personnel to take the optional classroom and certification test to earn a certificate in a single day. We do it right the first time. Most people pass the Method 9-certification test the first time they try. I have 27 years experience with EPA programs. I am retired from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Our training features 20 years experience giving the test, customer service, coaching, practice, no trick readings, and easier less biased answer sheets. We focus on readings from zero to 50%- the range targeted for most 21st Century operating permits. Your employees become proficient at reading low levels of opacity.
Our goal is to teach your employees what they need to know to maintain opacity compliance with all air quality permits, and to see that they have fun while they are learning. We know that working in plant environments can be dangerous and tedious. Your employees deserve a break today. We add a little Louisiana humor to our training. We provide ice-cold soft drinks and cook a hot and spicy Cajun fried catfish or other Louisiana favorites for lunch. Whitlow awards prizes to those who make the highest score. Sometimes fun and laughter make the best medicine. Many people tell me they can’t believe they are getting paid to have fun at smoke school.
The best way for you to maintain visible emissions compliance is to train an adequate staff to cover every shift. You should not rely solely on opacity monitors because they may record false readings. You should train instrument personnel, environmental, safety, supervisors, and operators. Security personnel make excellent opacity readers because they are located at the parameter of the plant.
Our f
ees are reasonable. We have special rates for plants and companies who want to train multiple attendees. We have special fees for fulltime students. We offer free training for family members of registered attendees . You can attend one of our regular scheduled sessions or you can have smoke school at your plant or for your company plants in your region.You do not have to send all of your people at one time. We will run a session of smoke school until 3 PM if you request it. We can hold the first session at 8 AM and then every other hour. Send some to each session. Please send those who need the classroom to the first session. Please call us at 318-361-2355 if all of your people cannot attend the first session and you need to schedule more daily sessions.
We love spending time with you and we love smoke school. We are certain that you will love it too. Yawl come back now.
You might even win a shirt that says
I gave Blood at a Whitlow Smoke School
I am smart, real smart. I'm a blooming genius. Here l can prove it. I can read your mind. I'm so bright my Daddy called me, son. I can read your mind. Here l can prove it. Pick a card, any card. Don't tell anyone which card you picked. Click on any card below, but do not click on the card you picked. Say abra-credabra
To my old friends who loved the old web site with pictures and jokes, click here.
Whitlow Enterprises is Family Owned and Operated
Ok, now for the good stuff. I am a product of the good ole days when times were bad. I graduated form the school of hard knocks. Louisiana Born- 1948-Louisiana Proud. USAF Vietnam Era Veteran 13 years. USAF Survival Equipment and Training Expert, USAF Environmental Engineering NCOIC, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Retired 1984- 2001. Smoke School Conductor 1985 to present. I operate and conduct most of the smoke schools myself. I love it and so will you. I do it like it ought to be.
Louisiana Storyteller- I tell my stories to relax you at smoke school.
Published Author- Blue Bayou Days- The Summer of 61. Click the title to order from the internet
Blue Bayou is a Forest Gump type novel, about the good ole days, when times were bad. Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were blasting Babe Ruth's home run record, Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese were doing the play by play on the Game of the Week. JFK was the President. Elvis was the king. They all came to Blue Bayou. I was 13 and I was in love. You will never forget it. It will change your life.
I give away autographed copies of the novel at smoke school to the people who make the highest score. You can also order a copy from the internet and I will be happy to autograph it for you.
A reader from Canada wrote the following review:
The novel is stimulating, interesting, mixture of fact and fiction about dreams that never did quiet make it to reality. To me it was also a self-help book. It will make you snicker, bring a tear to your eye, and perhaps a wake-up call to reality. Reading this book gave me the opportunity to know the author just a little bit better. It also made me realize that today my dreams in life have changed. Where once I dreamed of becoming an award winning Journalist, today I dream of making a 2,000-mile trip to throw my arms around my son's neck and to make some memories with my grandchildren.
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Difficulties reading this page- CLICK HERE Scroll down this page to read about smoke school Call us- 318-361-2355 |
Certification Status, When am I due?
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Smoke School What to bring
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Private Custom-made On-site Smoke Schools smoke school stories and family stories |
Visible Emissions |
EPA Method 9
Visible Emissions Form
Instructions for Method 9 form Your Comments about this website or smoke school |